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G7 welcomes potential record release of oil reserves as prices surge | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly093xxlzzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:07:11 GMT | 2026-03-11T13:39:49.228296 | The group of nations welcomes the idea of releasing oil in response to the surge in prices since the US-Israel war with Iran began | However, the reported figure would only amount to around three or four days' worth of global supply or roughly a fortnight's worth of what would normally be shipped out of the Strait of Hormuz. | en |
Ukraine says it has hit Russian 'missile component' plant | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg1eqw30l9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:16:02 GMT | 2026-03-11T13:39:49.407666 | Russia says the attack hit civilians and could not have been carried out without British help. | The outcome of the talks hinges on part of his proposals that envisages Ukraine giving up to Russia areas it does not currently control in the Donbas - an industrial area composed of the administrative regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. | en |
At least 65 Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist raids in country’s north-east | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/11/nigerian-soldiers-killed-jihadist-raids-north-east | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:18:05 GMT | 2026-03-11T13:39:49.895513 | <p>Gunmen from Islamic State West Africa Province overran four military bases and reportedly abducted 300 civilians</p><p>At least 65 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in jihadist raids across the country’s north-east in the last two weeks, as the west African state battles to contain one of the world’s deadliest terr... | At least 65 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in jihadist raids across the country’s north-east in the last two weeks, as the west African state battles to contain one of the world’s deadliest terror groups.
On 5 and 6 March, gunmen from Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap) overran four military bases in Borno ... | en |
EU and UK demand Israel stop surge in West Bank settler violence since Iran war | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c620vwl97vyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:13:52 GMT | 2026-03-11T14:33:27.371650 | Six Palestinians have been killed during attacks by settlers in the West Bank since the start of Israel's war, the UN says. | "There will be zero tolerance for civilians who take the law into their own hands," Maj Gen Avi Bluth said. "We are working together with all security agencies to quickly reach those responsible and bring them to justice." | en |
French aid worker among three killed in drone strikes in rebel-held DR Congo city | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgj8veg0gno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:17:20 GMT | 2026-03-11T14:33:27.530932 | Witnesses say drone strikes hit a residential building frequently occupied by expatriates and aid workers in Goma. | Residents said they had heard the sound of bomb blasts and the buzzing of drones in the neighbourhoods of Goma, sparking panic. One Goma resident told the BBC that they heard a detonation around 04:00 in the Katindo neighbourhood, but at the time was unaware of what had happened. | en |
Bowen: Trump has called for an Iran uprising but the lessons from Iraq in 1991 loom large | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0znx4xrl9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:45:28 GMT | 2026-03-11T17:36:13.091762 | The US president might learn that starting wars is much easier than ending them, writes the BBC's international editor. | The Iraqi regime was badly damaged by the war, but it had been allowed to keep its helicopters and they led a counter offensive that killed thousands of Kurds and Iraqi Shia Muslims who believed that their rebellions had the blessing of the US president. But they made the mistake of assuming he would intervene to make ... | en |
'Even under missiles we carry on living' - how young Iranians are coping with war | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mj1pyrzryo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:00:34 GMT | 2026-03-11T17:36:13.241235 | Iranians say they are sheltering at home and rarely venturing out on near-empty streets as the US-Israeli bombing campaign continues. | Another man in his 30s said: "My sleep schedule depends on the bombings now. I go to sleep at around six or seven in the morning and wake up at 2pm. Sometimes, I have to go out to buy groceries, but Tehran is very empty." | en |
Three brothers arrested after explosion at US embassy in Oslo | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2grl7lrrmo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:28:46 GMT | 2026-03-11T18:35:17.168675 | Norway's police attorney says the authorities are investigating whether a foreign state actor was involved. | Dogs, drones and helicopters were used to carry out investigations as the scene of the explosion as police said the investigation into the embassy was being treated as high priority. | en |
At least 17 killed after drone strikes school in Sudan | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/11/at-least-17-killed-after-drone-strikes-school-in-sudan | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:08:31 GMT | 2026-03-11T19:32:11.827140 | <p>Strike in Shukeiri killed teachers and health care workers and is latest incident in three-year war</p><p>At least 17 people, most of them schoolgirls, were killed on Wednesday when an explosive-laden drone blamed on <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/sudan">Sudan’</a>s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces stru... | At least 17 people, most of them schoolgirls, were killed on Wednesday when an explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces struck a secondary school and a health care centre.
At least 10 people were wounded in the strike in the village of Shukeiri in the White Nile province, according to ... | en |
China's biggest political meeting is ending - what have we learned? | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg80pedxeyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:03:12 GMT | 2026-03-11T23:43:36.979579 | BBC correspondents give us their biggest takeaways from China's National People's Congress. | And then of course there is the choreography of such a major political event, from the practised pitch of the band, to the diligence of delegates who sit and listen to speeches and even turn pages in perfect unison. | en |
Oil price jumps despite deal to release record amount of reserves | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w5141vx53o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:04:24 GMT | 2026-03-12T04:58:59.176088 | It comes as Iranian attacks on ships intensify in the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway. | Copyright 2026 BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. | en |
Epstein used modelling agent to recruit girls, Brazilian women tell BBC | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr4576v66kno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:05:52 GMT | 2026-03-12T04:58:59.341997 | Modelling agent used businesses to recruit girls and arrange US visas to visit Jeffrey Epstein, Brazilian women tell BBC. | Describing the trip to France, she says: "He [Epstein] would give me $300 (£225). I would go out for a walk and give him the change, but he would tell me to keep the money. He would test me and leave money in my room, and then I would give it back to him, and he would say I could keep it." | en |
Noma head chef resigns from restaurant amid abuse allegations | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07jr2pe5j9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:09:16 GMT | 2026-03-12T04:58:59.480823 | René Redzepi had previously apologised after ex-employees of the Danish restaurant accused him of creating a toxic work environment. | René Redzepi announced his exit on social media, saying: "After more than two decades of building and leading this restaurant, I've decided to step away and allow our extraordinary leaders to now guide the restaurant into its next chapter." | en |
War in Ukraine spills into Hungarian election campaign | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crm8rxwyyz8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:00:39 GMT | 2026-03-12T07:09:56.405155 | Hungary is going to the polls soon and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has one public enemy in his sights - Ukraine's president. | "We hope that no-one in the European Union will block the €90bn (£78bn) [of EU aid, currently vetoed by Hungary]. Otherwise we will give that person's address to our armed forces so they can call on him and speak to him in their own language," Zelensky said. He did not name Orbán. | en |
‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts | https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/12/invasive-ai-led-mass-surveillance-in-africa-violating-freedoms-warn-experts | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:00:11 GMT | 2026-03-12T07:09:56.703744 | <p>Countries across the continent have spent more than $2bn on Chinese tracking technology that is not ‘necessary or proportionate’, new report finds</p><p>The rapid expansion of AI-powered mass-surveillance systems across Africa is violating citizens’ right to privacy and having a chilling effect on society, according... | The rapid expansion of AI-powered mass-surveillance systems across Africa is violating citizens’ right to privacy and having a chilling effect on society, according to experts on human rights and emerging technologies.
