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Norway prosecutor asks for seven years' jail for crown princess's son in rape trial | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74741pgleko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:44:12 GMT | 2026-03-18T15:41:37.444232 | Prosecutors in the trial of Marius Borg Høiby argue he should be found guilty of 39 of the 40 charges he is accused of. | In three of the cases police found videos taken of the women at the time. He is accused of filming them without consent, and the condition of the women at the time of the four alleged rapes has become a significant element of the trial. | en |
'Very difficult to stop': BBC visits scene of Iran cluster bomb strike on Israel | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy9yldgn7qo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:04:29 GMT | 2026-03-18T16:44:39.542658 | An elderly couple was killed after a bomb flew into their apartment in central Israel and exploded. | "To be honest, in the last days I'm losing hope a little bit," said Sigal as we sheltered in the safe room. "I feel there's no end to it, there's no direction, we can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. We must endure this, but I'm not sure how long it will take, [or] where we are going from here." | en |
Oil nears $110 a barrel after gas field strike | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78x83lpgngo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:06:53 GMT | 2026-03-18T16:44:39.687635 | Iran's military warned it would take "decisive action" in response to the strike on its energy infrastructure. | "As previously warned, if the fuel, energy, gas, and economic infrastructures of our country are attacked by the American-Zionist enemy, in addition to a powerful counterattack against the enemy, we will severely strike the origin of that aggression as well," the military said in a statement published by Tasnim. | en |
Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in air strike | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d1dz14k51o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:05:46 GMT | 2026-03-18T17:48:24.013801 | Israel said it had killed Khatib, whose death was confirmed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday. | "It might be that when people come out after a call to protest, the likelihood of them being killed is lower now," she said. "Even though they all have replacements, these were the main figures." | en |
Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86y65j26xno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:39:00 GMT | 2026-03-18T17:48:24.151806 | Archaeologist Alexander Butyagin is accused of conducting illegal excavations in Crimea - Ukraine's peninsula annexed by Russia. | Asked if he would return to digging in occupied Crime if his appeal succeeded, the archaeologist avoided answering - saying only that he wanted to change a lot about his life and first wished to return to his family. | en |
Hittler faces Zielinski as French town's election contest goes viral | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d1drzgxzyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:57:26 GMT | 2026-03-18T17:48:24.305284 | Charles Hittler, mayor of Arcis-sur-Aube, has always faced jokes about his name but now he faces a rival with another unlikely name. | There are only a few of his tribe left in France, he says. His Hittler cousins in Alsace all had girls, so the name is disappearing there. One of his sons pronounces the name "Hit-lay", in order to escape embarrassment, and his grandchildren have taken their mothers' names. | en |
Israel destroys river bridges in southern Lebanon | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg8g98ezmzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:40:15 GMT | 2026-03-18T19:53:37.269842 | The health ministry says that 968 people, including more than 100 children, have been killed since 2 March. | Civilians are frequently killed in these attacks. One reported Israeli "double tap" airstrike - where a location is hit twice in quick succession - on a car near Beirut's Corniche seafront last week killed at least 12 people, many of them said to be displaced civilians from elsewhere in the country who had been shelter... | en |
One killed as ski gondola crashes down mountain at Swiss resort | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq575yp1lw6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:25:33 GMT | 2026-03-18T19:53:37.415078 | Dramatic footage showed the gondola flipping over several times in the snow before coming to a halt in Engelberg. | Nidwalden canton police said the woman was alone in the Titlis Xpress ski gondola when it detached from the cable. The gondola had just left the Trübsee station and was climbing the middle section of the mountain when the accident appears to have happened. | en |
Ecuador gang leader wanted for murder of presidential candidate arrested | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8g81k5xzgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:20:16 GMT | 2026-03-18T22:50:13.589464 | Officials believe the man - known as Lobo Menor - is linked to the killing of Fernando Villavicencio in 2023. | Prosecutors alleged that Angulo - widely known as The Invisible - ordered the hit from the Quito prison in which he is detained - something he denied. | en |
US intelligence chief says Iran's regime 'intact' but 'degraded' | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1d6dk569w6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:18:19 GMT | 2026-03-19T03:18:09.643622 | Lawmakers pressed intelligence officials about the Iran war, and if the Islamic Republic had posed an imminent threat. | Since the war began, lawmakers and commentators from both parties have questioned why the US struck the Islamic Republic and if the Trump administration was aware of potential problems in the Strait of Hormuz on the southern coast of Iran. President Donald Trump has said the US attacked largely because Iran was develop... | en |
How the Iran war has left Europe facing yet another energy crisis | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24de9e97vno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:59:49 GMT | 2026-03-19T06:13:20.732356 | It is not the first time that there has been deep energy-linked frustration in the heart of Europe. | Energy-hungry Germany gets as much as 96% of its LNG from the US now. This dependence might explain why the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz remained silent when he sat next to Trump in the White House two weeks ago, as the US president berated and threatened to impose a trade embargo on Spain, because it had not allow... | en |
Jihadist violence in Nigeria and DRC rose sharply last year even as global deaths from terror fell | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/jihadist-violence-nigeria-drc-terrorism-index | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:01:00 GMT | 2026-03-19T06:13:21.017703 | <p>Nigeria had largest increase in terrorism-related deaths, ranking fourth in global index behind Pakistan, Burkina Faso and Niger</p><p>Jihadist violence rose sharply in Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo last year, even as global deaths from terrorism dropped to their lowest level in a decade, according to a n... | Jihadist violence rose sharply in Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo last year, even as global deaths from terrorism dropped to their lowest level in a decade, according to a new report.
