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Videos capture shooting near Israeli consulate in Istanbul

Gunfire could be heard on videos filmed during a shooting near the Israeli consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

US-Israeli attacks on Iran are ‘clear and obvious war crimes’

‘We’re in the time of monsters right now where we are headed towards the law of the jungle’.

Can Africa tackle the oil shock from the Iran war?

African nations are scrambling to secure oil and gas as the Iran war disrupts supplies from the Middle East.

In Ghana Town, a ‘stateless’ future for hundreds born and raised in Gambia

In a small Gambian village founded decades ago by Ghanaian fishermen, their descendants languish without ID documents.

Vietnam's leader To Lam strengthens power in unanimous assembly vote

Vietnam's communist party chief is now also the country's president - an unusual concentration of power.

Music giant Universal gets $64bn takeover offer

The music giant behind acts such as Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter gets an offer from Bill Ackman's Pershing Square.

Ukraine, Russia kill several civilians in tit-for-tat attacks

At least seven people killed in Ukraine and three in Russia, a day after Zelenskyy renewed his Easter ceasefire offer.

US-Israeli strikes destroy buildings in northern Iran

Video shows widespread destruction in Pardis, northern Iran. The Israeli military said they bombed Iran on April 7.

Australia's most decorated veteran charged with Afghanistan war crimes

Australia's most decorated living veteran has been charged with allegedly killing five unarmed Afghans between 2009 and 2012.

Australia's most decorated veteran charged with war crimes

Australia's most decorated living veteran has been charged with allegedly killing five unarmed Afghans between 2009 and 2012.

How the crisis in key waterway is affecting fuel supplies for different countries

Fears of fuel shortages have been sparked recently as the number of tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz was reduced to a trickle amid threats from Iran, which experts say…

What is driving the Houthis’ decision-making on joining the Iran war

There are two currents within the Houthis: one favouring caution, and another favouring commitment to allies.

How Pakistan’s solar boom is shielding it from worst of Iran war crisis

A quarter of Pakistani households are now using solar panels. This insulates millions of families from the energy crisis

Iran war: What is happening on day 39 of US-Israeli attacks?

Trump has issued a strict deadline, but a defiant Iran says the threats by the US president are 'delusional'.

Australia's most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders.

Why JD Vance is in Hungary backing Putin ally Orban's fight to stay PM

US vice president JD Vance has flown to Hungary in an attempt to boost its nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chances in the country's upcoming general election.

Iran says US-Israeli projectile has struck a synagogue in Tehran

A US-Israeli strike has caused extensive damage to a synagogue in Tehran, according to a video by Mehr News.

‘Why would Iran agree to a ceasefire given US and Israeli track record?’

Political analyst Trita Parsi says no one should be surprised that Iran has rejected the idea of a US ceasefire deal.

Iran war live: Trump warns of attacks as Hormuz deal deadline nears

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says US forces are carrying out more strikes on Iran than any day since start of war.

Fake Australian, Chinese and Brazilian police stations: BBC goes inside a seized scam compound

Almost nothing was known about the Royal Hill casino until the Thai military took control of it in December.

Little sign of breakthrough as Trump's Iran deadline nears

The US president is in a delicate political position as the final hours to Tuesday's deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz tick down.

Trump's Hormuz ultimatum nears - with little indication Iran is on board

The US president is in a delicate political position as the final hours to Tuesday's deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz tick down.

Lil Nas X assault case to be dismissed if he completes mental health programme

The judge said the musician's behaviour when he was arrested in LA last year was "aberrant from his normal conduct".

How rescue of US airman in remote part of Iran unfolded

The operation to extract him from the ground in hostile territory was hugely complex and involved multiple US government agencies.

Trump says US could charge for Strait of Hormuz passage amid Iran war

US president says Washington, as the 'winner' of the war, has a 'concept' for charging a toll in the strategic waterway.

Nine policemen sentenced to death in India over Covid custody killings

The father and son died in jail after being arrested on suspicion of breaching Covid lockdown rules in 2020.

Protesters swarm US embassy in Tel Aviv, demanding end of wars

Protesters gathered outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv, calling for an end to the war with Iran and Lebanon.

Israeli air strike kills at least 10 Palestinians near Gaza school

Drones are reported to have fired missiles into an area near Maghazi refugee camp.

US Supreme Court clears path for Steve Bannon criminal case dismissal

Steve Bannon, an ally of US President Donald Trump, served a four-month prison sentence after his 2022 conviction.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis join Iran in strike on Israel

The Houthis in Yemen say they attacked Israel alongside their backers Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Video: Trump threatens to jail reporter over Iran airman rescue leak

Trump demanded the journalist who reported on the rescue of the US airman in Iran reveal their source.

Renewed Israeli strikes pound Lebanon as ground offensive deepens

Israeli forces launched renewed strikes across Lebanon, hitting the south and Beirut’s outskirts, killing civilians.

Child rescued from rubble after Russia ramps up strikes on Ukraine

A child was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed home in Odesa after a Russian strike killed at least three people.

Kanye West's right to enter UK under review after festival outcry

The rapper's appearance in London in July has caused controversy because of his past antisemitic comments.

Trump endorses ex-UK political aide Steve Hilton for California governor

Steve Hilton, who advised the former prime minster and hosted a Fox News show, is running as a Republican.

North Korea keeping Iran at arm’s length, reports Seoul

South Korea says Pyongyang is wary as it seeks to renew diplomatic dialogue with the US.

Hegseth says strikes on Iran increasing as Hormuz deadline looms

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Monday will be the “largest volume of strikes” on Iran since the war began.

Video: Iran’s top university hit in US-Israeli strikes

Footage shows damaged research buildings at Tehran’s Sharif University following a US-Israeli strike.

'Really feeling the love' - Savannah Guthrie returns to NBC as search for mother goes on

Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, in what authorities believe was an abduction.

Democrats blast Trump for Iran ‘war crimes’ threat; Republicans supportive

Several members of US Congress question president's fitness for office after his expletive-laden Easter Sunday message.

How Asia became ground zero for the oil crisis

As the Iran war disrupts oil flows, fuel shortages hit Asia first. Is this the start of a wider global energy crisis?

Trump warns deadline ‘final’ as Iran pushes proposal to end war

US president says proposal not enough to avert threat to infrastructure should Iran fail to open Strait of Hormuz.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo's 'wise elder' dies aged 77

Albert Mazibuko sang in the iconic South African choral group for more than 55 years.

Libya’s oil disputes mirror Hormuz crisis, fuel European energy fears

Libyan oil sector proxy wars occur during Hormuz tensions, creating dangerous supply vulnerabilities for global markets.

Israeli army fire on WHO vehicle in southern Gaza kills one, medics report

WHO driver Majdi Aslan was killed and a WHO doctor wounded, along with several other Palestinians.

'We're sinking deeper': Iranians brace for infrastructure strikes as Trump deadline nears

Ordinary Iranians respond to the US president's threat to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz.

Where are Iran’s power plants that Trump has threatened to destroy?

US President Trump threatens to destroy power plants, bridges by 8pm Tuesday if Iran doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz.

Ukraine strikes Russian Black Sea energy hub Novorossiysk

Ukraine increases attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure in bid to disrupt financing of its war.

What we know about the F-15 pilot rescued from Iran mountain

Donald Trump has praised the US fighter pilot who was rescued from an Iranian mountain over the weekend.

DR Congo agrees to take deportees from the US

The country will start receiving deportees from this month but has not said how many they will accept.