At least $2bn (£1.5bn) has been spent by 11 African governments on Chinese-built surveillance techno... | en |
'Fingers on the trigger': Deadly warnings for Iranians being urged to take action | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y5rldz897o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:07:43 GMT | 2026-03-12T11:36:18.807253 | Iran's police chief has warned that his forces would treat anyone taking to the streets "at the enemy's request" as an enemy. | In a video message, he said: "For your own safety, leave the streets and remain in your homes. Continue strikes and do not go to work. To show your unity, keep up the night-time chants [against the authorities] with strength." | en |
China approves 'ethnic unity' law requiring minorities to learn Mandarin | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9meeek051o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:41:47 GMT | 2026-03-12T11:36:18.992813 | The law states that children should be taught Mandarin before kindergarten, until the end of high school. | "The law makes it clearer than ever that in Xi Jinping's PRC non-Han peoples must do more to integrate themselves with the Han majority, and above all else be loyal to Beijing," Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government at Cornell University said, referencing China by the initials of its official name. | en |
Nineteen jailed over deadly Moscow concert attack | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j5lx75vg3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:00:27 GMT | 2026-03-12T13:24:21.998973 | Gunmen opened fire at Crocus City Concert hall near Moscow in 2024, killing 145 and injuring more than 500. | Russian officials have continued to claim that Ukraine was linked to the attack - the neighbour Russia has been at war with since it launched a full-scale invasion in 2022. No evidence has been provided for the claims. | en |
UK government axes flagship global health project | https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/12/uk-government-axes-flagship-global-health-project | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:59:29 GMT | 2026-03-12T13:24:22.410815 | <p>Programme which supports schemes in six African countries was previously hailed as vital protection for Britain against future pandemics</p><p>A flagship health project in Africa, which UK ministers said would play a vital role in protecting Britain from future pandemic threats, is being axed due to aid cuts, the Gu... | A flagship health project in Africa, which UK ministers said would play a vital role in protecting Britain from future pandemic threats, is being axed due to aid cuts, the Guardian can reveal.
The Global Health Workforce Programme (GHWP) which supported development and training for healthcare staff in six African coun... | en |
'What if we're left with ruins?': Doubts creep in for Iranians who supported war | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3094g50rnvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:49:14 GMT | 2026-03-12T15:33:39.568803 | Teachers, engineers and shopkeepers tell the BBC they fear Iran falling into chaos. | Yet even among those who still favour military action, some question the promises made by Trump, who told Iranians in a message after the war began: "When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take. This will be probably your only chance for generations." | en |
Rapper-politician Balendra Shah's party wins Nepal election | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jxnjvjkg7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:25:35 GMT | 2026-03-12T17:37:22.495398 | The Rastriya Swatatantra Party has won a large majority in an election dominated by issues including corruption. | The result is an amazing turn in fortune for the RSP, which was only founded in 2022 and came fourth in the election held that same year. Shah, like the party he only recently joined, is largely untested - his only political experience so far has been as the mayor of the capital, Kathmandu. | en |
Iran's new supreme leader vows to block Strait of Hormuz in first statement | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxg599655vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:41:46 GMT | 2026-03-12T20:04:26.804247 | A message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei also says Iran will continue targeting US bases in the region. | Mojtaba Khamenei lost his wife and a son in the US-Israeli strike on the supreme leader's compound that killed his father. His mother was also reportedly killed in the attack, though one Iranian outlet has since said she is alive. | en |
France's ghost car scandal that allowed one million illegal vehicles onto the roads | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpqw0jgn5xgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:44:09 GMT | 2026-03-12T20:04:26.974015 | Fake dealerships were manipulating the state vehicle licensing agency's official records, France's auditor has found. | "This is what happens when you try to reduce the size of the state. Before, people had to queue for two hours for their papers. Everyone complained, but at least everything was properly checked," an insider told Le Monde newspaper. | en |
Parents accused of hiding daughter's HIV infection and neglect | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y4e3pzvl0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:58:22 GMT | 2026-03-12T20:04:27.151058 | The child did not see a doctor until she was six - and had not had any vaccinations, Italian media say. | And they also say the child had had medical care in Spain, until 2019 when they returned to Italy. However, it was only in 2022 that they registered her with a private doctor in Bologna. | en |
Eswatini says it received more ‘third country’ deportees as part of deal with Trump administration | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/12/trump-immigration-deportations-eswatini | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:47:15 GMT | 2026-03-12T20:04:27.696032 | <p>Two deportees sent to Eswatini were from Somalia, one was from Sudan and one was from Tanzania</p><p>The government of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/eswatini">Eswatini</a> announced on Thursday it received four more “third country” deportees from the United States, as part of the <a href="https://www.t... | The government of Eswatini announced on Thursday it received four more “third country” deportees from the United States, as part of the Trump administration’s multimillion-dollar deal with the small African nation.
