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From BBC News. More strikes by the US and Iran have taken place in Iran. Explosions were reportedly heard across the country, including: Isfahan, Qom, Karaj, and Kermanshah. The office of the supreme leader and the presidential office were also reportedly targeted. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its strikes in Tehran targeted locations where…
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From BBC News. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei says he’s "not in a position to confirm" whether members of Iran’s senior leadership targeted by the US and Israel are unharmed. Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC News that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is “alive” as far as he is aware but…
From BBC News. New strikes have been reported in Iran, as Tehran hits US bases and allies across the Middle East in retaliation. The Israeli Air Force says it has "launched another airstrike and is attacking missile launch sites and defense systems in central Iran". Apparent Iranian attacks have been reported in Dubai, Doha, Bahrain,…
From BBC News. Today, we look at US and Israeli attacks on Iran. US President Donald Trump has described ongoing "major combat operations" and called for Iranian government forces to lay down their arms. Iranian forces say they have struck a US naval base in Bahrain and across the region in response. Earlier, Israel’s defence…
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From BBC News. Iranian forces say they have struck a US naval base in Bahrain, as Iran launched strikes across the region in retaliation for a "massive" and ongoing attack against it by the US and Israel. Elsewhere across the region, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait – all home to US military bases – said…
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From BBC News. Airlines serving the Middle East have cancelled or diverted flights after the US and Israel launched deadly strikes on Iran. Sites in Iran including in the capital, Tehran, have been targeted in the attacks on Saturday. Iran has been accused of launching retaliatory strikes on Israel and several other nations hosting US…
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From BBC News. The Israeli military says Iran has launched retaliatory strikes on Israel after President Donald Trump confirmed that the US and Israel launched "major combat operations" in Iran. Explosions – thought to be Iranian attacks – have also been heard in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait. President Trump posted an eight-minute…
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From BBC News. Israel and the US have launched an attack on Iran, with explosions reported in five cities including the capital, Tehran. President Donald Trump confirmed that the US has launched "major combat operations" in Iran, while Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says his country launched a "pre-emptive" strike on Tehran. The US president…
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From BBC News. US and Israel launch an attack on Iran, as President Donald Trump confirms "major combat operations" are under way. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says his country launched a "pre-emptive" attack on Tehran, as the Israeli military say Iran has fired retaliatory missiles. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features…
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From BBC News. The midterm elections are under way – in the Republican stronghold of Texas at least. Early voting has begun in the primaries and Democrats are hopeful they could win a Texas Senate seat for the first time in over 30 years. The election will have national consequences – Texas is one of…
From BBC News. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to "keep on fighting" after a devastating by-election loss to the Greens in Gorton and Denton in Greater Manchester. Labour slumped to third place in the longstanding stronghold, with Reform UK finishing second. But what does this tell us about UK voters, and their intentions…
From BBC News. Over the past year, prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have exploded in popularity, as online users bet on everything from battles in Ukraine to sex toys being thrown at sports games. So with concerns over both regulation and the prevalence of insider information inviting intense scrutiny, Matt Shea and Marianna Spring…
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From BBC News. Pakistan has declared a state of "open war" after a surge in violence with the Taliban government in Afghanistan. Islamabad says the Taliban is sheltering TTP militants who launch strikes on Pakistan. The Afghan leaders deny it. So how has this fight evolved since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in…
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From BBC News. The Security Brief is on the road in Geneva, as a new round of indirect talks between the Iranians and the Americans takes place. But how much negotiating power does each side have? And what are the key demands? We look closer at the ever growing US military buildup in the Middle…
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From BBC News. Pakistan’s defence minister has said the country is in "open war" with Afghanistan, after Islamabad launched air strikes on Kabul as part of a wave of attacks across the country. The strikes came after the Afghan Taliban announced a major offensive against Pakistani military posts near the border on Thursday night. The…
From BBC News. The Green Party has won the Gorton and Denton by-election, with Hannah Spencer taking the Greater Manchester seat from Labour in the Greens’ first ever Westminster by-election victory. Labour, which took the seat with more than 50% of the vote in 2024, was pushed into third place behind Reform UK – a…
From BBC News. Today, the Green Party have won the Gorton and Denton by-election with nearly 41% of the votes, beating Reform into second place and Labour third. Hannah Spencer is the new Green MP for the Greater Manchester constituency. How has Prime Minister Keir Starmer responded to the results and what’s next for Labour?…
