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European ministers to hold talks with the Iranian foreign minister
UK, French and German foreign ministers will hold talks with their Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in Geneva today as part of efforts to ease the…
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Trump to make decision on Iran attack within 2 weeks
In Washington DC earlier, President Trump said he would decide within the next two weeks whether or not to take military action against Iran. The US leader is…
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Iranian minister warns US not to join in Israeli attacks
In a rare interview with the Iranian government from inside Tehran, Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh tells the BBC's Lyse Doucet it would be "a big…
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Will the US get directly involved against Iran?
Will the US get directly involved in Israel's military campaign against Iran? We hear from former CIA director and US commander in Afghanistan and Iraq…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader rejects call for surrender
Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has warned that any US military intervention in his country will "cause irreparable damage for them". Speaking on state…
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President Trump demands Iran’s “surrender”
President Trump demands Iran’s unconditional surrender as Israel and Iran continue their attacks on each other. Also in the programme: Iranian Nobel laureate…
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Trump says he wants "a real end" to Israel Iran fighting
President Trump says he wants "a real end" to the fighting between Israel and Iran, not just a ceasefire. He said Iran should have done a deal with the US over…
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Israel warns Tehran residents to evacuate as it continues its raids
Israel warns Tehran residents to evacuate as it continues its strikes on the Iranian capital, hitting Iran TV studios while many residents attempt to flee the…
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Israel says it has full control of Tehran's skies
Israel says eight people have been killed in a third night of Iranian bombardment of Israeli cities, bringing the total to 24. Nearly 300 people are being…
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Strikes by Israel and Iran continue
Strikes by Israel and Iran continue as the conflict between the two countries intensifies and stretches into a third day. We’ll hear from the Israeli army, a…
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What are Israel's war aims in Iran?
Iran and Israel continue trading strikes, seventy-two hours after Israel launched an attack against Iran's nuclear infrastructure and key military figures. We…
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Israel and Iran threaten escalation of military conflict
Israel and Iran threaten to step up their military confrontation, nearly 48 hours after the Israeli strikes began. Newshour analyses Israel's strategy and…
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Iran-Israel strikes
The Israeli military is continuing its strikes on Iran - following overnight explosions at Mehrabad airport in Tehran. On Friday Israeli planes struck Iranian…
dcThe BBC World Service Debate: Is Donald Trump Making the World Safer or More Dangerous?
The BBC World Service Debate considers the rapidly changing international landscape since Donald Trump returned to the White House. The US President says his…
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Iran retaliates by launching ballistic missiles at Israel
Iran has launched an aerial attack on Israel in an operation it's called True Promise 3. Black smoke has been seen rising over Tel Aviv's skyline. Earlier…
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Israel's military launches wave of attacks on Iran
Israel's military say they struck dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets in different areas of Iran.Iran says the attacks by Israel are a…
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Sole survivor of Air India crash
Air India has confirmed that only one of the 242 people on board its flight that crashed into a doctors' hostel in Ahmedabad has survived.Also in the…
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Hundreds arrested amid unrest in Los Angeles
As protests against raids targeting illegal immigrants continue in Los Angeles, we hear the latest from the city and speak to a former director of the US…
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Is President Trump breaking the law by sending in soldiers?
Governor Newsom says President Trump is breaking the law by deploying soldiers on city streets in California - is he right? Our correspondent in Los Angeles…
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UK sanctions Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir
Britain, Norway, Australia, Canada and New Zealand have announced they're sanctioning two far-right Israeli ministers for inciting extremist violence by Jewish…
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School shooting in Austrian city of Graz
Nine people have been killed and many injured in a school shooting in the southern Austrian city of Graz. The shooter also killed himself, and has been…
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Trump defends decision to deploy the National Guard to LA
The attorney-general in California has sued President Trump for deploying the National Guard without the governor's permission. The lawsuit argues that Mr…
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California's governor says National Guards deployment to LA is illegal
California’s Governor Gavin Newsom says President Trump’s deployment of National Guards to help immigration officers in LA is illegal and unconstitutional, and…
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US National Guard arrive in LA
National Guard units who earlier arrived in Los Angeles have engaged with protestors opposed to Donald Trump's immigration policies. They fired tear gas to try…
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Trump orders National Guard to LA after clashes
US President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles following clashes over raids on undocumented migrants.Also on the programme: we will…
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Gaza aid suspended again after 6 killed
There’s been another shooting near a US and Israeli-backed aid distribution centre in southern Gaza. The Hamas-run civil defence agency said 6 Palestinians…
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Growing concerns over escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Concern mounts over Gaza's deepening humanitarian crisis including the hospitals. We speak to a British doctor who's been working there.Also on the programme…
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MAGA Republicans respond to Trump-Musk fallout
Donald Trump invested a lot of political capital in Elon Musk. And Elon Musk invested a lot of money in Donald Trump. Will their bust up cost them both?Also on…
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Trump-Musk fiery public row
Donald Trump has sought to downplay his public spat with Elon Musk, which erupted days after he left the president's administration. In an interview after…
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Trump and Musk in furious public spat