Now, a total of 19 deportees from the US have been sent to Eswatini when they hail from other countries,... | en |
Emirati minister tells BBC Iran must end strikes on Gulf | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8lzn2ejpjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:20:50 GMT | 2026-03-12T20:53:27.669231 | The UAE says more than 1,800 drones and missiles have been projected at the country since the war began. | "We were clear prior to the start of this escalation that the UAE would not allow its territory or airspace to be used in any attacks against Iran," she said. | en |
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of abusing Palestinian detainee | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2xrz71zm3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:36:10 GMT | 2026-03-12T20:53:27.833058 | The Israeli military's top lawyer cites "exceptional circumstances" for dropping the case involving a Palestinian man held at Sde Teiman military prison. | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the decision was based in part on the various circumstances, including the complexity of the evidence; the "extremely exceptional and unprecedented circumstances due to conduct by certain senior officials in the Military Advocate General's Corps"; difficulty in transferring investig... | en |
Mission accomplished? The 2003 boast that haunts today's Iran conflict | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e9yy84we8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:04:03 GMT | 2026-03-13T02:49:09.042673 | The echoes between the conflicts are certainly there but there are also profound differences. | Iraq is now in a much better state than it was in the immediate aftermath and many are glad to see Saddam Hussein gone. But democracy did not spread through the Middle East in the aftermath as some had claimed it would. Instead, one of the biggest winners of the invasion would be Iran whose main adversary was removed, ... | en |
French vote tests polarised electorate with right hoping to win control of Paris | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxzzqye9w0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:15:23 GMT | 2026-03-13T02:49:09.197688 | The highest-profile contest is for the mayorship of Paris - which has been under left-wing control for 25 years. | So between the two rounds there will be pressure on Bournazel and Knafo to stand down in favour of Dati - and on Chikirou to leave the field to Grégoire. It will be urged on them that by staying in the race, they split the vote and open the way for their opponent. | en |
'There's no hiding place on a ship': The sailors stranded in the Gulf | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3g0vz223no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:47:54 GMT | 2026-03-13T07:03:06.392705 | Drones, cruise missiles and fighter jets have become a common sight for many sailors stranded on ships in the Gulf. | On Tuesday night, there was another severe attack on the port and Ali hasn't been able to talk to his son. "For God's sake, please help me," he says, breaking down with emotion. Ali hopes his son is still alive and well, and communication system failure is to blame for the lack of contact. | en |
US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq, military says | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0dz5ql17vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:04:34 GMT | 2026-03-13T08:53:56.474027 | The US Central Command says rescue efforts are under way after a refuelling aircraft went down over western Iraq. | He told the programme that it was too early to tell specifically what had led to the crash, but said: "A KC135 is usually used for refuelling. It carries a crew between 3-5 people. We pray that those 3-5 people are safe." | en |
King expressed 'concern' over Alberta separatists, say First Nations chiefs | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9g4dpjwgvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:04:28 GMT | 2026-03-13T10:44:54.743145 | Indigenous leaders made Charles aware of the "threat" posed by the movement during a meeting in London, they say. | Grand Chief Joey Pete of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations said he and other leaders made the King aware of the "threat" the movement represented to agreements signed by First Nations and the Crown more than a century ago. | en |
Bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in US torpedo strike to be repatriated | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c363lk4xk07o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:43:21 GMT | 2026-03-13T11:20:02.708389 | The seamen died when Iranian warship the Iris Dena was sunk on 4 March by a US submarine near Sri Lanka. | Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the US had "perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran's shores", adding that "the US will come to bitterly regret precedent it has set". | en |
KPop Demon Hunters to return as Netflix announces sequel | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2k8wvzgqk7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:15:44 GMT | 2026-03-13T13:12:54.708308 | The sequel brings back the co-directors of the first film, which was a smash-hit for the streaming service. | In October, Kang had told the BBC that "there's definitely more we can do with these characters in this world", adding: "Whatever it will be, it will be a story that deserves to be a sequel, and it will be something that we want to see." | en |
France returns sacred talking drum looted from Côte d’Ivoire over 100 years ago | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/13/france-returns-sacred-djidji-ayokwe-talking-drum-looted-from-cote-divoire | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:06:53 GMT | 2026-03-13T14:08:03.946891 | <p>Djidji Ayôkwé was handed to Ivorian officials in Paris earlier this month</p><p>A sacred artefact looted by French colonial authorities more than a century ago has been returned to Côte d’Ivoire in one of the most significant cultural restitutions to a former French colony in years.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.un... | A sacred artefact looted by French colonial authorities more than a century ago has been returned to Côte d’Ivoire in one of the most significant cultural restitutions to a former French colony in years.
