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News imageA fireball rises from a building hit by an Israeli airstrike in the area of Abbasiyeh, on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, on April 8, 2026. Lebanon's army warned people against returning to the country's south on April 8, where the Israeli military is still launching attacks, as Israel said the ceasefire with Iran did not include its conflict with Hezbollah.
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Iran and US agree two-week conditional ceasefire as Israel launches new strikes on Lebanon

Pakistan says it will host talks between both sides on Friday. Israel says it supports the ceasefire but it "does not include Lebanon".


News imageAn explosion in Abbasiyeh, a neighbourhood in Tyre, Lebanon.

Israel strikes southern Lebanon after US-Iran ceasefire

Air strikes hit the Tyre and Nabatieh areas hours after the US-Iran ceasefire was announced.

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World
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Trump-backed Republican Clay Fuller wins election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene

He will serve out the rest of Marjorie Taylor Greene's term, which ends in January 2027.

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US & Canada

Matthew Perry's stepmother says 'Ketamine Queen' should get maximum sentence

Jasveen Sangha faces decades in jail when she's sentenced on Wednesday over the Friends actor's death.

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Culture

US journalist Shelly Kittleson released after kidnap in Iraq, officials say

US officials say they are now "working to support her safe departure from Iraq".

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Middle East

Newlywed wife of US soldier freed by ICE after detention at military base

Annie Ramos, an undocumented immigrant who came to the US as a toddler, had gone to the base to complete paperwork so the couple could move in together.

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In pictures: Artemis II crew witness 'Earthset' and a solar eclipse

The crew of Artemis II are now on their way back having completed their loop around the Moon, during which they travelled further from Earth than any other human.


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News image A woman refuels their motorcycle at a Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited station in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 26, 2026

Oil prices plunge and shares jump on US-Iran ceasefire plan

Crude prices tumbled by as much as 15% on the conditional pause but remain far higher than before the war.

News imageSearch and rescue officials stand before a site in Tehran heavily damaged by airstrikes

What we know about the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran

The provisional truce comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran.

News imageU.S. President Donald Trump looks at Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

How Pakistan helped secure a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran

Pakistan has a historic relationship with Iran, but an agreement was far from certain, writes the BBC’s Caroline Davies


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Your phone's blue light isn't ruining your sleep

For a decade, we've been told our screens are wrecking our sleep. The real culprit is far bigger than the glow from your phone.

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10 of the best TV shows of 2026 so far

From a Ryan Murphy body horror to an ingenious James Bond-themed comedy-drama and the latest Game of Thrones prequel, we pick the year's greatest programmes to stream right now.


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Migrant workers say they are struggling to access cooking gas cylinders as the Iran war squeezes supplies.

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Top Australian soldier charged with war crimes to remain in jail on remand

Ben Roberts-Smith faces five charges of the war crime of murder, which has a penalty of life in prison.

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UK PM Starmer to visit Middle East after US and Iran reach ceasefire deal

The prime minister welcomes the deal, saying the UK will do "all we can to support and sustain this ceasefire".

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India's lack of widebody aircraft a 'scandal', says incoming IndiGo chief

India’s aviation market is set to grow but is held back by limited long-haul capacity, says Willie Walsh.

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Americans react to Trump's 'a whole civilisation will die tonight' warning

The US president issued the warning to Iran if it does not reach a deal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz by his deadline.

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Tehran had urged people to gather outside potential US and Israeli targets after Donald Trump threatened to attack civilian infrastructure.

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This summer's Wireless Festival has been cancelled after headliner Kanye West was blocked from coming to the UK.

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China is winning one AI race, the US another - but either might pull ahead

Both sides don't want to let their rival dominate. And the competition may yet be transformed further.
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Why some travellers are rethinking trips to the US

This was supposed to be a big year for US tourism. But long wait times at airports and rising anti-American sentiment are causing some travellers to reconsider their plans.
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Georgia holds run-off election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene

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England & Scotland World Cup tickets on resale at inflated prices

England and Scotland fans hoping to get to ticket to this summer's World Cup finals face paying vastly inflated prices through Fifa's official resale platform.

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Enzo Fernandez has given Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior the first major internal disciplinary issue of his brief tenure at Stamford Bridge - BBC Sport analyses the situation.

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