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'Every day feels like a month': Iranians describe life under US-Israeli strikes -- Iranians are coping with daily strikes, internet blackouts, and security crackdowns - all while trying to stay in touch with loved ones.

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Watch: BBC asks Hegseth about reports of strike on school

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Trade court orders tariff refunds in setback for Trump administration -- A trade court has cleared the way for businesses to receive refunds for tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down last month.

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Regulator contacts Meta over workers watching intimate AI glasses videos - Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor. 16 hrs ago

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Harry Styles shares how Liam Payne's death made him relook at his life - The singer revealed the impact of losing his former bandmate while discussing his upcoming album. 14 hrs ago

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Congress votes to summon Attorney General Bondi in Epstein case

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Pentagon identifies six US soldiers killed in Iran conflict

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LIVE - Israel and Iran launch new strikes as first UK flight bringing citizens home is delayed - The flight, chartered by the UK government, was supposed to leave Oman on Wednesday night but was delayed by a technical issue. One passenger calls it a "total farce".

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LIVE - Nepal votes in first general election since Gen Z protests overturned government - The old guard and candidates representing Nepal's youth are contesting all 250 seats in parliament.

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Venezuela and US to work together on mining developments, Rodríguez says -- Venezuela's interim president made the announcement after meeting with US interior minister Doug Burgum at the presidential palace in Caracas.

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Who will be Iran's next supreme leader? -- The BBC's Lyse Doucet explores who may be Iran's next leader - and how the US-Israel offensive could impact this process.

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Satellite images show Iranian navy and nuclear sites hit by US-Israeli strikes -- US-Israeli strikes have destroyed at least 11 Iranian naval vessels, images reviewed by BBC Verify show.

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How has Iran responded and which countries has it attacked? -- Iran continues retaliatory strikes against Israel and across the Gulf, as US and Israeli attacks on Iran enter a fifth day.

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The devastating conflict where both sides have reasons to keep fighting -- A strong supply of weapons and a history of long wars make Sudan's conflict particularly troubling.

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Watershed moment as Russia's sporting exile ends -- Sports Editor Dan Roan analyses Russia's controversial return to global sporting action at the Winter Paralympics and what it might mean for other sports.

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A Canadian town says it's the 'birthplace' of ice hockey. Some historians aren't so sure -- A Nova Scotia town is caught up in a debate over the sport's origins, with one historian saying a law claiming the title reads as if "written with ChatGPT".

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Dirty laundry and chocolate bars: How Venezuelan prisoners smuggled messages out of jail -- Prisoners recently released from detention in Venezuela describe the conditions under which they were held.

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What to know about the 'two sessions', China's biggest political meeting -- The carefully choreographed annual meetings signal the priorities of the world's second-largest economy.

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Key takeaways from Texas primaries, as midterm build up begins -- Contests in the southern state are signalling which way the Republicans and Democrats are heading.

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Watch: Moment wolf rescued from canal in northern Italy

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Video of US torpedo hitting Iranian warship released by Pentagon

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Trump's war on Iran: Shifting stories and unanswered questions

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Ros Atkins on...how has President Trump's message on war changed?

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Greek court upholds criminal organisation verdict on neo-Nazi Golden Dawn -- The party's founder Nikos Mihaloliakos and other officials are again found guilty, almost six years after an original trial.

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Legendary Notre Dame college football coach Lou Holtz dies at 89 -- Videos of his inspirational speeches to his players before games earned him fans in the years after his coaching career ended.

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MP says she has seen nothing to suspect husband has broken law, after China spying arrests in UK -- The Met Police suspect three men of assisting Chinese intelligence services in the UK.

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How depleted weapons stockpiles could affect the Iran conflict

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Spain's Pedro Sánchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying 'no to war'

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Global order is 'breaking down', Carney tells Australian parliament

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US Senate vote fails to rein in Trump war powers on Iran

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Russia blames Ukrainian naval drones as tanker sinks in Mediterranean

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China sets lowest economic growth target since 1991

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Millions of Cubans plunged into darkness as fuel crisis deepens

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US sub sinks Iranian warship in Indian Ocean, Hegseth says

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'Only one team tried to play' - Hurzeler criticises Arsenal -- Was this the evening the villains of the Premier League title race became victors? BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty assesses the ramifications of a big night in Brighton.

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'I never point fingers' - Man City blink first in title race -- Pep Guardiola's Manchester City have blinked first in the run-in during this season's Premier League title race - so has the momentum now swung Arsenal's way? -- Man City

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My natural way of playing has been coached out of me - Raducanu -- British number one Emma Raducanu says she wants to "bring my instincts back out" as she prepares for Indian Wells in California. -- Tennis

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'England at crossroads as seismic India semi-final looms' -- England, Harry Brook and Brendon McCullum need Jos Buttler now as much as ever as they face reigning champions India in the T20 World Cup semi-final. -- England

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Honda engines risk nerve damage to drivers - Newey -- Lance Stroll says he cannot do more than 15 laps before risking nerve damage to his hands, according to Aston Martin team principal Adrian Newey. -- Formula 1

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Carrick looks for 'lessons' after first Man Utd loss -- MIchael Carrick says he will take "lessons" from his first defeat in charge of Manchester United in the Premier League. -- Man Utd

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Iran war puts F1 races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia under threat -- The Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grands Prix are under threat as a consequence of the US-Israel war with Iran. -- Formula 1

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