Australia's ABC staff to go on strike for first time in 20 years

The 24-hour long strike is expected to disrupt live television and radio broadcasts.

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National blackout hits Cuba for second time in a week

Another total failure of its power grid underlines Cuba's hardship under a US-imposed fuel blockade.

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Trump at a crossroads as US weighs tough options in Iran

Statements from President Trump that the war is almost over are not matching up with the reality on the ground.

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Israeli strike next to British journalist is not AI-generated

The video of the strike, hitting just metres from RT's Steve Sweeney and his crew, was recorded on Thursday in southern Lebanon.

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'BTS is everything for us': K-pop fans gather in Seoul for comeback show

Some 260,000 fans are expected to watch BTS perform together on Saturday for the first time since 2022.

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Why UK governing Labour's Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to Remainers

Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters?

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US civil rights leader Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse

The allegations have prompted the cancellations of events and celebrations planned in his honour later this month.

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Spanish king reopens debate on conquest of Mexico by acknowledging 'abuse'

King Felipe appears to have helped thaw frosty relations with Mexico while reviving a fierce debate over events 500 years ago.

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Chile's president begins building border barrier less than week into term

José Antonio Kast visited the ditch - a few feet wide and deep - on Monday, calling it a "milestone".

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'Fire came from the sky and burned them' - life on the brink of civil war in South Sudan

Some 50,000 people are told to flee their homes as the army warns of a huge military offensive in Jonglei state.

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Why did only two Iranian football players stay in Australia?

After Australia gave humanitarian visas to seven team members, only two decided to stay - the BBC's Katy Watson explains what happened.

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Wary allies show there's no quick fix to Trump's Iran crisis

European leaders are hesitant to help Trump secure the Strait of Hormuz, but they know inaction on the Iran war is not really an option.

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'A new norm': BBC visits Doha market starting to fill up again two weeks into Iran war

The BBC's International News correspondent, Barbara Plett Usher, visits Doha's Souq Waqif market as strikes in the region continue.

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Historic firsts, emotional speeches, and a tie: Watch the top Oscars moments

One Battle After Another dominated the night with six awards, while Sinners and Frankenstein weren't far behind.

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Michigan synagogue attacker's brother was Hezbollah commander, IDF says

US officials previously said the man accused of ramming a truck full of explosives into a synagogue had recently lost family in Lebanon.

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Trump urges UK and other nations to send warships to Strait of Hormuz

The US president says he hopes China, France, Japan and South Korea will also send ships to defend the key oil shipping route.

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US names six crew killed in refuelling plane crash in Iraq

The aircraft was on a combat mission as part of ongoing US operations against Iran when it crashed in western Iraq on Thursday.

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Medvedev stuns Alcaraz to set up Sinner final

World number two Jannik Sinner puts on a masterclass to beat Alexander Zverev 6-2 6-4 and reach his first final at Indian Wells, while Daniil Medvedev ends Carlos Alcaraz's winning run.

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Family of Michigan synagogue suspect killed in Lebanon airstrike, officials say

The FBI said the suspect had large quantities of fireworks and petrol in his vehicle when it caught fire after ramming a synagogue on Thursday.

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Iranians react to new supreme leader's first address

People in Iran are questioning who's really in charge after Mojtaba Khamenei's first address came via a presenter on state TV.

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Mission accomplished? The 2003 boast that haunts today's Iran conflict

The echoes between the conflicts are certainly there but there are also profound differences.

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Iran's new supreme leader vows to block Strait of Hormuz in first statement

A message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei also says Iran will continue targeting US bases in the region.

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Suspect dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue

The FBI says the incident is being investigated as a "targeted act of violence against the Jewish community".

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Video shows moment point-blank gunshot misses Indian politician

Senior Kashmir leader Farooq Abdullah escaped unhurt after the incident and the suspect is in custody.

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Volcanic fragments rain down as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts

This eruption episode sent fragments made of ash, pumice, and pieces of volcanic glass into communities, forcing highway closures and the evacuation of tourists.

