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Gas and oil prices soar and shares tumble on fears conflict could escalate -- Markets react as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies and concerns grow over how long it will last. -- Business

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Why Europe's leaders have struggled to speak as one on Iran -- European nations say they want to work better together but have differing priorities -- BBC InDepth

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Just now -- UK announces first Middle East repatriation flight -- The chartered flight is currently scheduled to leave Muscat International Airport in Oman on Wednesday evening. -- Just now

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First US soldiers to die in Iran conflict are identified -- Four of the six - ranging in age from 20 to 42 - have been named after the drone strike in Kuwait.

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LIVE - Israel launches new strikes on Iran as US identifies first American soldiers killed in conflict - The four US Army reserve soldiers were killed in a drone strike in Kuwait on Sunday, one day after the US and Israel began the operation.

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Trump threatens to halt trade with Spain over military base access -- Trump lashed out after Spain barred the US from using its military bases to carry out strikes on Iran.

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European allies rush to bolster Cyprus defences after drones target British base -- The Cypriot government suspects the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon targeted the UK's RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus.

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Battered and isolated, Hezbollah drags Lebanon into another war -- Its attack on Israel in support of Iran has led to fresh mass displacements and Israeli bombing, to the fury of many Lebanese.

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US sends planes to evacuate nationals from Middle East as Iran conflict spreads -- The US State Department says Americans should "depart now via commercial means" as strikes continue.

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Zelensky fears Trump's Iran war could hurt Ukraine -- Ukraine fears what soaring oil prices and a shortage in air defences could mean for them.

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New charges for son of Norway's crown princess on trial for rape -- Marius Borg Høiby now faces a total of 40 charges at his trial and denies the most serious allegations.

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Guilty verdict for US father of teenage school shooter -- Prosecutors say Colin Gray, 55, could have prevented his son from killing four people at a high school in Georgia in 2024.

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Andrew gives up lease on Crown Estate property -- The former prince hands back a property in Ascot, with lease documents showing an annual rent of £13,000.

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The little town making nearly all of China's lanterns -- A remarkable 80% of the country's lanterns are still made by hand in one small town in Hebei Province.

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Trump voters back him on Iran - but that could change if war drags on -- His supporters in one Texas town hail his actions in the Middle East - though some comments suggest seeds of trouble.

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Why did US and Israel attack Iran and how long could the war last? -- Iran has carried out strikes against Israel, across the Gulf and against a British base in Cyprus in retaliation.

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A rap star might just beat a former PM - what this says about Nepal's Gen Z election -- Many hope the vote could bring change after protests last year, and shatter decades of political paralysis.

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Could Kim's teen daughter become North Korea's next leader? -- Kim Jue Ae is becoming more visible alongside her father, but much about her remains a mystery.

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Watch: Footage from across Iran shows scale of strikes -- Footage verified by the BBC and news agencies shows large explosions in Iran following US and Israel strikes.

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US-Israel war with Iran widens as strikes continue -- The crisis in the Middle East has widened after Israel and the US attacked Iran on Saturday with major strikes.

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Watch: How the US-Israel war with Iran is jeopardising shipping -- Ben Chu has been looking at what's happened to marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a key trade passage.

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Hegseth on Iran attacks: 'This is not Iraq, this is not endless' -- US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth offered few details about the operation, leaving questions unanswered about the scope or duration.

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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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Celebrating Holi - the Hindu festival brings its array of colours to India and elsewhere -- The Hindu festival, which celebrates the victory of good over evil, also marks the end of winter.

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Goodbye officer, hello touchscreen - a vision for policing in Ethiopia -- A project to introduce unmanned sites is part of a broader adoption of digital technologies.

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'All red lines have been crossed': Gulf states weigh response to Iranian strikes -- Retaliatory Iranian strikes on Gulf states have tarnished their image as safe and prosperous, writes the BBC's Barbara Plett-Usher.

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US commerce secretary to testify before Congress about Epstein ties -- The cabinet member "voluntarily" agreed to be interviewed, weeks after acknowledging that he visited Epstein's island.

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Kristi Noem grilled over Alex Pretti statement, and other key takeaways from Senate hearing -- Both Republicans and Democrats criticised Noem for her leadership of the Department of Homeland Security.

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Funerals held for students and staff after Iran school strike -- Iranian authorities say they were killed in a US-Israeli strike in the city of Minab on Saturday.

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