The Djidji Ayôkwé, a talking drum confiscated in 1916 by French administrators, landed at 8.45am on Friday at the a... | en |
Cuba says it will release 51 prisoners in the coming days | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy8zv9gp0go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:17:06 GMT | 2026-03-13T15:04:39.093179 | Havana says it is in talks with Washington as no fuel has entered the island in three months. | Over the last three years, the ministry added, another 10,000 people who had been imprisoned were released "through various other forms of relief". The government said the decision was "sovereign" and in line with the upcoming Holy Week in the Christian calendar. | en |
Ukraine and allies fear easing Russian sanctions will prolong war | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1d6l67122wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:12:27 GMT | 2026-03-13T16:54:13.900546 | Ukraine's president says the US decision "certainly does not help achieve peace". | Kyiv is under pressure from the EU to reopen a pipeline - that passes through its territory - that was damaged by Russian strikes in January. It normally carries - extraordinarily - Russian oil to Hungary and elsewhere and Budapest accuses Kyiv of dragging its feet repairing the pipeline. The authorities in Ukraine say... | en |
Michigan synagogue attack was 'hate, plain and simple', says governor | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxz0jpzk4do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:56:03 GMT | 2026-03-13T16:54:14.055498 | The FBI says it is investigating the incident as a "targeted act of violence against the Jewish community" but a motive for the crime remains unclear. | Slotkin, a Democrat, said that whether antisemitism is coming from the left or the right of the political spectrum, the public has a responsibility to call it out so that it does not escalate into violence. | en |
'No-one will hire women' - India's top court rejects menstrual leave petition | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0436qkegdqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:47:09 GMT | 2026-03-13T16:54:14.233343 | The subject has polarised India for long, though some states and private companies offer menstrual leaves. | The comments by the top court have once again spotlighted a topic that has long divided opinion in India and led to debates around whether it was a progressive move or encouraged stereotypes that women are weaker and unfit for the work space. | en |
Sheriff in Nancy Guthrie case believes they know kidnapper's motive | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2lzlydg93o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:38:09 GMT | 2026-03-13T17:41:00.424009 | The 84-year-old mother of US TV presenter Savannah Guthrie was kidnapped 41 days ago. | Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told NBC News that "we believe we know why he did this". He said authorities "believe it was targeted", but they were "not 100% sure of that". | en |
Under drone fire, exiled Kurds wait to confront Iranian regime | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79505804lpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:02:39 GMT | 2026-03-13T22:38:46.472122 | A group of fighters based in Iraq say they are "ready to go home", as they face drone attacks from Tehran. | "I will go to my mother's grave, then my fathers, and my brothers," he says. "I will go to all the friends and family I will never see again, and lay flowers and tell them: 'I remember you always, and I cry for you.'" At this, he is silenced by his grief and his memories. | en |
Pink Floyd guitar sold for record-breaking $14.6m | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr45v7ey91eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:50:22 GMT | 2026-03-13T22:38:46.643909 | The guitar was used by David Gilmour on some of Pink Floyd's best-known albums, including Dark Side of the Moon. | Gilmour played the 1969 Fender Stratocaster, nicknamed the 'Black Strat', on all of the British rock band's albums between 1970 and 1983, including The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall. | en |
Xi's anti-corruption drive began 14 years ago. Why are the purges still going? | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78xxyyqwe7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:08:36 GMT | 2026-03-13T23:45:37.487478 | Critics say Xi's purges reveal a ruthless drive for absolute loyalty and total control of the military. | "I think the idea from the leadership is that if the party isn't disciplined and if it isn't on message and if it isn't unified, then they're going to go the way of almost all other political parties in the world and be divided and challenged and that's a risk they can't take," Brown says. | en |
More US Marines and warships to be moved to Middle East, reports say | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8gj9n12g8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:53:15 GMT | 2026-03-14T03:29:26.682446 | The reinforcements will come from an amphibious ready group that is usually based in Japan, an official told CBS, the BBC's US partner. | The officials said the reinforcements were to come from an amphibious ready group and its Marine expeditionary unit, with one official adding that the group would be led by the Japan-based USS Tripoli, an amphibious assault ship. | en |
Los Angeles asks for investigation into LA28 Olympics chief over Epstein ties | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9ewxq98e5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 14 Mar 2026 02:28:50 GMT | 2026-03-14T03:29:26.818697 | The LA city council voted unanimously for an investigation into LA28 chief Casey Wasserman over his Epstein ties. | Wasserman, who is one of many prominent figures included in the millions of Epstein documents, has not been accused of wrongdoing by any of Epstein's victims. The appearance of his name in the files does not imply criminal activity of any kind. The BBC has contacted his representatives about the city council vote. | en |
Charges dropped against Georgia teens whose teacher died during toilet paper prank | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1l76346dvlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 14 Mar 2026 02:47:32 GMT | 2026-03-14T06:58:38.674760 | The teacher's family had asked for charges, including one of homicide, to be dropped "to prevent a separate tragedy from occuring" over the prank turned fatal. | "We ask that you continue to pray for our family and also for the students involved in the accident along with their families," the family said in a statement to CBS. "Please join us in extending grace and mercy to them as Christ has done for us," the family said. | en |
Rescuers blame weather and 'underprepared skiers' for rise in Alps avalanche deaths | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cev7111kx9wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 14 Mar 2026 05:59:09 GMT | 2026-03-14T07:42:05.819432 | The BBC joins a French Alps rescue team as the number of skiers killed this season passes 100. | "That's why you need to have all the rescue equipment on you, and to be in a group, but sometimes you can just be in the wrong place at the wrong time," he adds. | en |
Explosion at Amsterdam Jewish school 'a deliberate attack' says mayor | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyg4j58gdyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:11:15 GMT | 2026-03-14T09:39:59.859250 | Security had been increased at Jewish public institutions following an earlier incident in Rotterdam. | An investigation is now under way, and so far police have not publicly commented on possible motives of the attack. | en |
