Conflict & War
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Trump targets Spain, NATO backs Ukraine: Is the alliance still united?
While NATO members have agreed to boost defence spending, Trump's attacks on Spain and Greenland have threatened unity.…
Indonesian farmer goes viral using a drone as transportation
Indonesian farmer goes viral using a drone as transportation…
EU lawmakers call for probe into FIFA’s Infantino
EU lawmakers call for probe into FIFA’s Infantino…
Ukraine targets Russian oil depots and tankers in drone attacks
Ukraine hit two oil tankers in Sea of Azov and several oil facilities across Russia in drone attacks.…
Mosque model placed on top of Northern Ireland bonfire
Pro-UK loyalists in Northern Ireland have placed a replica mosque at the top of a bonfire, which is due to be lit.…
Videos show interception of Iranian missiles in skies over Jordan
Sirens blared in several cities in Jordan as Iranian missiles were intercepted.…
First Thing: Second day of US strikes on Iran as Trump says Tehran ‘behaving very badly’
Explosions reported in southern Iran in most extensive exchange of fire since interim ceasefire. Plus the complicated legacy of beat poet Allen Ginsbe…
Prince Harry gets UK trip back on track with hospital visit
The Duke of Sussex visits a children's hospital in Birmingham in a trip to the UK that has had a bumpy start.…
Slade back in England XV for must-win game with Fiji
Centre Henry Slade, who did not play a minute of England's Six Nations campaign earlier this year, has been recalled to the starting line-up to face F…
How Arthur Fery smashed his way to Wimbledon semi-finals
Highlights of the magnificent straight-set victory of the British wildcard…
Democrats search for new candidate after Platner announces he's suspending campaign
Democrats are searching for a new path forward in Maine after Graham Platner announced he was suspending his campaign for U.S. Senate.…
Deadly US strikes trigger Iranian attacks on Gulf states
The US military says it has struck 90 targets in Iran. Iran says it sent drone strikes on US-linked sites in the Gulf.…
Porn site company fined £630,000 over failed age checks
Ofcom has fined a slew of sites it says are failing to prevent children accessing their adult content.…
India floods sweep away thousands of gas cylinders
India floods sweep away thousands of gas cylinders…
France's superstars are beatable - and these are their weaknesses
France are the overwhelming favourites to win the World Cup. BBC Sport's reporters in America look for chinks in their armour.…
UK Labour leadership nominations begin: Who’s running and how it works
Former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is the frontrunner. If no rival emerges, he could become PM this month.…
US and Iran trade most intense strikes since ceasefire extended
At least 14 people killed in Iran in overnight attacks as Trump declares the agreement ‘over’Middle East crisis live – latest updatesThe US launched a…
Mediator Pakistan says renewed US-Iran conflict is ‘in no one’s interest’
Islamabad urges both sides to honour their MoU as renewed attacks raise fears of a wider regional conflict.…
UN probe finds mass killings, gang rapes by Sudan’s RSF amount to genocide
UN Fact-Finding Mission found that the paramilitary's systematic campaign of violence in Darfur amounted to genocide.…
US strikes Iran for second night – is the peace process all over now?
Neither side has officially called off the interim peace agreement, despite the escalation.…
Iran prepares to bury slain leader Khamenei after mass funeral processions
The late supreme leader will be buried in his hometown, the eastern holy city of Mashhad.…
World Cup: France vs Morocco prediction, schedule, Hakimi vs Mbappe rivalry
Hakimi meets Mbappe as France face Morocco in the opening World Cup quarterfinal, with Opta backing Les Bleus to win.…
Trump immigration cuts could worsen US caregiver shortage, experts say
The loss of protections for Haitian and Syrian workers could worsen shortages of nurses, aides and home care workersThe Trump administration may remov…
Who is Zeynep Sonmez, the Wimbledon with the ‘Palestine’ watermelon racket?
Turkish tennis player Zeynep Sonmez defies a Wimbledon ban to stand in solidarity with Palestine.…
Air raid sirens in Bahrain after uneasy night of US-Iran strikes
After a tense night of overnight US-led strikes on Iran, air raid alerts sounded across Gulf states.…
Australia to begin selling uranium to India for peaceful purposes
Australia to begin selling uranium to India for peaceful purposes…
Australia, India strike deal on uranium exports during PM Modi’s visit
India has long eyed Australia's uranium to help meet a target of 100 gigawatts of nuclear energy capacity by 2047.…
Bonnie Tyler, singer of ballad 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' has died at 75
Tyler died "unexpectedly" in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday in a statement on her website…
‘Shoot me, Just let my son pass’: Final moments of Palestinian Ahmad Zaid
Three-month-old boy in critical condition dies after Israeli forces block his access to an ambulance.…
The Iran war has pushed some countries away from oil and toward clean energy
The new round of bombing in the Middle East has underscored the precarity of relying on fossil fuels. The war is speeding up the global transition to …