SUNDAY, 15 MARCH 2026, 13:44
The threat of Iran laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway through which about 20% of the world’s oil supply travels — is raising fresh fears about global oil prices.
Lebanon said an Israeli strike on central Beirut’s seafront killed at least seven people, another attack in the heart of the capital as Iran-backed Hezbollah launched more missiles at Israel.
Senior Kashmir leader Farooq Abdullah escaped unhurt after the incident and the suspect is in custody.
A handyman had sought $1.7m (£1.267m) from the rapper over claims of unpaid work, medical expenses and being unfairly fired.
BBC’s North America editor Sarah Smith spoke to Gold Star mum Lynn, whose son died in the Iraq War, and veteran Jeremy.
A near pristine desert and coastal wilderness in Namibia could soon host a huge hydrogen production facility.
BBC correspondents give us their biggest takeaways from China’s National People’s Congress.
Leo Brent Bozell apologises after weighing in on a dispute rooted in the country’s apartheid past.
Australia says it’s given asylum to seven members of the Iranian national women’s soccer team, but one has asked to return to Iran.
Chile has sworn in its most right-wing president in decades — and his rise, and ideology, are rooted in a small town beneath the Andes.
Iran is set to play three games in the U.S. this June. But amid the U.S.-Israel military campaign that has killed Iran’s supreme leader, Iran’s sports minister said the team would pull out.
A military assessment suggests a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile was responsible for at least 165 deaths at an Iranian girls’ school, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
Nigeria’s northwest and central border regions have become a hub for Sahelian militants, raising concerns about a widening insurgency corridor that could destabilise the region.
Norway’s police attorney says the authorities are investigating whether a foreign state actor was involved.
Government minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the change put an end to “an archaic and undemocratic principle.” The removed aristocrats are 92 of the House of Lords’ 800 members.
The US president might learn that starting wars is much easier than ending them, writes the BBC’s international editor.
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not spoken or been seen in public since his appointment at the weekend, is injured but “safe”, officials said on Wednesday.
The US-Israeli war on Iran has exposed divisions among Europe’s far-right parties and personalities.
According to Chinese mythology, those born in the Year of the Horse will clash with Tai Sui, a heavenly general. Luckily, there are ways to appease Tai Sui, including amulets at Shanghai’s Jade Buddha Temple.
Six Palestinians have been killed during attacks by settlers in the West Bank since the start of Israel’s war, the UN says.
Republican Clay Fuller is projected to face Democrat Shawn Harris in the 7 April runoff election.