Why has the US targeted Iran's Kharg Island? | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jxzlwvd8ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:39:38 GMT | 2026-03-14T13:05:11.676561 | The tiny island is home to one of the most critical pieces of Iran's energy infrastructure. | Trump, however, warned that he would reconsider the decision not to target oil facilities on the island should Iran or others "do anything to interfere" with the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz - one of the world's most important shipping channels, located south of Iran's coast. | en |
Hamas urges key ally Iran to halt attacks on Gulf states | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg3xk6xgyzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:05:46 GMT | 2026-03-14T13:05:11.824155 | The Palestinian armed group also affirms Tehran's right to defend itself from "aggression" by the US and Israel. | Six people have been killed in the UAE and another six in Kuwait, while Oman, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have all reported two deaths in each of their countries. | en |
Treasure hunter freed from prison after refusing to turn over shipwreck gold | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4g7kn99q3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:51:28 GMT | 2026-03-14T18:54:39.411707 | Tommy Thompson spent more than a decade in prison after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of 500 missing gold coins. | The ship's treasure, being sent to the east coast to create a reserve for banks, sank 7,000 feet to the bottom of the ocean, taking with it 425 passengers and crew, and contributing to the financial panic of 1857. | en |
Cuban protesters ransack Communist office as energy crisis deepens | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c875zd7de5xo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:57:49 GMT | 2026-03-14T18:54:39.535010 | Discontent is mounting over rolling blackouts and shortages of food, fuel and medicine, exacerbated by a US blockade. | Since then, the US has blocked Venezuelan oil shipments - which provided for about half of Cuba's energy needs - and threatened to impose tariffs on any country that sold oil to the island nation. This is on top of a six-decade US trade embargo. | en |
Three more Iran football team members change minds over asylum | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98gz372683o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:48:55 GMT | 2026-03-14T21:02:41.590301 | Four of seven members of the women's football delegation who originally sought to stay in Australia have now chosen to return home. | Zahra Soltan Meshkehkar, a member of the team's technical staff, was one of two more women from the group to seek asylum the next day. The other – Mohaddeseh Zolfi – changed her mind hours after being given the right to stay. She is understood to have already rejoined the team. | en |
Russia exploiting Iran war, Zelensky says after fresh bombardment | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0mger2zkmwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 14 Mar 2026 21:50:22 GMT | 2026-03-14T22:00:35.239624 | Volodymyr Zelensky cast concern over the supply of air-defence missiles after a heavy overnight attack kills at least five. | His remarks reflect that the missiles used by air-defence systems are rapidly being expended in the Middle East as US-aligned Gulf states seek to neutralise Iranian missile and drone attacks. Zelensky has already expressed concerns that the war could leave Ukraine struggling to source defensive weaponry. | en |
BBC visits aftermath of Israeli strike on Lebanon that killed family as IDF targets Hezbollah | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20lvn0ex6yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 14 Mar 2026 22:55:40 GMT | 2026-03-15T03:32:26.325767 | A relative tells BBC those killed were civilians and not Hezbollah operatives, but the Israel Defence Forces says it was targeting "terrorist infrastructure". | "It was three [related] families having an iftar together… we always have gatherings together, we always sit at each other's houses," he said. "My house is nearby and when I heard the sounds, I came screaming and I saw something that I had never seen before". | en |
'Gruesome' war bets fuel calls for crackdown on prediction markets | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwz8051y0lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:01:31 GMT | 2026-03-15T03:32:26.533141 | Predictions markets have hosted millions of dollars of bets related to the war in Iran. | The company, which is headquartered in New York but operates on a limited basis in the US, eventually removed that market after it drew scrutiny on social media but users can still submit bets on questions like when US forces will enter Iran. It did not respond to the BBC's request for comment. | en |
Trump urges UK and other nations to send warships to Strait of Hormuz | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd039n9vj3vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:33:34 GMT | 2026-03-15T05:22:55.498094 | The US president says he hopes China, France, Japan and South Korea will also send ships to defend the key oil shipping route. | "Last week, Trump said he didn't need Britain's help because he'd already won this war. So we mustn't let him push the UK around now. Any decision on the deployment of our armed forces should be made in the UK's national interest and subject to a vote in Parliament." | en |
US names six crew killed in refuelling plane crash in Iraq | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly0d510yz3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:08:30 GMT | 2026-03-15T10:37:25.153305 | The aircraft was on a combat mission as part of ongoing US operations against Iran when it crashed in western Iraq on Thursday. | The aircraft was on a combat mission as part of ongoing US operations against Iran and was one of two planes involved in the incident. The second landed safely. | en |
Severe flooding kills 62 in Kenya, as heavy rains continue | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz6e5eng03yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:13:03 GMT | 2026-03-15T10:37:25.299244 | Eleven people were rescued overnight after a minibus taxi got stuck in rising floodwaters in Nairobi. | Overnight, 11 people were rescued after a minibus taxi, known locally as a matatu, got stuck as water rose in the capital Nairobi, according to the Kenya Red Cross, while two children were saved from a flooded house. | en |
Israeli forces kill Palestinian couple and two of their children in occupied West Bank | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxdndz75zvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:38:22 GMT | 2026-03-15T11:03:38.256837 | Mohammed, aged five, and Othman, aged seven, were killed alongside their parents, the Palestinian health ministry says. | The UN says much of the occupied West Bank has remained under heightened movement restrictions since the outbreak of the war between the US, Israel and Iran on 28 February. | en |
Nigeria’s online content creator market has boomed. Can the skit-makers and streamers make it pay? | https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/15/nigerias-online-content-creator-market-has-boomed-can-the-skit-makers-and-streamers-make-it-pay | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:00:23 GMT | 2026-03-15T11:42:00.967777 | <p>As platforms make less from advertising, creators are struggling to monetise work – leading to calls for more government investment and tax breaks</p><p>On a humid afternoon in Lagos, a shoot for a comedy skit is under way on a set that looks more like a small film production.</p><p>Dozens of people mill about: ligh... | On a humid afternoon in Lagos, a shoot for a comedy skit is under way on a set that looks more like a small film production.