Nigeria recorded the largest increase in terrorism deaths globally in 2025, with fatalities rising by 46% from 513 in 2024 to ... | en |
DR Congo and Rwanda agree to ease tensions after talks in US | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15x5ejgyl3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:42:38 GMT | 2026-03-19T09:03:34.627915 | The conflict has persisted despite a peace deal signed by DR Congo and Rwanda in December. | Days after the signing ceremony, the M23 entered the Congolese city of Uvira near the Burundi border in the biggest escalation of the conflict in months. It later pulled out under US pressure, although it still controls large parts of eastern DR Congo, including the region's two biggest cities, Goma and Bukavu. | en |
Three Palestinian women killed as missile debris hits West Bank beauty salon | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ljl23plpzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:13:11 GMT | 2026-03-19T10:02:27.412062 | Several other people were injured when shrapnel struck the beauty salon in Beit Awwa, in the southern West Bank. | It added that crews faced "significant difficulties" trying to reach the site due to the closure of iron gates leading to the area, which "had a direct and critical impact on the time available to save the injured victims". | en |
Woman has sentence quashed by Tanzania court after over a decade on death row | https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/19/tanzania-lemi-limbu-freed-woman-learning-disabilities-death-row | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:00:05 GMT | 2026-03-19T11:03:24.014419 | <p>Lemi Limbu, who has severe intellectual disabilities, remains in prison and will now face retrial for the murder of her daughter</p><p>A woman with severe intellectual disabilities in Tanzania has had her conviction and death sentence quashed after spending more than a decade in prison awaiting execution.</p><p><a h... | A woman with severe intellectual disabilities in Tanzania has had her conviction and death sentence quashed after spending more than a decade in prison awaiting execution.
Lemi Limbu, now in her early 30s, was convicted of the murder of her daughter in 2015. On 4 March, a court in Shinyanga, northern Tanzania, declare... | en |
Former counter-terrorism head investigated by FBI over alleged leaks | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33j3gxvgmro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:05:39 GMT | 2026-03-19T13:19:44.556141 | The former counter-terrorism head resigned on Tuesday over the war with Iran, saying the country posed "no imminent threat" to the US. | He also alleged that some of the government's "key decision makers" had limited access to Trump in the lead up to the Iran war and that there had been no "robust debate" ahead of the strikes. | en |
Are US and Israel in lockstep in Iran war? Deciphering Trump's post after gas field attacks | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8x7leknlywo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:07:28 GMT | 2026-03-19T14:29:30.407612 | What does Trump's Truth Social post after gas field attacks tell us about US-Israeli alignment? | If Iran attacks Qatar's LNG [liquefied natural gas] facilities again, he warns, the US "with or without the help or consent of Israel, will massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field at an amount of strength and power that Iran has never seen or witnessed before". | en |
Spain's king welcomes Mexico's World Cup invite after 'abuse' comments | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvglew9p891o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:00:19 GMT | 2026-03-19T14:29:30.571537 | News of the invitation emerges after the monarch acknowledged "a lot of abuse" during the Spanish conquest of Mexico. | Sheinbaum wrote that the sporting event - being hosted jointly by Mexico with the US and Canada - would provide "a timely opportunity to evoke the depth and unique character of the ties between Mexico and Spain", the Casa Real said. | en |
Some of the world’s poorest countries to lose UK aid due to 56% budget cut | https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/19/poorest-countries-lose-uk-aid-56-per-cent-budget-cut | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:35:12 GMT | 2026-03-19T15:28:24.324700 | <p>UK’s bilateral aid to Africa, which funds areas such as schools and clinics, to be cut by almost £900m by 2028-29</p><p>Some of the world’s poorest countries will lose out on UK aid that funds programmes such as schools and clinics, due to budget cuts set out by the foreign secretary.</p><p>The UK’s bilateral aid to... | Some of the world’s poorest countries will lose out on UK aid that funds programmes such as schools and clinics, due to budget cuts set out by the foreign secretary.
The UK’s bilateral aid to Africa will be reduced by almost £900m by 2028-29 – a 56% cut – part of more than £6bn in cuts which are funding an increase in... | en |
Norway crown princess to address Epstein links as son's rape trial closes | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvge3mxgvwwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:14:30 GMT | 2026-03-19T20:20:59.926548 | Mette-Marit gives a much-anticipated interview, due to be broadcast on Friday. | He denies the most serious charges and his defence lawyers told the court on Thursday he should be cleared of rape, and that an 18-month jail term was appropriate for the offences he had admitted to. | en |
US considers lifting sanctions on some Iranian oil | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d415g55nno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:55:51 GMT | 2026-03-19T22:35:35.167999 | Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent broached waiving sanctions on oil already at sea, which would be a stunning reversal of longstanding American policy. | About a fifth of the 100m barrels of oil that the world consumes every day usually travels via the Strait of Hormuz, which runs along part of Iran's coast. But since the war began at the end of February, shipping in the channel has come to a halt. | en |
Denmark planned to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded, reports say | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33ln4mp1p2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:52:36 GMT | 2026-03-19T22:35:35.340123 | Denmark's public broadcaster reports that the US operation to seize Venezuela's leader sparked fears it would act against Greenland. | "The cost to the US would have to be raised. The US would have to carry out a hostile act to get Greenland," a Danish defence source told the broadcaster, while admitting that troops would have been unlikely to be able to repel a US attack. | en |
Teenager among first to be executed over Iran's anti-government protests | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9mzn7k722o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:07:17 GMT | 2026-03-19T22:35:35.515503 | Saleh Mohammadi, a member of Iran's national wrestling team, was found guilty of killing police officers alongside two other men, state media say. | While a near total shutdown of the internet and communication services made it difficult to find out what was happening in the country, protesters told the BBC the lethal crackdown by security forces was unlike anything they had witnessed before. | en |
US civil rights leader Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8r8rggxmmo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:37:45 GMT | 2026-03-19T22:35:35.683956 | The allegations have prompted the cancellations of events and celebrations planned in his honour later this month. | The foundation said it was "deeply shocked and saddened" by the allegations, and was working with leaders in the farm workers' movement "to be responsive to these allegations" and to support those who may have been harmed. | en |
Netanyahu says Israel 'acted alone' in attack on Iranian gas field | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2k3jgy9vq3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:41:40 GMT | 2026-03-19T23:04:19.627366 | Speaking at a news conference, the Israeli leader said Trump had requested that there be no further such attacks. | Gas prices, which had already been rising since the start of the conflict, surged in response to the Iranian attack on Qatar. The UK benchmark peaked briefly at almost 183p per therm on Thursday before easing back to 154.8p, an 11.3% increase from Wednesday's level. European prices also rose by more than 10%. | en |
