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Will the US-Iran ceasefire be extended?
The White House says indirect talks about the extension of a ceasefire between the US and Iran were productive and ongoing - hours after Pakistani mediators…
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Sudan enters fourth year of war
Three years since the start of Sudan's brutal civil war, international donors are meeting in Berlin to discuss ways to end the country's dire humanitarian…
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US blockade of Iran ports 'irresponsible and dangerous', China says
China, the biggest buyer of Iranian oil, has described the American blockade as 'irresponsible' while the IMF is warning that the global economy could slip…
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Israeli and Lebanese officials to meet in Washington
Israeli and Lebanese officials to meet to discuss Israel's campaign against the Iran-backed group Hezbollah. We report from southern Lebanon.Also in the…
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Hungary election: Viktor Orbán ousted after 16 years in power
Péter Magyar is expected to be the new Prime Minister as Orbán's 16-year reign comes to an end. Record numbers of Hungarians showed up at the polls for an…
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Magyar's pro-European party wins crucial majority in Hungary
Péter Magyar's centre-right pro-European Tisza party wins crucial two thirds majority in Hungary. The landslide win ends Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power and…
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Tehran says US failed to gain Iran's trust during talks
The United States and Iran are blaming each other for their peace talks in Pakistan ending without agreement. The leader of Iran's negotiating team has said…
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Iran-US peace talks continue into the night
US and Iranian officials are continuing with their direct talks with Pakistan in Islamabad on bringing an end to conflict in the Middle East. The US Central…
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US and Iran officials attend peace talks in Islamabad
US and Iranian officials are meeting the Pakistani prime minister separately to discuss extending the two-week ceasefire between their two countries. Iranian…
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Iran says no negotiations until there’s a Lebanon ceasefire
Iran has set pre-conditions for the start of negotiations with the United States including a ceasefire in Lebanon. President Trump insisted that Iran had only…
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Islamabad prepares to host Iran-US ceasefire talks
Pakistan has said it is confident that talks between Iran and the United States will begin on Saturday in Islamabad as planned, despite both sides complaining…
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Netanyahu says he's ready to negotiate with Lebanon
The Israeli prime minister says he's ready for direct negotiations with Lebanon, as Iran says the continuing Israeli attacks on Lebanon violate Iran's…
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Iran says attacks on Lebanon a "grave violation" of ceasefire
A top Iranian official has told the BBC the US must choose war or peace, as the ceasefire appears compromised. Iran's deputy foreign minister said Tehran had…
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Iran threatens response if Israeli attacks on Lebanon continue
Israel and the US say Lebanon is not included in a two-week ceasefire deal with Iran. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps says it will deliver a…
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Trump's threat to end Iranian civilisation
The White House says Donald Trump is the only person who knows his plans for Iran, after his threat that a ‘whole civilisation will die’ if Tehran doesn't do a…
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Artemis II successfully flies by Moon's far side
The Artemis II astronauts are bound for a return to Earth after conducting a historic lunar fly-by and witnessing a total solar eclipse from their…
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Artemis II makes space history
Four astronauts have taken humanity deeper into space than ever before, breaking a record set in 1970. We hear from space expert Dr Kevin Fong as well as Young…
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Iranian intelligence chief killed by Israeli strike
Iran says the intelligence chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Majid Khademi, was killed in a strike on Monday morning; Israel later claimed…
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President Trump's foul-mouthed threat to Iran
Trump uses expletives to warn of attacks on Iranian infrastructure unless the Strait of Hormuz is opened to shipping. We hear from our Chief International…
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American airman rescued from Iran
In an operation involving hundreds of troops and dozens of aircraft, the US military have rescued the American airman who went missing in southern Iran after…
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Trump threatens 'hell' if Iran does not reach deal
President Trump has threatened to unleash hell on Iran in forty- eight hours if its leaders don't make a deal or open up the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has…
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US and Iran search for downed American airman
US and Iranian forces are searching for a missing American crew member after a US warplane was shot down - verified video shows the US operation. Also on the…
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US fighter plane comes down in southern Iran
The US pilot reportedly ejected and has been rescued, despite an Iranian bounty offered for his capture. Another crew member may still be missing in Iran. We…
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Trump threatens to destroy Iran infrastructure
President Donald Trump says the US "hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran", adding that Iranian bridges are "next, then electric power plants."…
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Trump replaces US Attorney General Pam Bondi
President Trump has sacked Pam Bondi as the US Attorney General. She was a close ally of Mr Trump but had been criticised for her handling of the release of…
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What will Artemis mission find on the far side of the Moon?