Dozens of people mill about: lighting assistants, a sound engineer, a makeup artist and even a content creator recording unscripted behind-the-scenes footage. At the centre is Broda Shaggi, born... | en |
Zelensky accuses EU allies of 'blackmail' in oil pipeline row | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v7q6d0nq0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:00:35 GMT | 2026-03-15T13:14:13.275999 | Volodymyr Zelensky says restoring the flow of Russian oil via Ukraine into the EU would be like lifting sanctions on Russia. | Zelensky added: "We certainly do not support relaxing the sanctions policy. And overall, this war in the Middle East does not help us, here and now, although we have no illusions about the Iranian regime and we absolutely do not support it - and that is putting it mildly." | en |
Sweden detains captain of Russian shadow fleet ship | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpqwg0yej04o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:40:59 GMT | 2026-03-15T18:49:41.675744 | The skipper of the Sea Owl One is suspected of producing forged documents when it was boarded by coast guard. | The Swedish Prosecution Authority confirmed to the BBC that the 55-year-old captain had been detained. A spokeswoman could not say how long he had been in custody for, but said it was usually for a period of 14 days. | en |
Ugandan opposition leader tells BBC he fled abroad fearing for his life | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy8vk24wyvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 15 Mar 2026 21:56:34 GMT | 2026-03-15T22:49:01.843646 | He says from an undisclosed location: "It was clear that the regime wanted to eliminate me." | Wine said in the interview on Sunday: "Even if I'm out of Uganda, I am still not safe because I know that I'm being pursued by a regime... that is able to pursue its political enemies wherever they are." | en |
'A new norm': BBC visits Doha market starting to fill up again two weeks into Iran war | https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cp32gez414yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:14:40 GMT | 2026-03-16T03:35:20.502523 | The BBC's International News correspondent, Barbara Plett Usher, visits Doha's Souq Waqif market as strikes in the region continue. | At the beginning of the conflict between Israel and the US, and Iran on 28 February, Doha's Souq Waqif market was almost empty, with those in the usually safe and stable capital shocked by the attacks in the region.
Qatar's neighbouring countries have felt the impact of Tehran's retaliatory strikes, with at least 18 p... | en |
How US groups are driving a new generation of anti-abortion activism in the UK | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2dl5j0w23o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:31:48 GMT | 2026-03-16T03:35:20.678884 | The killing of Charlie Kirk galvanised a transatlantic campaign against abortion. But will it succeed in shifting Britain's pro-choice consensus? | For now at least, there is broadly a pro-choice consensus in British politics - another sharp difference to the US. None of the parties that won seats in England, Scotland, or Wales at the last election promised to restrict abortion in their manifesto. And in June last year MPs voted to decriminalise abortion, with a m... | en |
Ukraine's urgent fight on the financial frontline | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20jyngz7ygo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:06:14 GMT | 2026-03-16T03:35:20.838525 | The war-torn country is battling to secure crucial funding from the IMF and EU, as well as putting up taxes. | Kyiv received the first $1.5bn from the IMF at the start of this month. Ahead of that the IMF's mission chief for Ukraine, Gavin Grey, said that with its spending needs "expected to remain very high" the country needed to live within its means. | en |
How did Oscar winner Kpop Demon Hunters win hearts the world over? | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g4n1dyepdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 16 Mar 2026 02:39:01 GMT | 2026-03-16T05:33:52.786479 | We find out how the award-winning, demon-busting crooners have cast a spell world over. | "The worst of what I came from, patterns I'm ashamed of," Rumi sings in What It Sounds Like - at one level, it is a reference to the marks on her skin, which give away her part-demon heritage, but what resonates is the scars she is trying to overcome. | en |
Iran taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, Tehran residents tell BBC | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clygdwqw5dvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:43:43 GMT | 2026-03-16T07:01:07.016216 | Residents describe new security checkpoints around the capital, where they say people are stopped and searched. | It is still very difficult to contact those inside Iran during the internet outage that has been in place since the start of the war, but tech-savvy residents have been using SpaceX's Starlink devices and sharing their connection with others. | en |
TikTok and Meta risked safety to win algorithm arms race, whistleblowers say | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqj9kgxqjwjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:10:55 GMT | 2026-03-16T10:36:39.922102 | Companies allowed more harmful content on user’s feeds, knowing their algorithms ran on outrage, BBC hears. | The volume of cases they were assessing was too difficult to keep on top of to keep users safe, which left teenagers and children especially at risk, he added. Cuts and the reorganisation of some moderation teams - where some roles are being replaced by AI technology - have, in his view, limited the ability to deal eff... | en |
Ten killed in fire at India hospital intensive care unit | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c363gpe3exjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:41:28 GMT | 2026-03-16T10:36:40.058722 | All the victims of the fire in Odisha state are patients, and 11 hospital staff are being treated for burns. | In 2024, a blaze in the neonatal ICU of a medical college in northern Jhansi city killed at least 10 newborn babies. In 2021, a fire in the ICU of Vijay Vallabh hospital in the western city of Virar killed 13 patients receiving treatment for Covid-19. Another fire in 2021 at a newborn care unit in Bhandara district in ... | en |
Far-left and far-right gains throw French mainstream parties into a quandary | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8r17knnz5vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:46:41 GMT | 2026-03-16T11:34:52.777400 | Awkward choices emerge for mainstream parties after the first round of mayoral elections. | In the past the dilemma was confined to the right. RN was regarded as beyond the pale, so the centre-right faced hell and damnation on the few occasions it joined them in a tacit arrangement to keep out the left. | en |
Iran hits key UAE oil port and Dubai airport | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl4gxgkkylo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:20:23 GMT | 2026-03-16T12:37:48.298341 | The port of Fujairah plays a crucial role in helping keep global supplies moving when the Strait of Hormuz is blocked. | Despite the attacks on Dubai, Harper says the business community there is "resilient". Restaurants have been offering deals to get people back into restaurants and "the malls still seem to be busy". People "underestimate Dubai and its ability to survive a downturn", he added. | en |
Ecuador deploys 75,000 soldiers and police to combat drug gangs | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp32vy321r7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:58:42 GMT | 2026-03-16T12:37:48.508175 | Citizens of the most violent-wracked provinces have been warned the government is "at war" with the gangs. | Following the meeting, Noboa posted a photo on social media of himself standing next to Trump with the words: "For too long, the mafias thought that America was their territory. That they could cross borders, move drugs, guns and [spread] violence without consequences. Their time has run out." | en |
Africa particularly vulnerable as Iran conflict disrupts supply chains, say experts | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/16/africa-particularly-vulnerable-iran-conflict-disrupts-supply-chains | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:03:00 GMT | 2026-03-16T12:37:48.987556 | <p>Food production in many African countries depends heavily on fertiliser imported from the Gulf through the strait of Hormuz</p><p>Countries in Africa, where farmers depend heavily on imported fertiliser and a large share of household income goes on food, are particularly vulnerable to supply chain disruptions caused... | Countries in Africa, where farmers depend heavily on imported fertiliser and a large share of household income goes on food, are particularly vulnerable to supply chain disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East, experts have said.