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Countries agree to record release of emergency oil reserves as prices surge

The G7 group of nations welcomes the idea of releasing oil in response to the surge in prices since the US-Israel war with Iran began

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'I just want to be able to sleep': Attacks in Iran rock cities and cut power

Iranians in Tehran and Karaj tell the BBC they are exhausted and struggling to sleep after 10 days of Israeli and US attacks.

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Arrests, accusations and arguments - the Mugabe family after losing power

With Bellarmine Mugabe due in court we look at what has happened to Zimbabwe's ex-first family.

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US missile hit military base near Iran school, video analysis shows

A US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near a primary school in southern Iran where Iranian authorities said 168 people were killed, expert video analysis shows.

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Spain's migrants welcome amnesty: 'It will help us in every way'

Madrid cites humanitarian and economic reasons to give undocumented workers legal status.

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Australia urged to protect Iranian women's football team as they prepare to fly home

Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.

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Iranian ambassador warns UK to be 'very careful' about further involvement in war

Seyed Ali Mousavi says Iran has a "right to self-defence" if the UK directly joins US-Israeli attacks.

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UK does not 'agree with Trump on every issue' - Cooper

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has hit back at President Trump's criticism of the UK response to the conflict in Iran.

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We've been speaking to Iranians during one week of war. Here's what they said

Ordinary Iranians reflect on seven days of conflict and where they see their country going next.

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Iran will continue to defend itself against aggression, ambassador to UK says

Seyed Ali Mousavi tells Laura Kuenssberg Iran's response depends on the actions of the US and Israel.

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Russian strike on Kharkiv apartment block kills ten

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says other people - including children - are injured as rescuers continue to search through rubble.

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Russian strike on Kharkiv apartment block kills seven

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says ten other people - including children - are injured as rescuers continue to search through rubble.

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'We have been preparing': Why the boots on the ground in Iran could be Kurdish

Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq tell the BBC they have plans to cross the border but deny already doing so.

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US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says

Ukraine's president says Kyiv will only help if doing so does not deplete its own air defences.

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Watch: How war in Iran may affect food and fuel prices

The BBC's Nick Marsh examines how unrest in the Middle East will impact living costs around the world.

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DR Congo government says 200 killed after landslide at rebel-held mine

The M23, which controls the coltan-rich area, has not commented and the death toll is hard to verify.

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Musk tells jury 'people read too much' into his posts

The billionaire is accused of misleading investors in the run-up to his 2022 Twitter purchase.

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Spain's Pedro Sánchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying 'no to war'

Spain's prime minister delivers a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with his country.

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Ethiopia's new 'smart' police station does away with officers

A project to introduce unmanned sites is part of a broader adoption of digital technologies.

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US commerce secretary to testify before Congress about Epstein ties

The cabinet member "voluntarily" agreed to be interviewed, weeks after acknowledging that he visited Epstein's island.

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Fears over food shortages in Tehran as residents worry about length of war

Locals tell BBC Persian they are worried about the availability of groceries and price increases as strikes continue to hit the capital.

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A rap star might just beat a former PM - what this says about Nepal's Gen Z election

Many hope the vote could bring change after protests last year, and shatter decades of political paralysis.

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Six US soldiers killed in Iranian strike on Kuwait base

The US defence secretary confirms a US military base was hit by an Iranian missile on Sunday.

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Oil and gas prices rise on new Iran threat to Gulf shipping

Iranian official threatens to "set fire" to any ships passing through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

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Hegseth on Iran attacks: 'This is not Iraq, this is not endless'

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth offered few details about the operation, leaving questions unanswered about the scope or duration.

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Watch: Video appears to show US F-15 fighter jet crashing in Kuwait

The US says six of its F-15 jets were "mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses", with all crew in a stable condition.

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Where have Nepal's 'nepo kids' gone as corruption takes centre stage in election?

The excess of politicians' children was front and centre of the anger that drove protests that toppled the government last year.

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The months-long, US-Israeli mission to find and kill Iran's Supreme Leader

A piece of crucial intelligence arrived just hours before the attack on a compound in central Tehran.

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Ayatollah Khamenei's iron grip on power in Iran comes to an end

Iranian state TV confirms the supreme leader has been killed on the first day of massive US and Israeli air strikes on the country.

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