Bachelorette's new season pulled after Taylor Frankie Paul abuse allegations | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9vryml4d1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:24:51 GMT | 2026-03-19T23:46:02.692780 | The decision comes after footage emerged appearing to show the reality star in an altercation with her ex-partner. | She made headlines in 2022 when she announced she and her husband were divorcing, and that they had had relationships with other couples during their marriage. Her story featured on the Hulu show, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. | en |
Nearly 100 ships pass the Hormuz Strait - who is getting through? | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4geg0eeyjeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:04:57 GMT | 2026-03-20T02:36:42.912878 | Just under 100 ships have passed thorough the Strait of Hormuz since the start of March, according to data analysed by BBC Verify. | Iran can also use geography of the strait to its advantage. Not only is the strait narrow and shallow, the coastline is also mountainous. This allows Iran to launch elevated attacks, which ships have less time to react to. | en |
The global winners and losers of the war in Iran | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3wlwnn05zqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:08:53 GMT | 2026-03-20T07:36:22.364126 | As the conflict triggers economic disruption some risk being hit hard, while others stand to benefit. | Exactly what comes to pass will of course depend on future developments in this conflict. But it is unlikely, as it strategised ahead of commencing the attacks on Iran, that the US fully foresaw some of these economic consequences. | en |
Trump compares attack on Iran to Pearl Harbor in meeting with Japanese PM | https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cx248jvgwj8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:50:38 GMT | 2026-03-20T07:36:22.589475 | In a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister, US President Donald Trump was asked why he didn't inform allies about his plan to attack Iran. | In a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump was asked why he didn't inform allies about his plan to attack Iran.
Trump responded by raising Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II, saying, "Who knows better about surprise than Japan?"
More on the ... | en |
Several injured as turbulence hits Delta flight into Sydney | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78l572p4n7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:26:01 GMT | 2026-03-20T07:36:22.798824 | Three flight attendants were taken to hospital after the Airbus A350 experienced turbulence during its descent into Sydney Airport. | Severe turbulence is defined as when the up and down movements of a plane going through disturbed air exert more than 1.5g-force on your body - enough to lift you out of your seat if you weren't wearing a seatbelt. | en |
Australia PM heckled at Sydney mosque Ramadan event | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz90wy2190go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 20 Mar 2026 02:54:21 GMT | 2026-03-20T07:36:22.973859 | The government's response to the Israel-Gaza war and rising Islamophobia has angered many Muslim Australians. | After the speech finished, the prime minister made his way out of the mosque through the crowds and continued to be shouted at by several people, with one asking: "Why is he here? Get him out of here! It's a disgrace". | en |
Madagascar’s military ruler decrees that ministers must pass lie detector tests | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/20/madagascar-military-ruler-new-ministers-lie-detector-tests | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:26:47 GMT | 2026-03-20T10:53:00.541069 | <p>Michael Randrianirina, who sacked PM and cabinet without explanation, claims measure is to root out corruption</p><p>Madagascar’s military president has said new ministers will have to pass lie detector tests to root out corrupt candidates, after he dismissed the prime minister and cabinet without explanation earlie... | Madagascar’s military president has said new ministers will have to pass lie detector tests to root out corrupt candidates, after he dismissed the prime minister and cabinet without explanation earlier this month.
Michael Randrianirina came to power in a coup in October after weeks of youth-led protests under the bann... | en |
Norway's crown princess breaks silence on Epstein links: 'I was manipulated and deceived' | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cde5y63y3n7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:43:00 GMT | 2026-03-20T11:37:07.131148 | Crown Princess Mette Marit tells Norwegian TV she wishes she had never met the late sex offender. | She was also asked whether she had the motivation to remain in her royal role. She has been in poor health and the recent Epstein revelations have raised doubts among many Norwegians that she still has the capacity to become queen, when Crown Prince Haakon accedes to the throne. | en |
Mexican teen dies while being held in US immigration custody | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp84n0kn902o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:57:38 GMT | 2026-03-20T11:37:07.301272 | Royer Perez-Jimenez died amid a surge of migrant deaths under Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. | "The Government of Mexico reiterates that these deaths are unacceptable and once again calls on immigration authorities to carry out a prompt and thorough investigation to clarify the circumstances that led to this death, determine responsibility, and establish effective guarantees of non-repetition," the foreign mi... | en |
BTS return from military service - but does their album live up to the hype? | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c070eg32dryo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:04:50 GMT | 2026-03-20T11:37:07.489958 | The band's 10th album sees them return to the rebellious, rap-heavy sound of their early days. | People asked for their views on closing city centre roads for fleadh
It has been hailed as the "biggest event ever planned in Belfast" and the road closures are said to be for safety reasons. | en |
Hungary's Orbán accused of disloyalty and blackmail over Ukraine loan veto | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6jrvgqeejo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:33:17 GMT | 2026-03-20T12:02:13.701733 | The Hungarian leader says a pipeline carrying Russian oil through Ukraine to Hungary must be repaired before any funds can be released. | "It was a tough debate, but we stood our ground," he wrote on X. "We have the right to say 'no' to the Ukrainian war loan. As long as @ZelenskyyUa does not lift the oil blockade, they will not receive any money from Brussels." | en |
Trump makes Pearl Harbor remark in meeting with Japan's PM | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dlpr074q3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:55:19 GMT | 2026-03-20T12:02:13.883690 | President Trump compared US strikes on Iran to the deadly 1941 Japanese attack and declaration of war as part of World War Two. | Also in 2016, President Barack Obama became the first serving US president to visit Hiroshima, saying his visit was "a testament to how even the most painful divides can be bridged - how our two nations, former adversaries, cannot just become partners, but become the best of friends and the strongest of allies". | en |
Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyjg1x7r43o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:17:56 GMT | 2026-03-20T15:24:54.178628 | Saadia Mosbah campaigned for migrants, particularly after President Kais Saied said they posed a demographic threat to the country. | Authorities last year ordered the suspension of activities of leading civil society organisations - including the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights and the Association of Democratic Women, both recognised for their defence of civil liberties - citing financial audits linked to foreign funding. | en |