The conflict has drastically disrupted trade through the strait of Hormuz, a vita... | en |
Wary allies show there's no quick fix to Trump's Iran crisis | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8r17plnvy3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:12:25 GMT | 2026-03-16T16:38:52.805091 | European leaders are hesitant to help Trump secure the Strait of Hormuz, but they know inaction on the Iran war isn't really an option. | "It was not an alliance that was designed for one of the allies to go on a war of choice and then oblige everybody else to follow," he said. "I'm not sure that's the sort of Nato that any of us wanted to belong to." | en |
'My mother cried out one last time': Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70n2x7p22do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:57:45 GMT | 2026-03-16T19:13:02.751308 | Khaled Bani Odeh's parents and two brothers were shot dead as they drove home from a shopping trip in the occupied West Bank. | "They pulled me out instead and began jumping on my back," he said. "Then they took me to a corner and questioned me about who had been in the car. I told them it was my mother and father. They accused me of lying and started beating me." | en |
Trump's confidence is undimmed - but every Iran option comes with risk | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70k29914q4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:24:01 GMT | 2026-03-17T03:36:28.088517 | The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only growing. | For the moment, he said, polls indicate that Trump's core supporters continue to stick with him even as they have some doubts about the Iran operation and other core issues, like immigration and tariffs. The erosion of his support has come at the margins, among centrist Republican and independent voters. | en |
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing hundreds in hospital strike | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8n7e0l40o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 03:17:57 GMT | 2026-03-17T03:36:28.281907 | Islamabad denies targeting any health facility and said its strikes were aimed at military installations. | At least 75 people have been killed and 193 injured in Afghanistan as a result of ongoing cross-border fighting between the countries since 26 February, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). | en |
AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from 'misuse' | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74721xyd1wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:08:32 GMT | 2026-03-17T03:36:28.482907 | The artificial intelligence firm says it wants to prevent "catastrophic misuse" of its systems. | "There is no international treaty or other regulation for this type of work and the use of AI with these types of weapons. All of this is happening out of sight." | en |
'Fire came from the sky and burned them' - life on the brink of civil war in South Sudan | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2g4v9mzxro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:08:56 GMT | 2026-03-17T03:36:28.702343 | Some 50,000 people are told to flee their homes as the army warns of a huge military offensive in Jonglei state. | He says the army is "responsible" in its conduct, and adds that his government is "trying its best" and has "taken measures [to ensure] civilians are not involved in the situation". But he concludes "civilians who find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time might be caught in the crossfire. There's no way you ... | en |
Utah bereavement author found guilty of fatally poisoning her husband | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxg1nx2r61o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 01:14:04 GMT | 2026-03-17T06:16:06.855908 | A jury found that Kouri Richins killed her husband in March 2022 by poisoning him with a fentanyl-laced drink. | She told authorities she had served her husband a mixed vodka drink in bed and then went to sleep with one of her young children who was having a night terror. She later returned to her husband in their room where she said she found him "cold to the touch". | en |
Gas on the line: will the Iran war squeeze India's piped gas next? | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6dl175w01o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:47:42 GMT | 2026-03-17T07:37:31.443405 | The Iran war has already rattled LPG users. Will India’s piped gas network face the next squeeze? | Trump's confidence is undimmed - but every Iran option comes with risk
The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only growing. | en |
Trump seeks to delay meeting with Xi in China | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9e0z7v3nxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:52:40 GMT | 2026-03-17T08:34:32.339933 | The escalating war in Iran has overshadowed many of the US' foreign policy objectives | Trump's confidence is undimmed - but every Iran option comes with risk
The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only growing. | en |
Trump says presidents 'should not have learning disabilities' as he mocks Newsom's dyslexia | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjnwmm984o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 02:04:48 GMT | 2026-03-17T08:34:32.510110 | The National Center for Learning Disabilities said it was "disturbed" by the president's remarks. | "Honestly, I'm all for people with learning disabilities, but not for my president. I don't want, I think a president should not have learning disabilities, OK? And I know it's highly controversial to say such a horrible thing." | en |
Columbia University protester released after one year in immigration custody | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgzdkg0q9go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 01:08:24 GMT | 2026-03-17T08:34:32.677941 | Federal officials say Leqaa Kordia overstayed her student visa. Her lawyer says she was targeted for pro-Palestinian activism. | "We are grateful to our community that stood beside us every step of the way, and for the countless prayers offered during this past Ramadan - those moments of sincerity and hope carried us through some of our darkest days." | en |
Suspected suicide attacks kill at least 23 in north-east Nigeria | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gqnjjy9edo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:24:29 GMT | 2026-03-17T10:36:48.549706 | Multiple blasts struck some of the Maiduguri's busiest locations on Monday evening. | "Preliminary investigation reveals that the incidents were carried out by suspected suicide bombers," Borno police said in a statement, adding that an investigation was under way to establish the identity of the attackers. | en |
‘These connections are overlooked’: how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil long after abolition | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/connections-overlooked-how-british-companies-profited-slavery-brazil-after-abolition | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:00:44 GMT | 2026-03-17T11:32:23.982931 | <p>Britons learn about the country’s involvement ‘almost as a self-congratulatory narrative’, says historian Joseph Mulhern </p><p>In 1845 British citizens and companies were already legally prohibited from owning or buying enslaved people overseas, yet that year 385 captives were “transferred” to a British mining comp... | In 1845 British citizens and companies were already legally prohibited from owning or buying enslaved people overseas, yet that year 385 captives were “transferred” to a British mining company in Brazil named St John d’El Rey.
