The FBI says the incident is being investigated as a “targeted act of violence against the Jewish community”. BBC News
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Winners, Sinners and record breakers: 17 fun facts about this year's Oscars
Sinners, Marty Supreme, Hamnet and One Battle After Another are among the films in contention this year. BBC News
Read More »UK MPs 'deeply troubled' by BBC World Service funding uncertainty
The current funding agreement between the BBC and the government expires at the end of this month. BBC News
Read More »'There's no hiding place on a ship': The sailors stranded near Iran
Drones, cruise missiles and fighter jets have become a common sight for many sailors stranded on ships in the Gulf. BBC News
Read More »Americans on Iran strikes: 'What if this turns into a forever war?'
Six US voters tell the BBC how they feel about the major US military intervention in Iran. BBC News
Read More »Mission accomplished? The 2003 boast that haunts today’s Iran conflict
Then there were those “neo-conservatives” who wanted to reshape the Middle East, bringing democracy and removing dictatorships hostile to the US. Baghdad first, then Tehran, some said, a reminder how long Iran has been on the agenda. And finally after the 11 September attacks in 2001 which killed 2,977 people …
Read More »French vote tests polarised electorate with right hoping to win control of Paris
Polls consistently put all the candidates, except for Mariani, above the 10% level of votes needed to get through to the second round. And if Mariani were to get more than 5%, he, too, would be allowed to form a pact to merge his list with another’s. BBC News
Read More »Israel drops charges against soldiers accused of abusing Gaza detainee
Five guards were later accused of “acting against the detainee with severe violence, including stabbing the detainee’s bottom with a sharp object, which had penetrated near the detainee’s rectum”, according to a statement from the military at the time. The detainee suffered “cracked ribs, a punctured lung and an inner …
Read More »Iran's new supreme leader vows to block Strait of Hormuz in first statement
A message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei also says Iran will continue targeting US bases in the region. BBC News
Read More »Midget subs and kamikaze drone boats – how Iran can block the Strait of Hormuz | World News
The fear of mines laid by submarines, kamikaze drone boats and GPS jamming have effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has long threatened to shut the narrow waterway through which 20% of the world’s oil supplies passes, knowing that doing so would cause market havoc and send prices soaring. …
Read More »Iran is still standing and doubling down on non-military pressure | World News
Iran’s new supreme leader has tried to turn the page on this conflict – but his demands are unlikely to be listened to. For five days there’s been mounting speculation about the health of Mojtaba Khamenei after he was reportedly injured in an air strike on the first day of …
Read More »Putin likely helping Iran with drones, UK defence secretary says | World News
Vladimir Putin’s “hidden hand” is likely helping Iran respond to Donald Trump’s war, the UK defence secretary has said, as it emerged that Iranian-linked drones hit a base in Iraq where some British troops are located. They were not hurt. John Healey said attacks by Iranian forces against targets across …
Read More »'Fingers on the trigger': Deadly warnings for Iranians being urged to take action
Iran’s police chief has warned that his forces would treat anyone taking to the streets “at the enemy’s request” as an enemy. BBC News
Read More »Kim Jong Un and teenage daughter fire guns as North Korea debuts new weapon | World News
Kim Jong Un has been photographed firing guns with his teenage daughter as part of a drive by the dictator to modernise North Korea’s military. Pyongyang propaganda published on Thursday showed the tyrant and his child, Kim Ju Ae, testing a “new-type pistol” during an inspection of a light munitions …
Read More »Video shows moment gunshot misses Kashmir ex-chief minister
CCTV footage from a wedding in Jammu city in Indian-administered Kashmir shows a man firing a gun at former chief minister Farooq Abdullah. Abdullah escaped unhurt after the attack, which took place on Wednesday evening. Police told the BBC the suspect – identified as Kamal Singh Jamwal – is in …
Read More »Kim Jong Un watches missile tests with his daughter touted as next leader | World News
Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter, Kim Ju Ae, were pictured watching North Korea’s latest cruise missile tests. Images from state news agency KCNA show the North Korean leader and the child in a conference room looking at a screen showing weapons being fired from the Choe Hyon, a …
Read More »Sudan shows how the nature of war is changing – and it’s a death trap for civilians | World News
A drone is circling in the skies above Zaki Ramadan when he takes my call. As a humanitarian worker in Sudan’s southeastern Blue Nile state, he is helplessly watching aid dwindle and civilians be killed by the meteoric rise in drone strikes. “We stopped all humanitarian activity. We cannot work. …
Read More »Noma head chef resigns from restaurant amid abuse allegations
René Redzepi had previously apologised after ex-employees of the Danish restaurant accused him of creating a toxic work environment. BBC News
Read More »Oil hits $100 a barrel despite deal to release record amount of reserves
It comes as Iranian attacks on ships intensify in the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway. BBC News
Read More »Justified or not? US military families on fears of Iran war
Nearly two weeks into the US and Israel’s war with Iran, Donald Trump has shown no signs that the ‘excursion’ is coming to a close. As President Trump travelled to Kentucky on Wednesday to speak to supporters, the BBC’s North America editor Sarah Smith spoke to two military families in …
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