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are having a furious and personal public row -- just a week after Mr Musk left the White House -- while Chancellor Merz of Germany…
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President Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from entering the US
Those banned include people from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Haiti and Sudan. Citizens from another seven countries face travel restrictions. President Trump…
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United Nations consider a new Gaza motion, opposed by the United States
The US vet a UN Security Council draft resolution that demanded an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The meeting of ambassadors at the…
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Gaza 'should shock collective conscience' - ICRC head
The head of the International Red Cross has told the BBC that what's happening in Gaza has crossed any acceptable legal or moral standard.Mirjana Spoljari?…
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Israel says it will investigate Palestinian deaths
The Israeli military says it's to investigate the reported killing on Tuesday of 27 Palestinians near a US-backed aid distribution centre in Gaza. A government…
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Doctor describes 'total carnage' as 27 reported killed by Israeli fire at Gaza aid centre
Health officials in Gaza say at least 27 people have been killed near one of the controversial new aid distribution centres - the third reported incident in…
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UN calls for investigation into Gaza aid stations deaths
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called for an independent investigation into the reported killing on Sunday of at least thirty-one Palestinians…
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Right-winger wins Polish presidential election
Right-wing historian Karol Nawrocki has narrowly won Poland's presidential election, in what is a blow to the governing centrist coalition.Mr Nawrocki - who is…
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Ukraine strikes Russian bomber plans
In one of its biggest operations of the kind, Ukraine has used drones to hit dozens of Russian strategic bombers. The drones took off from inside Russia…
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Reports say over thirty people killed in Gaza by Israeli tank fire
The attack took place near to a US-backed aid distribution centre in Rafah. The IDF said it was currently unaware of casualties caused by its shelling.Also on…
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US defence secretary Pete Hegseth warns of potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan
The US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, has warned that the threat from China to Taiwan could be imminent at a major security gathering in Singapore. Mr…
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Trump heaps praise on Musk as tech baron leaves US government
After a very high profile period in proximity to Donald Trump Elon Musk today steps back from working for the government on DOGE - the department of government…
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UN warns all of Gaza at risk of famine
There has been a new warning from the UN that Gaza's entire population is at risk of famine despite the partial lifting of an Israeli blockade.Hamas is still…
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Trump’s tariffs reinstated
Trump’s tariffs were initially banned – before being overturned within a day. A federal court had blocked the tariffs on Wednesday night after three judges…
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Israel announces twenty-two new settlements in the West Bank
The Israeli government has announced twenty-two new settlements in the West Bank, which would be illegal under international law. We explore how the move would…
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France's sentences most prolific paedophile ever
A French court has sentenced a doctor thought to be the country's most prolific ever paedophile to a further twenty years in jail. Joel Le Scouarnec had…
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US halts student visa appointments
The Trump administration regard many of the US’s most prestigious universities as hotbeds of antisemitism and left-wing ideology. In addition to threatening to…
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Crowds storm Gaza aid distribution hub
Palestinians crowds storm a Gaza aid distribution hub, backed by the US and Israel, on its first full day of operation; and the former Israeli Prime Minister…
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Aid group backed by US and Israel claims to have delivered food in Gaza
The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid group, backed by Israel and the US, claims to have started delivering food to Gaza - but who's actually…
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Inside a hospital in Southern Gaza bracing for a new Israeli offensive
Also in the programme: English police have arrested a man after a car ploughed through a crowd after the victory parade for Liverpool football club. And as…
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Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate Khan Younis
Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate Khan Younis in southern Gaza ahead of what it calls an "unprecedented attack". We hear the latest from Jerusalem as the…
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Spain calls for arms embargo against Israel
Spain's foreign minister has called for an arms embargo against Israel, at the start of a meeting in Madrid aimed at bringing an end to the war in Gaza.Also in…
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Israeli government responds to deaths of children in Gaza
We get the latest accounts of the deaths of nine children in one medical family in Gaza - we speak to a doctor who recounts what the mother of these children…
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Gazan doctor loses nine children in Israeli strike
A Palestinian doctor was at work in Nasser hospital in Khan Younis when nine of her ten children were killed and her husband wounded by an Israeli airstrike…
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Russia, Ukraine conduct biggest prisoner swap to date
The biggest prisoner swap to date has continued for a second day, with three hundred and seven POWs released from each side. A total of 2,000 prisoners could…
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Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% on iPhones
The warning against the EU came just hours before the two sides were set to have trade talks. Trump last month announced a 20% tariff on most EU goods, but had…
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Israeli military says it's struck more than 75 'terror targets'
The Israeli military says it's struck more than seventy-five sites that it described as 'terror targets'. Medics in Gaza say at least 22 people have been…
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US House passes 'big beautiful' tax and spending bill
President Trump has welcomed a vote in the US House of Representatives approving a bill which extends huge tax cuts, and spending increases. It will be funded…
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Jewish couple murdered in Washington DC
A young Jewish couple who worked for the Israeli Embassy have been shot dead leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in downtown Washington DC. The…