Israel strikes Syria after Druze clashes | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c248pgn158go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:02:50 GMT | 2026-03-20T17:03:42.344439 | Syria condemned the strikes on weapons sites and government infrastructure as an "outrageous" assault on Syria's sovereignty. | Israel, which has a sizable Druze minority, has previously framed such strikes as efforts to protect the community across the border. The Druze are a community in Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, whose religion is an offshoot of Shia Islam with its own unique identity and beliefs. | en |
Ukraine-Hungary oil pipeline row threatens EU loan | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr71rkeg7xxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:16:29 GMT | 2026-03-20T20:51:00.112508 | Kyiv and Budapest disagree on how badly damaged a hub in western Ukraine bombed by Russia really is, as its oil flow remains suspended. | "Ukrainian colleagues …asked us to quickly take over this crude [from the tank] to prevent further escalation and avoid an even larger fire. We took over 35,000 tons of Ukrainian-origin crude, which flowed through the Druzhba pipeline without issue. Oil continued to arrive through the pipeline for at least two to three... | en |
As Islamophobia rises, Australia's Muslims celebrate Eid | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr410ezy312o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:36:13 GMT | 2026-03-20T22:42:32.781708 | Recent events abroad and at home have fuelled an ongoing surge of Islamophobia in Australia. | "The fear that I have is Pauline Hanson and her dog whistling has such an effect on the Labor and Liberal Party that they are too scared to take the defence of the Muslim community, because it's political suicide for them," he said. "So we're left to fend for ourselves." | en |
Elon Musk misled Twitter investors, jury finds | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62j3yl842eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:55:41 GMT | 2026-03-20T23:04:14.852073 | A San Francisco jury concludes Musk’s claims in 2022 were damaging to a group of Twitter investors. | Iranian strikes on bases used by US caused $800m in damage, new analysis shows
Much of the damage was caused in initial retaliatory strikes by Iran in the week after the US and Israel launched its operation. | en |
Iranian strikes on bases used by US caused $800m in damage, new analysis shows | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cddq7j48p35o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:34:05 GMT | 2026-03-20T23:45:50.740833 | Much of the damage was caused in initial retaliatory strikes by Iran in the week after the US and Israel launched its operation. | "The damage to US bases in the region has been underreported," said Mark Cancian, a CSIS senior adviser and co-author of the think tank study. "Although that appears to be extensive, the full amount won't be known until more information is available." | en |
Socialists battle to hold Paris in key mayoral elections across France | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87wgw27201o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 21 Mar 2026 01:03:36 GMT | 2026-03-21T02:49:05.768435 | Emmanuel Grégoire is facing a challenge from Rachida Dati on the right who is behind in the opinion polls. | In their defence, the left says the alliances are needed to ward off victory by the far right – even though, in the vast majority of cities where the pacts have been reached, their main opponent is not from the RN but from the mainstream right Republicans (LR). | en |
Chuck Norris memes were undefeated for a generation of young fans | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62541e29z9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 21 Mar 2026 01:03:01 GMT | 2026-03-21T04:42:03.089301 | Chuck Norris became an inadvertent source of humour for a viral online celebration of his movie tough guy persona. | "You all knew Chuck Norris as the man that counted to infinity twice, the man who got bit by a cobra and the cobra died," she says. "The world truly lost an icon and I lost my grandpa." | en |
Russian drone attack kills two in Ukraine ahead of talks in US, officials say | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl18nwjzzzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:54:29 GMT | 2026-03-21T09:47:49.353023 | Two children, aged 11 and 15 were also injured in the attack which took place in Zaporizhzhia. | On the agenda for the US talks is setting up another trilateral meeting involving Russia, as well as efforts to smooth over the rocky relationship between Zelensky and US President Donald Trump, who has accused the Ukrainian leader of being the main obstacle to peace. | en |
BTS comeback concert: Seoul gets ready to host 260,000 fans | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cge0dyjwezgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:59:23 GMT | 2026-03-21T10:34:29.954248 | RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook will perform together for the first time since October 2022. | In another post on X, pop music critic Jung Min-jae said: "If a comeback concert of this scale, one that effectively paralyses parts of the city centre, is allowed, then other artists or agencies may well request to use the same space in the future. | en |
Thousands evacuated as Hawaii faces worst flooding in 20 years | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20qj970gwro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 21 Mar 2026 16:09:50 GMT | 2026-03-21T16:43:20.260351 | More than 230 people have been rescued so far, the authorities said on Friday. | The worst of the weather is now out of the way, though heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely in Hawaii for the rest of the weekend and into the start of next week. | en |
Pentagon restrictions on press violate First Amendment, judge rules | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy3961xdr8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 21 Mar 2026 16:11:58 GMT | 2026-03-21T17:04:06.015383 | The Department of Defense had required reporters to agree to certain rules on what information they could gather in order to maintain access to the Pentagon. | Those who did not sign were barred from daily access to the building. After most major media outlets declined to sign, the Pentagon press corps became primarily conservative media outlets, like the One America News Network, that had agreed to sign. | en |
Trump threatens to send ICE into airports unless funding deal reached | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ex9nq2qywo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:22:10 GMT | 2026-03-21T21:01:03.255105 | The president said ICE would "do security" as airport security staff have gone without pay for weeks due to a partial government shutdown. | "No funds for daycare, no funds for food. They just want to know why the hell they can't get paid when we have money to shoot missiles into other countries," he said. | en |
Trump administration at crossroads in US-Israel war with Iran | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyxv87zwwpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:12:04 GMT | 2026-03-21T22:37:08.534146 | Statements from President Trump that the war is almost over are not matching up with the reality on the ground. | Not included was the goal of securing the Strait of Hormuz, which Trump said should be the responsibility of other nations that are more dependent on oil exports from the Gulf. The president has frequently noted that the US is a net exporter of energy and does not rely on oil from the Middle East – although such a view... | en |
Strike on Sudan hospital kills at least 64 and wounds 89 more, WHO reports | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/21/strike-on-sudan-hospital-kills-wounds-world-health-organization-reports | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:15:04 GMT | 2026-03-21T23:36:13.612064 | <p>Victims of army drone attack on East Darfur health facility included children and medical personnel </p><p>A strike on a healthcare facility in Sudan has killed 64 people and wounded 89 more, the World Health Organization reported on Saturday.</p><p>The UN’s humanitarian office in Sudan had earlier said it was “appa... | A strike on a healthcare facility in Sudan has killed 64 people and wounded 89 more, the World Health Organization reported on Saturday.
