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Sunday, April 19, 2026 10:10 AM ET

BBC News - World

LIVE - US negotiators to return to Pakistan for talks as Trump repeats threat to Iran's infrastructure - In a post on his Truth Social platform, the president says the US will hit Iran's power plants and bridges if a deal isn't reached.

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Australia's most-decorated soldier vows to fight war crime charges -- Ben Roberts-Smith has given his first statement since he was charged with five counts of the war crime of murder last week.

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Bodies of 50 infants dumped at Trinidad graveyard -- Police say a preliminary investigation shows it may be a case of an "unlawful disposal of unclaimed corpses".

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At least six killed in Kyiv as gunman opens fire and takes hostages -- The attacker, who took hostages inside a supermarket, was killed after a shoot-out with police, officials say.

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Pope says 'tyrants' speech was not aimed at Trump -- The pontiff says his remarks have been misinterpreted after a spat with the US president.

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Rat poison found in HiPP baby food jar in Austria, police say -- The brand warned on Saturday that consuming the purées may be potentially "life-threatening".

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Zelensky condemns US extension of Russian sanctions waiver -- The US argues that the waiver is meant to ease the energy supply crunch sparked by the US-Israel war with Iran.

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Alec Baldwin to face civil trial over Rust film set shooting -- The criminal case against the actor was dismissed in 2024.

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Mexico's Sheinbaum denies 'diplomatic crisis' with Spain after conquest row -- The Mexican president says there were never tensions over Spanish colonisation, which had become a thorny issue.

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Building of Trump's White House ballroom can resume in full, appeals court says -- Construction at the White House is expected to continue until the next hearing, due in June.

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DR Congo accepts first set of deportees from the US -- The Congolese government stresses those expelled from the US are only in the country temporarily.

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French peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon -- President Macron blames the attack on Hezbollah. The Iran-backed armed group denies "any connection" to the incident.

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'Croatia, but cheaper': The quirky holiday spots on trend for 2026 -- Montenegro and Albania are among the places rising in popularity for Britons seeking a holiday away from tourist traps.

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Why are gray whales dying in San Francisco's waters? US scientists search for clues -- Climate change and shifting migration patterns are bringing rare research opportunities and new mysteries.

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Chernobyl's last wedding: The couple who married as a nuclear disaster unfolded -- Serhiy and Iryna married 40 years ago, unaware a nuclear reactor had exploded less than 3 miles away.

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Harry and Meghan's trip felt like a royal tour - except many Aussies weren't interested -- The Sussexes' four-day tour of Australia appears to have fallen flat with some.

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'The weapons were loud, but there was always music': Sudanese band play on through the war -- One of Sudan's most popular bands, Aswat Almadina, recall being in the studio when the war broke out three years ago.

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Watch: Obama and Mamdani sing with children in New York -- The former US president and New York City mayor meet for the first time at a child care centre in the Bronx.

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Watch: Runners v robots at China half marathon -- Robots competed in a half marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, with the winning machine leaving its human rivals for dust.

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BBC reports from Lebanese border town as residents try to return home -- BBC Arabic's correspondent Carine Torbey reports from the border town of Khiam, as the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon goes into its second day.

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Watch: Fuel truck leaves trail of fire on road in Syria -- Eyewitnesses captured the moment a burning fuel tanker drove through the centre of Hasakah, Syria, leaving a trail of fire behind it.

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BBC in Iran: 'Tehran does not think it has lost this war' -- Lyse Doucet says Iranians want a solution to the long-running animosity with the US, but leaders is not willing to make a deal on Washington's terms.

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Britain's youngest F1 driver on his debut season so far - and learning to skateboard -- The youngest ever British F1 driver is looks forward to a lifelong dream of racing at Silverstone.

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