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From BBC News. US and Iranian officials have made "significant progress" in high-stakes nuclear talks in Geneva, Oman’s foreign minister has said, but the chances of a deal that could avert a war remain unclear. Badr Albusaidi, who was mediating, said the two sides planned to resume negotiations "soon" after consultations in their capitals, and…
From BBC News. The UK government has announced major reforms that it says aim to make schools in England more inclusive for children with special educational needs and disabilities. Announcing the plan, and £4 billion of money to support it, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the current system "does not work" and promised major changes.…
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From BBC News. It is 30 years – yes, THREE DECADES – since the first Pokémon games were released in Japan. Pocket Monsters Red and Green were the world’s first introduction to the amazing world of Pokémon – way back on February 27, 1996. To mark the anniversary, BBC Newsbeat’s Georgia Levy-Collins sat down to…
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From BBC News. Today, we discuss the indirect US-Iran talks happening in Geneva. The talks are happening against a backdrop of increased tensions between the two countries, with the US sending what US President Donald Trump calls an "armada" to the region. Trump has threatened to strike Iran if a nuclear deal isn’t agreed during…
From BBC News. The BBC has obtained video of a 14-year-old Palestinian boy being shot by an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank last year. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said he was a terrorist who attempted to attack them. His family accuse Israeli personnel of framing him – the IDF has not responded…
From BBC News. It is deposition day for Hillary Clinton, who is being asked questions by members of the US House Oversight Committee as part of their investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The former secretary of state posted her full opening statement on social media – in it, she denies knowing anything about Epstein’s criminal activities…
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From BBC News. This week marks four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the largest and deadliest conflict in Europe since WW2. The BBC’s international editor Jeremy Bowen, has been travelling through Ukraine speaking to people living on the front line, to soldiers, and to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukraine has put…
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From BBC News. This report contains details and footage that some may find distressing. Last November, a 14-year-old Palestinian boy named Jad Jadallah was shot at close range by Israeli soldiers in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. As Jad lay collapsed in an alley, the soldiers created a cordon around him and…
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From BBC News. Parents using Instagram’s child supervision tools will soon receive alerts if their teen repeatedly searches for suicide or self-harm related terms on the platform. It is the first time parent company Meta will proactively alert parents to searches by their child on Instagram for harmful material, rather than block searches and direct…
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From BBC News. A law to allow terminally ill adults the right to choose to end their own lives has been approved in Jersey. It marks the final legislative stage for the landmark proposals before they get Royal Assent in the UK – and once approved the first legal assisted deaths could happen as early…
From BBC News. An order allowing the use of lethal fire against thousands of young, unarmed protesters in Nepal was issued by the country’s former police chief, a BBC investigation has revealed. Among the 19 people killed in the capital, Kathmandu, on 8 September last year was a teenager in school uniform, who had been…
From BBC News. The Metropolitan Police apologised to the Commons Speaker for "inadvertently revealing information" relating to Lord Mandelson’s arrest on Monday. Sir Lindsay Hoyle addressed the House of Commons before Prime Minister’s Questions to confirm he had passed information to the Metropolitan Police suggesting the peer could be a flight risk. Lord Mandelson’s lawyers…
From BBC News. Kim Jong Un has declared his intent to expand North Korea’s nuclear arsenal and operational range – calling on the United States to respect his country’s nuclear power, in a rare message to Washington. The United States and North Korea could "get along", Kim added, but only if the US accepts that…
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From BBC News. Four people shot dead by Cuban border guards in a US-registered speedboat were Cuban nationals living in the United States, Cuba’s government said. In a statement posted online, Cuba’s interior ministry said that the speedboat’s passengers – the four who were killed and six others who were wounded, also Cuban citizens –…
From BBC News. WARNING: Contains graphic imagery of victims of stabbings and shootings, as well images of those killed in street violence. Mexico’s president has praised the special forces for "bringing down" the country’s most wanted man, drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes. Oseguera, better known as "El Mencho", died in custody on Sunday, shortly after…
From BBC News. Four people who entered Cuban waters on a US-registered speedboat have been shot dead by border guards, Cuba’s government has said. Cuba’s interior ministry said that the speedboat’s passengers opened fire on a coast guard vessel that approached them. Six other passengers were wounded in the incident, which took place near an…
From BBC News. As a landmark trial against some of the world’s biggest social media companies continues in Los Angeles, we look at how attitudes towards social media are changing. With lawmakers discussing the merits of banning social media for under-16s, or introducing extra regulation of tech platforms to protect children, we ask our technology…