The UN’s humanitarian office in Sudan had earlier said it was “appalled by the attack on a hospital in East Darfur yesterday, reportedly killing dozens, including children, and injur... | en |
Iranian strike hits near Israeli nuclear facility after Tehran says its site targeted | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qdvnv13qdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:01:07 GMT | 2026-03-22T03:17:45.729965 | The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency called for "maximum military restraint" following the strikes. | Iran's own Atomic Energy Organisation (AEOI) described the attack on Natanz as a violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, though it said "no leakage of radioactive materials" was reported and there was "no danger to residents of the surrounding areas". | en |
National blackout hits Cuba for second time in a week | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg0l44yxrvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 22 Mar 2026 02:02:40 GMT | 2026-03-22T03:17:45.866937 | Another total failure of its power grid underlines Cuba's hardship under a US-imposed fuel blockade. | On Friday Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio insisted that "the political system of Cuba is not up for negotiation, and of course neither the president nor the position of any official in Cuba is subject to negotiation with the United States", Reuters reported. | en |
Robert Mueller, ex-FBI chief who led Trump-Russia investigation, dies at 81 | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dlj6gv0q6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 22 Mar 2026 01:04:57 GMT | 2026-03-22T03:17:46.016291 | A former FBI director, Mueller led the high-profile inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election | "I did not always agree with everything that Robert Mueller did," Andrew Weissmann, a member of Mueller's team, told BBC's Carl Nasman. "I think it's really important for people to know how much integrity and how much thoughtfulness went into his decision-making and how much faith he had, maybe more than I did, in the ... | en |
Did Australia's under-16s social media ban work? | https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cq8g9y5x1llo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:06:39 GMT | 2026-03-22T07:51:46.830869 | Three months since it came into effect, teenagers tell the BBC how the world-first law has impacted their lives so far. | The BBC spoke to Australian teenagers about the under-16s social media ban, three months since the law came into force on 10 December 2025.
Under the law, social media companies must take "reasonable steps" to keep kids off their platforms, and face fines off up to A$49.5m (£24.5m) if they fail to do so.
Children and... | en |
Sudan drone attack on key hospital killed 64 people during Eid, WHO says | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr715xynkvvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:15:05 GMT | 2026-03-22T13:11:54.456615 | The strike killed 64 people, including 13 children, two nurses and a doctor, according to the WHO head. | The local rights organisation, which has documented atrocities by both the army and the RSF throughout the war, said the hospital in el-Daein was a vital health facility relied upon by thousands of civilians in the city and surrounding villages. | en |
Qatari and Turkish citizens die in military helicopter crash | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2v4k0xn9no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:35:44 GMT | 2026-03-22T13:54:22.497754 | Four Qatari military personnel, one Turkish serviceman and two technicians from a Turkish defence company were on board. | Trump says he is considering 'winding down' Iran war
But more troops and warships are being sent to the region and the White House is seeking billions more in funding for the war. | en |
Israeli settlers target Palestinian villages in occupied West Bank, attacking people and properties | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cew719w80g7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:57:48 GMT | 2026-03-22T17:59:57.975969 | The violence began after 18-year-old settler Yehuda Sherman was killed after reportedly being hit by a vehicle driven by a Palestinian while on his quad bike. | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that its troops and border police units were dispatched to several Palestinian villages on Saturday night. It said it had received reports of Israeli civilians "committing acts of arson against structures and property, as well as engaging in disturbances in the area". | en |
Trump says ICE agents will assist airport security as DHS shutdown continues | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cede0qyvqz3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:15:59 GMT | 2026-03-22T19:32:29.366066 | Travellers have faced hours-long waits at airports around the country as a partial government shutdown has left TSA agents without pay. | The border czar added that he is still working with the TSA and ICE to iron out the details, including how many agents would be involved, but said the plan will be finalised before agents are deployed on Monday. | en |
'We cannot be in peace', say Guthrie family as they renew appeal over missing mother | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q9zx4g1w9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:45:34 GMT | 2026-03-22T19:32:29.555781 | A seven-week nationwide search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of TV anchor Savannah Guthrie has not identified any suspects. | Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who has been leading the investigation with the help of the FBI, has said the authorities believe the 84-year-old was specifically targeted, but they are "not 100% sure of that". | en |
Israel to expand ground and air attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c30rl05evd8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:23:07 GMT | 2026-03-22T20:39:20.997537 | There are fears in Lebanon that Israel is preparing for a large-scale ground invasion. | Katz also said Israeli forces had been ordered to demolish homes in Lebanese villages along the border to neutralise threats to Israeli communities. He said the method would follow the one used in the war against Hamas in Gaza, where the Israeli military destroyed buildings and forced the evacuation of areas to create ... | en |
