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From BBC News. Donald Trump has threatened to "obliterate" Iran’s power plants, oil wells and “possibly” its water desalination plants, if a deal is not reached shortly. The US President again insisted that “serious discussions” with Iran were under way and said “great progress” was being made, but warned that if a ceasefire is not…
From BBC News. Paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros were stolen in a heist on a museum near the Italian city of Parma, police have said. Four masked men entered the Magnani Rocca Foundation villa on 22 March, police said, making off with Les Poissons by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Still Life with…
From BBC News. US Central Command has confirmed that thousands more American troops have been sent to the Middle East, as the US-Israel war with Iran continues. There are varying reports on how these forces could be used, including ground operations on Iranian soil. President Donld Trump has said US forces could "very easily" take…
From BBC News. This week, Nasa is planning to launch the Artemis II mission, sending four astronauts on their way to the Moon. Their voyage around our nearest neighbour will pave the way for a lunar landing and, eventually, a Moon base. Nasa’s Artemis programme has taken years of work, involved thousands of people and…
From BBC News. Travelodge is investigating more reports of strangers accessing rooms, after a woman was sexually assaulted by a man who was given a key card to her room by staff. The hotel chain is carrying out a full review after two women told the BBC that people they did not know came into…
From BBC News. Scott Mills has been sacked by the BBC following allegations about his personal conduct. The BBC have not given any further details, saying only "while we do not comment on matters relating to individuals, we can confirm Scott Mills is no longer contracted to work with the BBC." Mills took over the…
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From BBC News. With the world’s attention on the US-Israel war with Iran, Vladimir Putin appears to be stepping up Russia’s war in Ukraine. Last week saw the biggest Russian drone attack since the beginning of the war. Some Ukrainians believe Putin is doing this precisely because the world is looking the other way. Russia…
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From BBC News. Investors appear to be waiting to see which way US President Donald Trump will take the conflict in Iran, with European stock markets flat on Monday morning and Brent crude oil hanging around $115 per barrel. That is a jump from the closing price of Brent crude on Friday, but still below…
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From BBC News. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the country would be willing to enter an energy ceasefire with Russia, in a bid to ease prices amidst the oil crisis emerging from the US-Israel war with Iran. He insisted the attacks would only end if Russia stops targeting Ukraine’s energy system. BBC Monitoring’s Chief…
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From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has said he could "take the oil in Iran" and possibly seize the country’s major fuel hub of Kharg Island. "To be honest with you, my favourite thing is to take the oil in Iran but some stupid people back in the US say: ‘Why are you doing…
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From BBC News. Iran is warning the US that it will confront and defeat any ground assault, as thousands of US Marines and soldiers arrive in the region. Iran’s leaders have said they believe President Trump has secret plans to launch an invasion, while publicly claiming he is seeking to negotiate an end to the…
From BBC News. Tehran has responded to reports the US is planning to put troops on the ground in Iran with defiance. Iran’s parliamentary speaker has accused Washington of secretly plotting a ground invasion. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iranian forces are ready to “rain fire” upon them. Attacks on major infrastructure in the region continue on both…
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From BBC News. Today, Laura and Paddy unpack what the UK government will do to deal with energy pressures caused by the Iran war. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has told Laura that the UK should invest in home-grown energy, but leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, says we need more drilling in the North Sea.…
From BBC News. Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said his country’s forces are "waiting for American soldiers to enter on the ground so they can rain fire upon them". His comments follow the US announcement that about 3,500 personnel have arrived in the region with the warship USS Tripoli. The Washington Post reported…
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From BBC News. Large protests against the Trump administration have taken place in cities across the US. Organisers said they are protesting against policies imposed by US President Donald Trump, including the war in Iran, federal immigration enforcement and the rising cost of living. "Trump wants to rule over us as a tyrant. But this…
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From BBC News. Three Lebanese journalists were killed in a targeted Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Saturday, their employers have said. Ali Shoeib, a reporter for the Hezbollah-affiliated Al Manar TV, was killed in the town of Jezzine alongside reporter Fatima Ftouni and her brother, cameraman Mohamed Ftouni, both from the channel Al Mayadeen,…
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From BBC News. Today, Laura and Paddy have an exclusive first full length interview with Josh Simons, who recently quit as a UK government minister. A think tank he used to run – Labour Together – commissioned a report that looked into the background of journalists after the Sunday Times ran a story about them.…
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From BBC News. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched a wave of missiles and drone strikes against Israel. The group said in a statement that it had targeted "sensitive Israeli military sites" and vowed to continue such attacks. Israel said it had shot down two missiles coming from Yemen. The entry of the powerful…
From BBC News. The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have fired a missile at Israel for the first time since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran. The Israeli military said a missile was aimed at the southern city of Beersheba. It was shot down and there were no casualties, but the involvement of the…
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From BBC News. More than one million people in Lebanon have been forced to leave their homes as Israel has intensified its attacks on the country in its campaign against the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah. With one in five people in the country now displaced, shelters are overwhelmed and many families have ended up sleeping in…
From BBC News. The Iranian backed Houthis in Yemen have confirmed they have attacked Israel for the first time since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran. The group said it fired a barrage of ballistic missiles "targeting sensitive Israeli military sites" in response to the targeting of infrastructure in Iran, Lebanon, Iraq and…
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