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The helmet and three golden bracelets were stolen in January 2025, but one bracelet is yet to be found. BBC News

Tehran is showing resilience despite Trump’s claims of regime change, writes BBC Persian editor Amir Azimi. BBC News

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will face disciplinary proceedings over accusations of sexual misconduct, it has been reported. Karim Khan KC, who investigates war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, has taken a leave of absence pending an inquiry into the allegations. Mr Khan, accused of …

Yashoda and Krishna, painted by Raja Ravi Varma, beat a record set by an MF Husain work last year. BBC News

Narges Mohammadi’s brother says he fears her life is in imminent danger and she needs to be transferred to a hospital. BBC News

But the company’s UK and Europe head, Louis Mosley, told the BBC in a wide-ranging interview that while AI platforms like Maven have been “instrumental” to the US management of the Iran war, responsibility for how their output is used must always remain “with the military organisation”. BBC News

Australians lose more money to gambling, per capita, than anywhere else in the world. BBC News

A giant Seychelles tortoise, believed to be the world’s oldest living land animal, is alive and well after claims he had died turned out to be part of an alleged crypto scam. Posts emerged on Wednesday claiming Jonathan, who is thought to be 193 years old according to the official …

Nasa’s Artemis II spacecraft has launched and is now orbiting Earth, where it will then head on to circle the Moon as part of a 10-day mission. The crew onboard are “safe, secure and in great spirits”, according to a Nasa official. Rebecca Morelle, the BBC’s science editor, was in …

Eight ‌Muslim-majority countries have “strongly condemned” a new Israeli law which makes death by hanging ​a default ‌sentence for Palestinians convicted ​in military courts of deadly attacks. Pakistan, ‌Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, ‌Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, in a joint statement, also highlighted ​the “urgent need to …

Burkina Faso, like its neighbours Mali and Niger which are also under military rule, has moved away from working with Western countries, especially France, in its fight against the Islamist groups. All three have instead turned towards Russia for military assistance, however the violence has continued unabated. BBC News

The island of Crete, known for its blue skies, is seeing red – thanks to a cloud of Saharan dust. A powerful storm has carried the dust from Africa, and the popular holiday destination has turned an apocalyptic shade of red ahead of the Easter break. Dramatic photographs showed the …

The latest attempt by Donald Trump to ease uncertainty over the US and Israel’s war on Iran has only heightened investor concerns. The US president’s primetime address, saying American forces could leave Iran in two to three weeks, while threatening to strike Iranian electric plants “extremely hard”, has caused the …

A terror suspect accused of killing 15 people in a shooting spree on Bondi Beach has lost a bid to protect the identities of family members. Naveed Akram allegedly opened fire on ‌a Jewish Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, in December in an attack which police say was inspired by …

There was giddy euphoria at the Kennedy Space Center after the launch, writes the BBC’s Pallab Ghosh. BBC News

One moment he is demanding Iran allow tankers through, and the next he is telling allies to go and sort it out for themselves. “Go to the strait and just take it, protect it, use it for yourselves,” he said on Wednesday. “The hard part is done, so it should …

The quake struck between the islands of Manado and Ternate. Tsunami warnings have now been lifted. BBC News

The Artemis crew are officially on their way in a historic 10-day mission around the Moon, which could take them further from Earth than anyone has ever been before. The crew on the 10-day mission won’t land on the Moon, but plan to circle it, while travelling further from Earth …

The vet who cared for the giant tortoise said he had left behind a “legacy of resilience and longevity”. BBC News

A system failure caused more than 100 driverless cars to suddenly stop mid-traffic in China. Some passengers were left stranded in their vehicles after a “system malfunction” caused the driverless robotaxis to come to a halt in Wuhan on Tuesday. No injuries were reported. One passenger told Chinese media that …