Iran-Israel crisis - how to stop escalation?
Israel says it intercepted vast majority of missiles and drones fired by Iran
- 23 mins
- 14 Apr 2024
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- Iran launches drones and missiles at Israel
The Iranian attack followed a strike on its consulate in Syria
- 30 mins
- 14 Apr 2024
- The Happy Pod: The Centenarian Stargazer
The happiest stories in the world - our weekly collection
- 26 mins
- 13 Apr 2024
- Haiti moves toward a new governing council
It comes a month after a wave of violence forced the prime minister from office
- 30 mins
- 12 Apr 2024
- Sudan facing 'catastrophic' hunger crisis after a year of civil war
Doctors Without Borders warns a third of people in one refugee camp were malnourished
- 28 mins
- 12 Apr 2024
- OJ Simpson dies of cancer
He was cleared of murdering his ex-wife in a court case that caused a global sensation
- 30 mins
- 11 Apr 2024
- A property developer in Vietnam is sentenced to death for defrauding a bank
Truong My Lan will be given the death penalty for her role in a huge corruption case
- 26 mins
- 11 Apr 2024
- 'No joy, only pain' as Gazans mark Eid
No celebrations as famine looms after six months of war with Israel
- 32 mins
- 10 Apr 2024
- Kazakhstan and Russia suffer worst floods in decades
More than 100,000 people have been evacuated
- 30 mins
- 10 Apr 2024
- Arizona court revives 1864 abortion law
President Biden condemns what he calls a cruel decision which rips away women's rights
- 32 mins
- 10 Apr 2024
- Swiss women win landmark climate change case
Europe's human rights court ruled that their rights were violated by climate inaction
- 29 mins
- 09 Apr 2024
- North America awed by total solar eclipse
The celestial event began in Mexico and ended in Newfoundland
- 29 mins
- 09 Apr 2024
- Myanmar junta recruits Rohingyas to fight rebels
It comes despite the group not being recognised as legal residents of Myanmar
- 27 mins
- 08 Apr 2024
- Israel reduces troop numbers in southern Gaza
However, the Israeli government says it still plans a ground offensive in Rafah
- 31 mins
- 08 Apr 2024
- Thousands of Israelis rally to demand hostage deal
Anti-government protestors were joined by families of Israeli hostages in Gaza
- 31 mins
- 07 Apr 2024
- The Happy Pod: Reindeer herder rescued from frozen wilderness
The happiest stories in the world - our weekly collection
- 26 mins
- 06 Apr 2024
- More calls for an independent inquiry into Gaza aid convoy deaths
World Central Kitchen has called the IDF's apology "cold comfort" for bereaving families
- 32 mins
- 06 Apr 2024
- The Israeli military sacks two officers after strikes on aid convoy
A report says the incident was a grave mistake caused by an identification error
- 29 mins
- 05 Apr 2024
- Biden to Netanyahu: Strikes on aid workers 'unacceptable'
Washington says immediate ceasefire essential to stabilise the humanitarian situation
- 32 mins
- 05 Apr 2024
- Nato marks its 75th anniversary
Nato's Secretary General hails its success as Ukraine pleads for more missiles
- 29 mins
- 04 Apr 2024