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From BBC News. Donald Trump has said the US plans fresh talks with Iran from Monday, has and threatened to hit infrastructure if a deal is not agreed. Shots fired at vessels in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday are a violation of the ceasefire agreement, the US president said, while Iran has also accused the…
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From BBC News. Laura and Paddy are back! Today, they’re discussing the key questions facing Sir Keir Starmer over the latest revelations about Lord Mandelson Sir Olly Robbins, the former chief Foreign Office official, was ousted by Starmer on Thursday after it was revealed that Mandelson had failed the foreign office vetting programme. The key…
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From BBC News. A tanker and a container ship have both reported attacks in the region, after Iran warns the Strait of Hormuz will close until the US blockade on Iranian ports is lifted. Meanwhile, President Trump told reporters that Iran’s leaders want to close the strait, but the US won’t let them "blackmail us"…
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From BBC News. Four astronauts. One historic mission. Join the four crew members embarking on Nasa’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed journey to the moon in over fifty years. From training to take off, we see what it really takes to travel further from the earth than ever before. As the astronauts return to…
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From BBC News. Iran’s military has said it will close the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US maintaining its blockade, Iranian state media reports. Iran’s foreign minister said on Friday the Strait of Hormuz would "completely open" to commercial ships for the remainder of the ceasefire. Shortly after, Donald Trump said the strait…
From BBC News. Ahead of Coachella’s second weekend, Matt and Marianna are discussing how the festival often referred to as the ‘Influencer Olympics’ has become a microcosm of creator culture. They chat about people posting from their hotels without ever entering the event, the TikTokers mourning collapsed brand deals which may never have existed, and…
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From BBC News. The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, says the Strait of Hormuz is ”completely open” to all commercial vessels while the ceasefire in Lebanon is in place. The reopening has been confirmed by President Trump, but he says the US will be maintaining its naval blockade of Iranian ports while peace talks continue.…
From BBC News. Commercial shipping is not flowing freely once again through the Strait of Hormuz, despite Iran declared that the vital shipping lane is open again. Shipping companies are still said to be concerned about mines, as well as new rules Iran has imposed on them using the Strait. While the markets have rallied,…
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From BBC News. Why is an oyster fisherman with a controversial past splitting the Democrats? Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews Why has an oyster fisherman from Maine – criticised for having a Nazi tattoo – become a frontrunner for the Democrats, and one of their best hopes to help take back the US Senate…
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From BBC News. China is deeply embedded in the war between the US and Iran. It’s the main purchaser of Iranian oil and has employed both military assets and diplomatic efforts to influence the conflict. This comes as China continues to build its naval and air capability in the Indo-Pacific. The Security Brief takes you…
From BBC News. Iran’s foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz is "completely open" to commercial ships for the remainder of the ceasefire. But US President Donald Trump said the US naval blockade of Iranian ports will continue until a peace deal is agreed. Meanwhile, oil prices have dropped after Iran’s announcement. Elsewhere, a 10-day…
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From BBC News. The UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says it’s "staggering" he was not told Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting for his appointment as US ambassador Speaking from a summit in France, the prime minister says he’s "absolutely furious" and will update MPs in Parliament on Monday Opposition leaders are calling for Starmer…
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From BBC News. Paul Quinn has been found guilty of rape, strangulation and grievous bodily harm, decades after an innocent man was wrongly convicted of the attack in 2004. Following the launch of an investigation into the rape of a young woman in July 2003, Andrew Malkinson was sent to jail for a crime he…
From BBC News. Join the AI Decoded team as we examine Sam Altman’s vision for an era of artificial superintelligence. The Open AI CEO is calling for a new kind of social contract — an “AI New Deal” — arguing that unprecedented technological power will require rethinking how the benefits are shared, including ideas such…
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From BBC News. Why is Nasa spending so much money sending people back to the Moon? As the dust settles on the Artemis II mission around the Moon, we ask whether it was all worth it and why going to the Moon is so important. Nasa estimates that the mission cost $93 million dollars and…
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From BBC News. Tehran has sought to restrict traffic through the Strait of Hormuz during the US-Israel war with Iran, but some vessels continued to attempt to transit the waterway. The US also introduced its own blockade on ships entering and leaving Iranian ports. On April 17, Iran said the strait would reopen to commercial…
From BBC News. Question Time travelled to Cardiff ahead of the Senedd election in May. Watch how the Wales Election Special panel answered the audience question: ‘Are politicians being honest about promises on tax and spending?’. Featuring Welsh Labour’s Huw Irranca-Davies, Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth, Reform UK Wales’ Dan Thomas, Welsh Conservative Darren Millar,…
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From BBC News. In an exclusive interview, Wafiq Safa, a senior figure on Hezbollah’s political council, sat down with the BBC’s Senior International Correspondent Nawal Al-Maghafi. US President Donald Trump has announced that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, which took effect overnight. The US State Department says that…