Despite a global campaign waged by the UK against slavery and the transatlantic slave trade,... | en |
At least 23 people killed in suspected suicide attacks in north-eastern Nigeria | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/bombings-north-eastern-nigeria-maiduguri | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:28:01 GMT | 2026-03-17T12:35:39.839678 | <p>More than 100 others injured in bombings targeting post office, market areas and hospital in Maiduguri</p><p>At least 23 people have been killed and more than 100 others injured in multiple suspected suicide bombings in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, shattering its reputation as a relative oasis of ca... | At least 23 people have been killed and more than 100 others injured in multiple suspected suicide bombings in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, shattering its reputation as a relative oasis of calm in recent years as a long-running insurgency was pushed to the rural hinterlands.
Authorities said the explo... | en |
US west coast prepares for 'dangerous' heatwave in early spring | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy80zk8d8xo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:26:03 GMT | 2026-03-17T15:19:03.827276 | Severe weather is plaguing the US from coast to coast, bringing a mix of extreme heat and bitter cold. | With temperatures running far above normal, snow in the Sierra Nevada is likely to melt weeks earlier than usual, reducing the amount of water that can be gradually released into reservoirs later in the year. | en |
Belgian court sends ex-diplomat, 93, to trial over 1961 murder of Congo leader | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/ex-belgian-diplomat-93-trial-1961-murder-patrice-lumumba | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:33:22 GMT | 2026-03-17T15:19:04.335901 | <p>Étienne Davignon is charged with participation in war crimes in relation to killing of then PM Patrice Lumumba</p><p>A former Belgian diplomat, 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what was then the newly independent Congolese state, a Brus... | A former Belgian diplomat, 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what was then the newly independent Congolese state, a Brussels court has ruled.
Étienne Davignon, the only person still alive among 10 Belgians the Lumumba family accuses of inv... | en |
Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to 'reverse course' | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4g66r3z40o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:27:58 GMT | 2026-03-17T16:41:47.968502 | National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby". | In the letter, Kent said that had previously supported Trump's foreign policy platform and until last year believed that he had "had understood that the wars in the Middle East that robbed America of the precious lives of our patriots and depleted the wealth and prosperity of our nation." | en |
Israel says it killed Iranian security chief Ali Larijani in air strike | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24deezq6meo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:31:43 GMT | 2026-03-17T16:41:48.137411 | The deaths of Larijani and the head of the paramilitary Basij force have not been confirmed by Iranian authorities. | A man in his 20s, who lives in the nearby city of Karaj, said: "When they die, you might not believe it, but I get so happy because they're criminals and have so much blood on their hands." | en |
Chile's president begins building border barrier less than week into term | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg1227k00eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:49:46 GMT | 2026-03-17T16:41:48.302825 | José Antonio Kast visited the ditch - a few feet wide and deep - on Monday, calling it a "milestone". | Kast is also an admirer of Trump and the two appear poised to align on several issues including undocumented migration. As well as co-opting a number of the US president's policies, Kast's supporters have been seen wearing red "Make Chile Great Again" caps - a nod to Trump's own Maga hats. | en |
Air strike hit Kabul rehab centre as patients ate dinner, survivor tells BBC | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg1kgz6wkgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:45:54 GMT | 2026-03-17T19:44:24.993261 | The exact number killed in Monday night's strike by Pakistan is still not known, but is feared to be in the hundreds. | "Gul Meer was in the facility for over seven months now. Since last night when the attack happened, we have no information about him, I don't know what happened to him, I am waiting for the list to be announced later," said the woman, a mother of nine. | en |
Spanish king reopens debate on conquest of Mexico by acknowledging 'abuse' | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33j3ne2mjlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:55:17 GMT | 2026-03-17T23:57:23.563815 | King Felipe appears to have helped thaw frosty relations with Mexico while reviving a fierce debate over events 500 years ago. | "One could say that it is not everything we would have wanted but it is a gesture of reconciliation by the king in terms of what we were talking about: an acknowledgement of excesses, exterminations that happened during the Spaniards' arrival," she said. | en |
Death of Ali Larijani deepens crisis at heart of Iran's leadership | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgqgxqekp89o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:43:59 GMT | 2026-03-18T02:57:07.052170 | Larijani has long been seen as one of the Islamic Republic's most experienced and influential policy makers. | This may shift power further towards the military. Recent remarks by President Masoud Pezeshkian suggest that armed forces units have effectively been given broad authority to act if senior leadership is incapacitated. In practice, that could mean decisions being taken more quickly, but with less central co-ordination. | en |
Total repression and air strikes bring unrelenting dread for Iranians | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9e0wrglgdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:07:36 GMT | 2026-03-18T02:57:07.250541 | Tehran residents tell the BBC they're caught between US-Israeli bombing and an Iranian regime trying to reassert its power. | "The situation is frightening…," says Ali. "The skies of your country are controlled by enemy forces. But at the same time there is always a hope in people's hearts. It's not that we are supporting America or Israel. But hoping simply that for one moment, something might happen that ends the current Iranian regime, and... | en |
India's cheap weight-loss drugs could reshape global obesity fight | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2g4411en3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:30:49 GMT | 2026-03-18T12:36:46.547320 | With India’s semaglutide patent expiring on 20 March, about 50 branded generics are expected to enter the market. | India's pharmaceutical industry, currently worth about $60bn, is expected to double by 2030. Much of it is built on generics - a manufacturing muscle that now sets the stage for fierce competition over semaglutide. What has until now been an expensive injection largely confined to affluent patients could soon become fa... | en |
US judge orders Trump administration to reopen Voice of America | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3g3j1y2ldo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:01:43 GMT | 2026-03-18T12:36:46.733553 | Some 85% of VOA staff were laid off by Trump who accused the international broadcaster of bias. | Just weeks after returning to office as president, Donald Trump issued an executive order to close the broadcaster which his officials accused of left-wing bias. Trump also ordered outlets such as Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia to be "eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law". | en |
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