The four Nasa astronauts on the Artemis II Moon mission are preparing for its next stage, after their first sleep in space. We speak to former astronaut Tim…
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NASA to launch its first crewed mission to the Moon in more than half a century
NASA is to launch the Artemis II mission to the Moon, more than half a century after the last Apollo missions – we’ll hear from one of the four surviving…
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Strikes between Israel and Iran continue
Global stock markets have risen and the oil price has fallen, after President Trump again said the war against Iran could be over in a couple of weeks. Britain…
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President Trump hits out at US allies over Iran
President Trump hits out at US allies over Iran -- telling them to grow a backbone and go and get the oil stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. His Secretary of…
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President Trump urges countries to 'go get their own oil' from the restricted strait of Hormuz
We look at America's goals in the war with Iran, and we ask what Israel's strategy is, as regards the conflict in Iran and Lebanon.Also on the programme: the…
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US President says he's still talking to Iran
President Trump says he's negotiating with Iran's leadership to end the war, while again threatening to strike its energy infrastructure. Iran has dismissed…
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Trump renews threats on Iranian infrastructure
President Trump has posted on social media another warning that he would, in his words, 'obliterate' Kharg island and Iran's power plants, if the Strait of…
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Pakistan hosts talks on ending Iran war
Pakistan's foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, has said that both Iran and the United States have expressed confidence in his country to facilitate talks on reducing…
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Talks under way in Pakistan to end Middle East war
With talks under way in Islamabad to end the war in the Middle East, we’ll hear from Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US.Also on the programme: we hear from…
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Yemen's Houthis launch missile attacks against Israel
The Iranian- backed Houthis in Yemen have launched another missile attack against Israel, less than twenty four hours after their first foray into the…
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Houthis launch missile attack on Israel
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement have launched a missile strike on Israel for first time since the war began.The group says it fired a barrage of ballistic…
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UN says Lebanon at risk of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
The UN says there's no longer any safe space for civilians to find refuge in Lebanon, even in Beirut. Israel has been carrying out a widespread offensive…
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Germany says US and Iranian negotiators plan to meet in Pakistan
Germany says American and Iranian negotiators plan to meet in Pakistan, at the same time as reports suggest the US is to send 10,000 more troops to the Middle…
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Trump: US will be Iran's 'worst nightmare' if there's no peace plan
State media in Iran say officials have sent their response to a fifteen-point US plan to end the war and are now awaiting an American reply. Speaking at the…
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Israel claims to have killed key Iranian naval commander
Israel says it's killed a top Iranian naval commander, responsible for overseeing the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, while President Trump tells Iran to get…
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Meta and Google found liable in landmark trial
A 20 year-old Californian woman has been awarded a total of $6 million in damages after taking Meta and Google to court, accusing the tech giants of making her…
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Iran: US 'negotiating with itself'
An Iranian military spokesman has accused the United States of 'negotiating with itself' over the conflict in the Middle East, amid uncertainty over the…
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Trump says negotiations to end war happening "right now"
US President Donald Trump says negotiations to end the Iran war are happening "right now" and Tehran is "talking sense". His comments come a day after Iranian…
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Confusion about talks between Washington and Tehran
As confusion surrounds the prospect of talks between Washington and Tehran over a possible end to the war, could Iran's parliamentary speaker play a role? We…
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President Trump: the US and Iran have held talks
US President Donald Trump says the US and Iran have held talks on the "complete and total resolution of hostilities" in the Middle East. However, Iran's…
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Trump postpones strikes on Iran power plants
Donald Trump says the US and Iran have held talks on the ‘complete and total resolution of hostilities’ in the Middle East. We discuss what behind-the-scenes…
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Israel steps up offensive in southern Lebanon
The president of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, says Israel's military action in the south of his country is a prelude to a full-scale ground invasion. Israel has…
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Israeli Prime Minister visits site of latest Iranian strike
More than 160 people have been injured - some seriously - in Iranian missile strikes on two southern Israeli towns close to a nuclear facility, according to…
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UK condemns Iranian attack on Diego Garcia base
Britain has insisted it will not be drawn into a wider conflict after a key military base in the Indian Ocean was targeted by an Iranian missile attack. Also…
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Iran says its nuclear facility at Natanz has been attacked again
The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has said the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility in Iran has suffered “some recent damage” as US-Israeli attacks on the…
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Trump calls Nato allies 'cowards'
US President says Nato allies are "cowards" for refusing to help open the Strait of Hormuz, as the head of the International Energy Agency claims the closure…
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Iran marks Persian new year under US-Israeli bombardment
Nowruz is a traditional festival that marks the spring equinox, the rebirth of nature and the start of the new year in Iran and other countries. But this…
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The global impact of energy price rises
It has been a day of turmoil on the world's financial markets after Israel - on Wednesday - struck an Iranian facility in the South Pars gas field, part of the…
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Gas price soars after strikes on Qatar hub
Oil and gas prices have risen sharply after fresh strikes hit energy infrastructure in the Middle East, including Qatar's main gas facility.Gas prices jumped…
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Israel attacks Iranian petrochemical complex
There is "extensive damage" from missile attacks on the Ras Laffan industrial site, Qatar's state-owned petroleum company says. The site was among those listed…
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Israel bombs the heart of the Lebanese capital
Israel bombs the heart of the Lebanese capital as it escalates its offensive against the Iran-backed group Hezbollah. We hear from a former Lebanese health…
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Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war
Joe Kent, the head of the US National Counterterrorism Centre and a long-time Trump supporter, has announced his resignation from the role. He said he could…
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Israel claims to have killed more senior Iranian leaders
Israel claims to have killed more senior members of Iran's leadership; we ask what the death of security chief Ali Larijani could mean for the war. Also in the…