Kenyans fighting illegally for Russia in Ukraine to be granted amnesty | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj94jmj2p28o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:05:30 GMT | 2026-03-22T21:02:24.826063 | It is illegal for Kenyans to serve in foreign armies and can carry a sentence of up to 10 years in jail. | Some Kenyans have said they were lured to fight for Russia with promises of well-paid civilian jobs, only to find themselves forced into fighting in Ukraine - often signing contracts in Russian without understanding what was involved. | en |
France's Socialists hold onto power in major cities in election boost for mainstream | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk14m7mjddo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:27:59 GMT | 2026-03-22T23:45:35.375061 | Paris and Marseille are held by the Socialists in local elections which saw the nationalist right win in Nice and certain towns. | Right-wing Rachida Dati – a pugnacious former minister under presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Emmanuel Macron – proved to be a divisive candidate, and her impending trial for corruption will have swayed some voters against her. The same is true of the backing she received in between the rounds from the far-right's Sarah ... | en |
Asia stocks slide as US and Iran threaten to escalate war | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czex56kwxxzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:12:14 GMT | 2026-03-23T05:42:39.114624 | The International Energy Agency chief said the war could lead to the world's worst energy crisis in decades. | "If Iran doesn't FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!," Trump said in a social media post published at 23:44 GMT Saturday. | en |
UN issues new climate warning as El Niño looms | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c203rdxkezwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:06:22 GMT | 2026-03-23T05:42:39.260385 | The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency says. | While scientists are still working out exactly why the Earth has accumulated so much extra heat over the past decade or so, they have no doubt that heat-trapping greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) are the root cause of the imbalance. | en |
Plane and ground vehicle collide at New York's LaGuardia Airport halting flights | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy01g522ww4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:53:53 GMT | 2026-03-23T08:05:09.685525 | An Air Canada Express plane suffered significant damage after the collision. | CBS News, the BBC US partner, reported the plane was arriving from Montreal and had landed. It slowed to about 24mph when it collided with a vehicle from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. | en |
HK police can now demand phone passwords under new national security rules | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8j9yj52lro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:06:25 GMT | 2026-03-23T15:02:26.904865 | Those who do not comply can be jailed for up to a year and fined up to HK$100,000 ($12,700; £9,600). | The NSL was introduced in Hong Kong in 2020, in wake of massive pro-democracy protests the year before. Authorities say the laws, which target acts like terrorism and secession, are necessary for stability - but critics say they are tools to quash dissent. | en |
OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies at 43 | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33le6yv7pno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:42:58 GMT | 2026-03-23T15:02:27.039490 | Leo Radvinsky became a billionaire after investing in the site, known for its pornographic content. | The company has also been involved in legal fights with users, including some who felt scammed after learning that chats they thought they were having with OnlyFans creators were actually handled by low-paid, third parties. Those cases have not succeeded to date. | en |
Nigerian police arrest 15 after viral videos of alleged sexual assault at festival | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9vn71vjq1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:01:17 GMT | 2026-03-23T15:02:27.413963 | The videos sparked widespread anger, leading to the hashtag #StopRapingWomen to trend on social media. | Some witnesses, activists and residents say women were warned not to go out during parts of the festival, and that those seen outside were deliberately targeted. | en |
A pharmacist and a homesick lifestyle blogger: The 'alarming' civilian cost of war in Iran | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v6ld7lv9no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:31:26 GMT | 2026-03-23T19:15:04.760471 | The toll on civilians is mounting fast as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues. | Hengaw says Iranian border guards have been given orders to shoot people trying to use Iraqi phone and internet networks - which can sometimes be accessed close to the border between the two countries - as the regime tries to control both the population and the narrative of the war. | en |
Colombian Air Force plane crashes with 125 people on board | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dlmrjn1l2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:04:15 GMT | 2026-03-23T19:15:04.901339 | Colombia's defence minister says it was a "tragic accident" but the cause is not yet clear. | Air force commander Carlos Fernando Silva Rueda confirmed 114 passengers were on board, as well as 11 crew members. He said so far 48 people have been recovered from the plane with injuries and are in hospital. | en |
Slovenia becomes first EU country to introduce fuel rationing | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77m4zx6zvmo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:45:25 GMT | 2026-03-23T20:50:48.862254 | Until further notice, motorists in Slovenia will be restricted to a maximum purchase of 50 litres of fuel per day. | Under his government's new measures, the nationwide restrictions are to be policed by the petrol stations themselves, with employees required to make sure that customers do not stock up on more than the allowed amount of fuel. | en |
Referendum defeat leaves Italy's Meloni looking more vulnerable | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl1ne8dj1eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:25:32 GMT | 2026-03-23T20:50:49.002307 | Meloni vowed to press on after losing a vote on constitutional reform many turned into a referendum on her government. | It is the first significant defeat for Meloni and her right-wing coalition, which has overseen a rare period of political stability for Italy. Opposition parties are hailing the result as a sign that voters are looking for change, with a general election due next year. | en |
