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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…
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From BBC News. A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has begun, with celebrations and fireworks in the Lebanese capital Beirut. More than 2,000 people in Lebanon have been killed in the six-week conflict, with one in five people displaced; Israel said two of its civilians and 13 soldiers have been killed. In Lebanon, our…
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From BBC News. President Trump has announced that a 10 day ceasefire has begun in Lebanon. It was welcomed by Lebanon’s president, while Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it presented an "historic" opportunity for peace. Trump said that the militia group Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, is included in the deal. However Hezbollah…
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From BBC News. Today, the Prime Minister has denied knowing that Lord Mandelson failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador until earlier this week. Sir Keir Starmer has faced calls to resign over allegations he misled Parliament and MPs when he claimed "full due process" was followed during the appointment. It came after…
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From BBC News. Pope Leo has criticised leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants" in unusually forceful comments during a visit to Cameroon. He blasted those he said had manipulated "the very name of God" for their own gain, while touring a region ravaged…
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From BBC News. Today, we take a deep dive into the Scottish Parliament elections, with cost of living, immigration and energy top of the agenda. Adam is joined by Alex Forsyth, James Cook and pollster and director of More in Common, Luke Tryl to look at what the parties are promising as they go head…
From BBC News. As the war in Iran enters its 48th day, the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from the country’s capital, Tehran. It comes after talks in Islamabad between the US, Iran and mediators in Pakistan failed to bring about a deal over the weekend. The White House says discussions around a…
From BBC News. Fiona Bruce is live in Cardiff for the first of Question Time’s special election programmes in Wales, Scotland and England. On the panel: for Labour, Wales’s deputy first minister Huw Irranca-Davies; Rhun ap Iorwerth, the leader of Plaid Cymru; Dan Thomas, the leader of Reform UK Wales; Darren Millar, the leader of…
From BBC News. LIV Golf chief executive Scott O’Neil has told players that the 2026 season will continue "as planned and uninterrupted" amid rumours that the tour is on the verge of collapse. The Financial Times is among the publications to report that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is set to end its support for…
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