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LIVE - Trump says 'a whole civilisation will die tonight' if Iran doesn't make deal, as US hits Kharg Island - Trump says "something revolutionarily wonderful can happen" before his deadline of 20:00 on Tuesday (EDT) for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Tracking recent US-Israeli strikes on Iranian infrastructure -- Attacks have targeted bridges, steel plants and pharmaceutical facilities, verified videos show.2 hours ago
One gunman killed and two injured in shooting at Israeli consulate in Istanbul -- No Israeli diplomats are currently in Turkey and the Istanbul consulate has been empty for the past two-and-a-half years.5 hours ago
JD Vance backs Orbán's re-election bid in Budapest visit and hits out at EU -- US Vice-President JD Vance intervenes in the campaign to give Orbán a ringing endorsement in Budapest.4 hours ago
Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from coming to UK -- West was due to headline the festival in July but drew criticism over past antisemitic comments. -- Culture1 hour ago
WHO suspends Gaza medical evacuations after contractor killed by Israeli troops -- Israel's military says troops fired at a vehicle driven by the Palestinian because they believed it posed "an immediate threat".5 hours ago
Chilean woman accused of Pinochet-era kidnaps loses Australia extradition battle -- Adriana Rivas moved from Chile to Australia in the 1970s, working there as a nanny and cleaner.7 hours ago
One dead as train travelling 99mph collides with lorry in France -- The lorry driver is in custody after the train driver died during the collision in northern France.7 hours ago
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.12 hours ago
Bahamas police search for US woman who reportedly fell off boat -- Her husband told authorities she fell out of their dinghy on Saturday night and was swept out to sea.4 hours ago
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.12 hours ago
China is winning one AI race, the US another - but either might pull ahead -- Both sides don't want to let their rival dominate. And the competition may yet be transformed further.13 hours ago
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.1 day ago
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.20 hours ago
'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.23 hours ago
Iranians form human chains at bridges and power plants -- Tehran had urged people to gather outside potential US and Israeli targets after Donald Trump threatened to attack civilian infrastructure.16 minutes ago
Mum of twins who says home was bombed in Lebanon speaks to BBC -- More than one million people in Lebanon have been displaced since the start of the war as Israel expands its ground operation there.5 hours ago
'We are at the edge of a battlefield': BBC reports near Strait of Hormuz -- The BBC's Orla Guerin travels to the edge of the critical waterway that Iran has put a stranglehold on.1 day ago
'Absolutely spectacular': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon -- Astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on the third day of their journey around the far side of the Moon.2 days ago
What we know so far about the search for missing US airman in Iran -- US and Iranian forces are searching for a missing American crew member after a US warplane was shot down.3 days ago
Troy the parrot home safe after Dublin Airport adventure -- The Alexandrine parakeet was discovered near Terminal 1 by airport police on Easter Sunday.16 minutes ago
Bill Gates set to testify before US Congress in Epstein investigation -- The Microsoft co-founder is the latest high-profile figure to agree to testify before the committee investigating Epstein's wrongdoing.1 hour ago
Georgia holds run-off election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene -- Greene left Congress earlier this year after a dramatic split with US President Donald Trump.1 hour ago
Newly released video undermines ICE account of Minneapolis migrant shooting -- Minneapolis released the footage from a January altercation between ICE officers and two Venezuelans that saw one migrant shot in the leg.1 hour ago
US journalist Shelly Kittleson to be released after kidnap in Iraq, militia says -- Kataib Hezbollah says the release comes on condition that she leave Iraq immediately.1 hour ago
Protestors call for fuel price cap as slow-moving convoys cause delays -- Drivers and commuters are being warned to allow extra time for their journeys due to protests on roads.2 hours ago
Has Artemis II shown we can land on the Moon again? -- The Artemis II mission has been near flawless to date, but has the test flight shown Nasa is ready to send humans to the lunar surface?3 hours ago