'Like the plane got cut in half': LaGuardia crash that killed two pilots now under investigation | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78rdze8zvjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:13:47 GMT | 2026-03-23T21:43:02.407018 | In the aftermath of the collision of Air Canada flight AC8646 with a fire truck in New York, US transportation chief Sean Duffy emphasized that seat belts helped save lives | "As we were descending, we hit a lot of turbulence," she said. "Then we landed very roughly… Everyone felt it. It was like the plane jolted and you heard the pilot try to brake trying to prevent the collision." | en |
Ultimatums, diplomacy and a trip to Graceland as Trump eyes a deal with Iran | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c895v5pq5p1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:41:31 GMT | 2026-03-24T03:15:22.426141 | America may be a nation at war, but the president's activities have been a mix of diplomacy and diversions - with the occasional swing toward the surreal. | Even the prospect of talks was enough to send the US stock market surging and global oil prices dropping, however. What had been shaping up as a day of heartbreak for major world economies now had a glimmer of hope for investors eager to see an off-ramp to this conflict. | en |
Inside the alleged Russian operation to trigger anti-government protests in Angola | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mklzkz41jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:18:10 GMT | 2026-03-24T03:15:22.617557 | A group of Russians and Angolans are going on trial in Angola after being accused of fomenting protests, which they deny. | "This year [2025] they handed the whole African topic over to some complete idiots. It feels like they were just picked up at the Sadovod market [a street market in Moscow]. And right before New Year they really wanted publications in Angolan media. But I told them all to go to hell," a political strategist told the BB... | en |
China dials back on fuel price hikes to 'reduce burden' on drivers | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyvxejqyx4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:56:42 GMT | 2026-03-24T07:33:42.109188 | It comes as countries across the region are taking various measures to weather the soaring cost of fuel. | Reeves to set out principles on who might get energy bills support - and who won't
The chancellor must react in real time to the economic shock of the war in Iran, writes the BBC's political editor. | en |
At least five killed in massive wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine, officials say | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87wxvn0z3vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:09:21 GMT | 2026-03-24T11:34:16.028816 | Officials said the attacks were among the worst in ten days, with damage reported in eleven regions across the country. | "We quickly gathered our things and ran downstairs, everything was on fire on our floor," he said. "There was smoke, and we took our three-month-old child and ran quickly to the underground shelter. My car is destroyed. All our windows were blown out." | en |
Search for four missing soldiers after Colombia plane crash kills 66 | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8ejkz89k1ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:20:06 GMT | 2026-03-24T12:35:59.498045 | The Hercules military transport plane crashed minutes after take-off near Colombia's southern border with Peru. | A local farmer told AFP news agency that he had heard a loud bang before the Hercules crashed into trees near his home. "I felt an explosion in the air and, when I looked up, the plane was flying close to the house on my plot," Noé Mota said. | en |
Israel says it will take control of large buffer zone in southern Lebanon | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy91j9qwp4do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:51:01 GMT | 2026-03-24T14:07:19.312731 | Thousands of displaced Lebanese residents will not be allowed to return home until northern Israel is safe, he says. | Katz added that their purpose would be "to create a defensive space and keep the threat away" - based on the model followed in Rafah and Beit Hanoun - major population centres in the Gaza Strip which have been largely destroyed by air strikes and remain under Israeli military control. | en |
Australia and EU agree sweeping trade deal in face of global uncertainty | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly6g6l6lq7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:14:15 GMT | 2026-03-24T14:07:19.458099 | Australia and the EU sign sweeping trade and security deals after years of negotiations. | "Today we are telling an important story to a world that is deeply changing. A world where great powers are using tariffs as leverage and supply chains as vulnerabilities to be exploited," von der Leyen told a news conference in Canberra - a nod to Trump's use of tariffs and China's control of the critical minerals mar... | en |
Danes vote as PM Mette Frederiksen seeks third term after Greenland boost | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgk02j4l4ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:26:42 GMT | 2026-03-24T14:07:19.606550 | Frederiksen enjoyed a surge in popularity for standing up to the US over Greenland but her support is down on 2022. | Instead, the state of the economy and the cost of living are key issues, with Frederiksen proposing a 0.5% wealth tax for the richest 20,000 Danes. The high level of pesticides in drinking water because of pig farming and agriculture has also become a concern for voters, with some parties including Frederiksen's callin... | en |
‘Extraordinary event’ for mountain gorillas as new twins born in DRC | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/24/mountain-gorillas-twins-born-drc-aoe | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:42:56 GMT | 2026-03-24T14:07:19.955045 | <p>Conservationists celebrate second twin birth just two months after another found in Virunga national park</p><p>A second set of mountain gorilla twins has been born in Virunga national park in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> (DRC), in what conservationists a... | A second set of mountain gorilla twins has been born in Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in what conservationists are celebrating as an “extraordinary” event for the endangered primates.
