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Wednesday, July 08, 2026 1:51 PM ET

BBC News - World

Trump says ceasefire is 'over' after US and Iran trade strikes - Speaking ahead of a Nato summit, the president says US negotiators can keep talking with the Iranians "if they want". 34 mins ago - World

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US strikes target Iranian military boats -- The US has launched the strikes on Iran in response to attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. -- Middle East

3 hours ago

Nato allies announce £37bn for new missile project -- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will convene around a dozen leaders to discuss the programme in Ankara. -- Europe

2 hours ago

Trump says Ukraine will get licence to produce Patriot missiles -- Although the Patriots are highly effective against Russia's ballistic missiles, they also have lengthy production times.

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German doctor jailed for murder of 15 patients and suspected of more -- The German palliative care doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 15 of his patients.

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Teenager arrested after two girls, 13, seriously injured in German school attack -- Police said a major operation was under way in the area of Welfen-Gymnasium secondary school in Schongau, Bavaria.

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Eight killed after landslide hits girls' school in Bangladesh -- Rescuers pull bodies from the mud after heavy monsoon rains batter the south-eastern coast.

3 hours ago

Nigeria's president demands to know how fake agency was allegedly set up in his office -- Adeniyi Adeyemi allegedly forged a letter of appointment and secured funding for an agency the presidency knew nothing about.

5 hours ago

Trains and emergency calls affected after major outage at Australia's largest telecoms company -- Servers at data centres in Sydney and Melbourne were to blame but the exact cause remains unknown.

11 hours ago

Khamenei's coffin carried through Shia shrines as ceremonies held in Iraq -- The remains of Iran's late supreme leader are transported to Najaf and Karbala, as funeral ceremonies continue for a fifth day.

2 hours ago

Cubans protest after third nationwide power cut this year -- While Cuban officials said that power had been mostly restored, those still left in the dark vented their anger.

6 hours ago

Bowen: For all his bluster, Trump has no better option than talks with Iran -- The negotiating process is fragile and recent US strikes show how hard it will be to reach agreement, writes BBC's International Editor Jeremy Bowen.

2 hours ago

Will Le Pen rise again? French nationalist leader defiant after court's ruling -- Within hours of a court of appeal confirming a guilty verdict, Marine Le Pen had already launched her presidential campaign.

14 hours ago

Fears of a massacre in this city on the front line of Sudan's war -- El-Obeid has been under "siege-like conditions" for 18 months says the UN human rights chief.

18 hours ago

Russian fuel shortages bite – but will Putin change tack in Ukraine war? -- Even in Moscow, authorities are unable to guarantee fuel supplies, but will economic pressure lead to talks or escalation?

12 hours ago

'The water just came so fast': Typhoon triggers floods and rare tornadoes in China -- Villagers whose families have been stranded told the BBC they are struggling to get food and help.

17 hours ago

Watch: Gaza football fans watch World Cup from rubble -- Hundreds of people cheered for Egypt, which shares a border with Gaza, in the match against Argentina.

10 hours ago

New video shows man believed to be Tyler Robinson before Charlie Kirk shooting -- The footage shown during the second day of a preliminary hearing appears to show Robinson walking through a parking garage and running across a roof.

21 hours ago

Watch: Marine Le Pen confirms run for French presidency -- The National Rally leader also said she will attempt to appeal an embezzlement conviction.

21 hours ago

'The spectacle Iran wants the world to see': Lyse Doucet in Tehran -- Huge crowds have lined the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

2 days ago

Five crew remain missing after plane wreckage found in Pakistan -- Pakistan's Airports Authority said efforts are under way to find those who were on board the private cargo plane.

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Arizona toddler found alive in hospital morgue after declared dead from drowning -- After he was discovered to still be alive, the 18-month-old was flown to another hospital and survived.

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Questions swirl over top US Republican McConnell's hospital stay - here's what we know -- McConnell, 84, has been in hospital for more than four weeks, and his staff have not yet said why he was admitted.

18 hours ago

Trump takes aim at 'wasted cause' Spain and revives Greenland claim at Nato summit -- The US president lashes out at fellow Nato member Spain, repeating an earlier threat to cut off trade relations.

2 hours ago

Former Bucknell University football coach charged in hazing death of player -- Pennsylvania prosecutors say the coach subjected player Calvin Dickey Jr, 18, to an extreme workout despite a medical condition.

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