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From BBC News. US President Donald Trump appeared to set a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz of 20:00 ET on Tuesday (01:00 BST Wednesday). In an expletive-laden threat on Iranian infrastructure, Trump said: "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will…
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From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has issued an expletive filled threat against Iran if the Strait of Hormuz is not re-opened to shipping. He is threatening to destroy Iran’s infrastructure, including power stations and bridges, acts that human rights organisations are warning would amount to war crimes. Trump reiterated his previous threat to…
From BBC News. The US President has threatened to target civilian infrastructure inside Iran, if a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is not reached with Tehran. The very strongly worded social media post followed new details of a daring US mission to rescue a second US airman, stranded for around 48-hours inside Iran…
From BBC News. US President Donald Trump issued an expletive-laden threat against Iran’s infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened. Trump said "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one" in Iran if the key shipping lane is not reopened. He reiterated his earlier threat to unleash…
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From BBC News. An American crew member has been rescued after a fighter jet was shot down over Iran on Friday. The operation to rescue the weapons systems officer involved hundreds of US troops, dozens of warplanes, and a CIA deception campaign to confuse Iran, who were also looking to capture the airman. Mikey Kay,…
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From BBC News. The crew for Nasa’s Artemis II mission are now over halfway on their journey to the Moon. Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen have entered the third day of their mission on the Orion spacecraft, and have now caught their first glimpse of…
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From BBC News. An American crew member rescued after a fighter jet was shot down over Iran is “safe and sound”, US President Donald Trump said. The operation to rescue the airman led to an engagement between US and Iranian forces, after a race to locate them, with Iranian officials offering cash rewards to citizens…
From BBC News. Iran says a US warplane was shot down by a ‘new’ air defence system, as the search for the remaining missing crew member continues. Donald Trump has doubled down on his 6th April deadline for Iran to make deal with the US, writing on social media “all hell will reign” on Iran…
From BBC News. As Iran and the US both simultaneously conduct searches for the US service member missing in Iran after a US fighter jet was shot down, what kind of threats is that person facing and how have they been trained to react to landing in enemy territory? Mikey Kay is our military analyst…
From BBC News. Officials in Lebanon say a hospital in the city of Tyre has been damaged in Israeli airstrikes on nearby buildings, leaving 11 people injured. Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes, with an evacuation order in place. There has also been reports of Israeli strikes in the…
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From BBC News. US and Iranian forces are continuing to search for a missing American crew member, after a US warplane was shot down. The missing airman, a weapon systems officer, was aboard a US F-15 fighter jet that was downed in southern Iran, CBS reports. It’s not known what has happened to the missing…
From BBC News. Throughout the war with the US and Israel, Iran has effectively closed off the Strait of Hormuz — one of the world’s most important waterways for oil and gas tankers. The UN’s shipping agency, the International Maritime Organization, has warned that around 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Gulf in stressful conditions,…
From BBC News. An American fighter jet has been shot down over Iran, according to US officials, sparking a major search and rescue operation inside the country. What’s believed to be an F-15 Strike Eagle went down in the south-west of Iran. One crew member was rescued by US forces, according to CBS News, but…
From BBC News. A search and rescue operation is under way after a US fighter jet was shot down over the west of Iran. US media reports that one crew member has been found and rescued, while the fate of the second remains unknown. If it is confirmed that the aircraft was struck by enemy…
From BBC News. Thirty years ago, a game set in a mansion on the outskirts of the fictional Raccoon City spawned an entire genre of scares and nightmares. Its name was Resident Evil – an 18+ rated story of zombies, elite task forces, and intricate inventory management. For BBC Tech Now, Laura Cress chats to…
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From BBC News. Iranian and US sources have confirmed a US jet with at least two crew has been shot down over Iran. This is the first known case of a US aircraft being shot down over Iran during this conflict. Three F-15Es were shot down by accidental friendly fire by Kuwaiti air defences earlier…
From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has said with "a little more time", the US could "easily open the Hormuz strait, take the oil and make a fortune". But military analyst Mikey Kay said it’s "absolutely not" possible for the US to do so, with the geography of the strait being an advantage for…
From BBC News. A search and rescue effort is under way for a downed US F-15 fighter jet in southern Iran, two sources confirmed to CBS News, the BBC’s US news partner. It is not known how many crew members were on board. Images posted on social media and verified by CBS News showed a…
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From BBC News. "What’s the game?" That’s the question FuturLab’s Kirsty Rigden was asked when the idea of PowerWash Simulator was first put forward. Now CEO, Kirsty has reflected on the impact the "cathartic" game has had on the gaming world, its Bafta nomination success and the stories of players that moved her to tears.…
From BBC News. AI Decoded explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of work — asking whether jobs will disappear or be redesigned around powerful new technologies. We hear from leading experts on what this shift means for today’s workforce and for young people preparing for life after university, as everyone adapts to stay…
From BBC News. The US war with Iran is into its second month and there’s growing tension on how much money the US is spending on the conflict. Recently, the Trump administration signalled that it would be requesting more funds, but there are demands for more transparency on how much the war is costing. Meanwhile,…
From BBC News. On 1 February, 2021 General Min Aung Hlaing launched his coup against the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar. Today, in the first sitting in five years, he’s been elected by the new parliament to be the new president. But, with the new parliament made up of mostly loyalists…
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From BBC News. Adam is joined by senior correspondent Joe Pike, Scotland editor James Cook, and host of Walescast and BBC Wales’ money editor Felicity Evans to break down everything you need to know about the May elections. Elections for the Senedd, Holyrood and local councils across England will take place on the 7th May.…
From BBC News. At least eight people have been killed and 100 injured after the US hit a major bridge in Iran. As US President Donald Trump says there’s ‘more to follow’, retaliatory strikes have been conducted on Israel and the Gulf nations by Iran. Meanwhile, Israel has been intensifying strikes on Lebanon. Subscribe to…
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From BBC News. The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission have now left the Earth’s orbit, after their Orion spacecraft fired its main engine for a final push towards the Moon. The five minute and 55 second engine burn, known as the translunar injection (TLI), went "flawlessly", Nasa’s Dr Lori Glaze said afterwards. And…
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