Just two months after tiny twin mountain gorillas were discovered by rangers in the Virunga mass... | en |
Iran war shows norms of international conflicts have been upended | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjv02g54ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:55:08 GMT | 2026-03-24T16:43:16.578471 | US threats against energy infrastructure, and Iran's retaliation on its Gulf neighbours, signal a clear change. | Asked about concerns over US attacks on Iranian power plants amounting to war crimes, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told CBS News on Sunday: "When you have a regime that has its grips in so much critical infrastructure that is using it to further not only the repression of its own people, to attack its... | en |
Ukraine Unesco site damaged as Russia launches 400 drones in deadly daytime attack | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz90gpyw90wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:28:54 GMT | 2026-03-24T16:43:16.714271 | Cities across the west of Ukraine were hit, with residential buildings damaged and many injured. | "The geography of the strikes during the daytime was broader than at night... It can be said this was one of the largest attacks within a 24-hour period," he said. | en |
Everyday life in Asia is being upended by Iran war fuel crisis | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1450zj6n48o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:12:50 GMT | 2026-03-24T17:42:57.988449 | Asia relies heavily on oil and gas from the Gulf, and shortages and higher prices are starting to bite. | In Mumbai - a city of more than 22 million people - as many as a fifth of all hotels and restaurants fully or partially shut in the first weeks of March. Items which take longer to cook are absent from menus. Long queues have formed across the nation as people try to get their hands on gas cylinders, even as the govern... | en |
Married at First Sight star Mel Schilling dies at 54 | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8ejk0z430jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:14:52 GMT | 2026-03-24T17:42:58.160712 | The TV dating coach's husband says she "passed away peacefully today, surrounded by love". | He added: "Life can be beautiful, and life can be incredibly cruel. But ultimately, life is fleeting, fragile, and tomorrow is promised to no one. If you can do anything to honour Mel, please live life to the full, love your people well, and try not to sweat the small stuff. | en |
Pilots killed in LaGuardia plane crash named | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz67jq0enwpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:34:20 GMT | 2026-03-24T21:08:02.160173 | An Air Canada plane, carrying 73 passengers and four crew, collided with a firefighting vehicle shortly after landing at LaGuardia airport. | As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the 'middle powers' face a grave new challenge
With economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a "rupture" with the post-WW2 order. | en |
Oil at $150 will trigger global recession, says boss of financial giant BlackRock | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wqrdkx8ppo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:20 GMT | 2026-03-25T02:50:39.755091 | Larry Fink says if oil prices stay high for a sustained period it will have "profound implications" for the world economy. | "We really put judgement on so many jobs and so many people who probably should not have gone into banking or media or law, [who] probably should have been a great worker with their hands, and we need to now rebalance that approach," he says. | en |
Democrats flip Florida seat that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago home | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qd7wyln2jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:07:52 GMT | 2026-03-25T02:50:39.902863 | Emily Gregory’s projected victory comes in a legislative district which a Republican candidate won by 19 percentage points in 2024. | The midterm elections are scheduled for November, and will feature races for the US House of Representatives, a third of the US Senate, and multiple state races for governor and legislature. | en |
Tough negotiations loom as Denmark's Social Democrats fail to secure a majority | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74v5qynl9vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 25 Mar 2026 03:40:53 GMT | 2026-03-25T04:59:36.323577 | The party, which has governed since 2019, gained the most votes but saw its weakest results in over a century. | However it was domestic, rather than geopolitical concerns, that dominated the campaign trail. These included the cost of living, the state of the economy and welfare concerns, though the high level of pesticides in drinking water – because of pig farming – and the climate footprint of agriculture have also become a co... | en |
OpenAI ends Disney partnership as it closes Sora video-making app | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w3e467ewqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:48:56 GMT | 2026-03-25T04:59:36.460715 | The move comes less two years after the launch of the AI video app sent shockwaves through the media industry. | OpenAI told the BBC on Wednesday that it has discontinued Sora so that it can focus on other developments, such as robotics "that will help people solve real-world, physical tasks." | en |
Lebo M sues comedian Learnmore Jonasi claiming Circle of Life misrepresentation | https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/mar/25/ebo-m-lion-king-circle-of-life-chant-learnmore-jonasi-lawsuit | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Wed, 25 Mar 2026 03:06:10 GMT | 2026-03-25T04:59:36.806465 | <p>Grammy winner seeks more than $20m in damages over mistranslation of The Lion King chant</p><p>A Grammy-winning South African composer who wrote and performed the opening chant in Circle of Life for Disney’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/the-lion-king">The Lion King</a> is suing a comedian for allegedly ... | A Grammy-winning South African composer who wrote and performed the opening chant in Circle of Life for Disney’s The Lion King is suing a comedian for allegedly damaging his reputation by intentionally misrepresenting the song’s meaning on a podcast and in his standup routine.
Lebohang Morake’s lawsuit accuses the Zim... | en |
'He liked the fear in our eyes', Epstein survivors tell BBC | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy81n9wexx6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:00:23 GMT | 2026-03-25T07:19:25.402195 | In an interview with BBC Newsnight, five women abused by the disgraced financier describe the impact of their shared ordeal. | "I described it in my journal at the time as the most eclectic group of people that you could put together... it was almost like a camp feel because you were travelling to five different countries in five days," she said. On the plane they ate snacks, played cards and told stories. | en |
Meta told to pay $375m for misleading users over child safety | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cql75dn07n2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:16:55 GMT | 2026-03-25T07:19:25.553795 | The owner of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp has been found liable by a court in New Mexico. | Meta is also involved in a separate trial in Los Angeles, in which a young woman claims that she became addicted to platforms like Instagram and YouTube, owned by Google, as a child because of how they are intentionally designed. | en |
Shock as dozens of bodies, mostly infants, discovered in Kenya mass grave | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clydj9gj24jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:41:22 GMT | 2026-03-25T09:10:30.974612 | Some of the 32 bodies, including 25 children, are believed to have come from local hospitals and mortuaries. | It is also not clear how the bodies came to be buried at the site that belongs to the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), which has denied links to the secret burial. | en |
Marcos promises 'flow of oil' as Philippines declares energy emergency | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ex8ez3717o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:59:46 GMT | 2026-03-25T10:10:59.777317 | The President says the country will procure one million barrels of oil to add to the current stock. | In a statement, he said his companies are feeling the strain of rising energy costs and warned the crisis is beginning to affect business operations, but added that the government "should have every option" available to steer the economy through what he described as a difficult period. | en |
Ghana demands compensation for slavery in landmark UN vote | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg06q36052o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:22:05 GMT | 2026-03-25T11:58:31.885245 | Nations will vote on whether to designate the slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity". | Between 1500 and 1800, around 12-15 million people were captured in Africa and taken to the Americas where they were forced to work as slaves. It is estimated that over two million people died on the journey. | en |
'There's no safety anymore': Palestinians warn of expanding West Bank settler violence | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c747x00m83vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:27:28 GMT | 2026-03-25T13:44:19.563552 | There has been a surge of attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villages across the occupied territory since the start of the Iran war. | "They [the settlers] have seen all the last three years as an opportunity, some say this is the time of 'a miracle'," says Yair Dvir, spokesman for the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem. "What we're seeing now on the ground is a continuation of the ethnic cleansing campaign by Israel." | en |
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