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Wednesday, March 25, 2026 1:17 PM ET

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LIVE - Iran rejects US peace plan as 'excessive' and issues five conditions to end war, state media reports - The list of conditions laid out by an unnamed official include a conclusion to the war "across all fronts", as well as payment of reparations.

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'He liked the fear in our eyes,' Epstein survivors tell BBC -- In an interview with BBC Newsnight, five women abused by the disgraced financier describe the impact of their shared ordeal.

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Democrats flip Florida state seat that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago home -- Emily Gregory's projected victory comes in a legislative district which a Republican candidate won by 19 percentage points in 2024.

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Talk show host Stephen Colbert to write new Lord of the Rings film -- Colbert, who is a Tolkien superfan, will adapt an early section of the first Lord of the Rings novel.

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'Men need to be perp-walked' after Epstein files release, Massie tells BBC - The US congressman responded to a BBC Newsnight interview with a group of survivors of the late financier's abuse. 1 hr ago

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Shiffrin wins record-equalling sixth World Cup -- American Mikaela Shiffrin wins a sixth overall World Cup title, equalling a record that has stood since 1979.

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Pilots killed in LaGuardia plane crash named -- Investigators released details from the final three minutes of cockpit and tower communications, which showed controllers cleared both the plane and a fire truck to cross the runway.

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Meta told to pay $375m for misleading users over child safety -- The owner of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp has been found liable by a court in New Mexico.

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US detainee Dennis Coyle released by Taliban after more than a year -- Coyle, who was working as a language researcher, according to his family, was arrested in January 2025.

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Woods targets Masters after return to action in TGL -- Tiger Woods says he is "trying to play" at next month's Masters after returning to action for the first time in more than a year in the TGL.

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What happened in the seconds before Air Canada plane crashed at LaGuardia -- BBC Verify breaks down the moments before the deadly collision with a fire truck at the New York airport.

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'Helpful' and 'scary': Travellers react to ICE agents at airports -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been deployed to US airports to assist TSA during the partial government shutdown.

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Explosion at Texas oil refinery creates huge smoke plume -- There were no injuries reported, the refinery operator Valero told the BBC's US news partner CBS.

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'Stop, stop, stop': Listen to LaGuardia control tower audio during collision -- An Air Canada plane carrying 72 passengers and four crew initially landed safely from Montreal on Sunday evening before colliding with a firefighting vehicle.

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Isolation or neutrality: The impact of Quebec's secular law -- As the province's secularism law, Bill 21, faces a challenge at the Supreme Court of Canada, some Muslim women say they've paid the highest price.

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Artemis II: Inside the Moon mission to fly humans further than ever -- Nasa's Artemis II mission, scheduled to launch as soon as 1 April, will bring us stunning views of the Moon.

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Ultimatums, diplomacy and a trip to Graceland as Trump eyes a deal with Iran -- America may be a nation at war, but the president's activities have been a mix of diplomacy and diversions - with the occasional swing toward the surreal.

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What we know about the LaGuardia Airport crash -- Two pilots died after a passenger plane collided with a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

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How a ban on religious symbols has triggered a Canadian constitutional debate -- Quebec's law to regulate religious symbols goes to the Supreme Court in a constitutional test case.

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Trump at a crossroads as US weighs tough options in Iran -- Statements from President Trump that the war is almost over are not matching up with the reality on the ground.

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First Lady Melania Trump arrives with humanoid robot at tech summit -- The robot made an appearance with First Lady Melania Trump at the White House. Trump is hosting a summit on AI, education, and protecting kids in digital spaces.

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'We are in agony' - Savannah Guthrie does first interview since mum's disappearance -- The US presenter says terrifying thoughts wake her at night as she imagines what happened.

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Dog rescued after falling into a 12-foot (3.6m) sinkhole -- The yellow Labrador Retriever named Tessie was not injured in the fall or rescue, and is back in her yard after crews filled in the sinkhole.

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Jury orders Cosby to pay nearly $60m to ex-waitress after finding he abused her in 1972 -- Donna Motsinger alleged Cosby gave her wine and a pill that left her incapacitated after picking her up in a limousine in 1972.

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