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 | Oil price hits highest since 2022 after report Trump to be briefed on new Iran options Axios reported that US Central Command has prepared a plan for a wave of "short and powerful" strikes on Iran. Source: © BBC News |
 | Comey surrenders over charge of threatening Trump's life in Instagram post Prosecutors say a 2025 seashell photo posted by the former FBI director was a call for violence against Trump. Source: © BBC News |
 | Jewish agency warned of 'high' threat level ahead of Bondi shooting, report finds Gun reforms should be prioritised and policing around Jewish events increased, royal commission says. Source: © BBC News |
 | Christchurch mass killer loses bid to overturn conviction White supremacist Brenton Tarrant's appeal is "utterly devoid of merit", a New Zealand court has ruled. Source: © BBC News |
 | Hegseth clashes with lawmakers over Iran war in nearly six-hour-long hearing US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democratic lawmakers during a nearly six-hour-long hearing, in his first time facing questions under oath since the start of the Iran war. Source: © BBC News |
 | US singer D4vd bought tools online to dispose of girl's body, prosecutors allege The Tiktok star's attorneys have maintained his innocence and vowed to "vigorously defend" him. Source: © BBC News |
 | 'I did not expect it': Kenya's Sabastian Sawe welcomed home with jubilant celebrations The first man to run a marathon in under two hours in a competitive race received a hero's welcome from supporters and family when he arrived home. Source: © BBC News |
 | Police say they believe abducted child was murdered as body found in Outback The five-year-old girl was last seen on Saturday at an Aboriginal town camp near Alice Springs. Source: © BBC News |
 | King and Queen lay flowers at 9/11 Memorial in New York King Charles and Queen Camilla on their state visit to the US visit the memorial in New York. Source: © BBC News |
 | Hungary's next PM says frozen EU funds will be paid out soon Péter Magyar meets EU leaders in Brussels, for the first time since his Tisza party won a landslide election. Source: © BBC News |
 | US charges Mexican governor and other leaders with aiding drug cartel The governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, hails from the same party as the president of Mexico. Source: © BBC News |
 | New images show suspect taking selfies before Washington press dinner shooting Prosecutors argue Cole Tomas Allen should remain in custody until trial on a charge of attempted assassination of President Donald Trump. Source: © BBC News |
 | Florida lawmakers approve new voting maps to favour Republicans The state is the latest to act in a national redistricting war that could shape what political party controls the US House of Representatives. Source: © BBC News |
 | Seven lawsuits filed against OpenAI by families of Canada mass-shooting victims The lawsuits, filed in California, accuse OpenAI and Sam Altman of negligence and abetting a mass shooting by failing to flag the suspect's ChatGPT activity. Source: © BBC News |
 | Russia scales back Moscow Victory Day parade, blaming threat from Ukraine Russia says the annual commemoration of Soviet victory in World War Two will not feature military vehicles or cadets. Source: © BBC News |
 | Stranded whale ferried out of German waters in barge The final operation to save the whale is being closely followed, after the failure of earlier attempts. Source: © BBC News |
 | Madagascar detains French national over alleged plot to stir unrest Malagasy prosecuters used a Whatsapp group as evidence for the detained individuals alleged crimes. Source: © BBC News |
 | France urges citizens to leave Mali after rebel attacks The UK has issued similar advice, telling citizens who stay, that they do so at their own risk. Source: © BBC News |
 | France investigates reappearance of website linked to Pelicot crimes Authorities say the Coco platform has been linked to sexual abuse of children, drug offences, rape and murder. Source: © BBC News |
 | US Supreme Court limits use of race in drawing electoral maps The decision will make it more difficult to successfully challenge legislative maps for diluting the voting power of racial minorities. Source: © BBC News |
 | Former US officials criticise Pentagon silence on deadly Iran school attack In the two months since the deadly strike, the US defence department has said only that the incident is under investigation. Source: © BBC News |
 | Global forest loss slows but El Niño fires could threaten progress The loss of tropical rainforests eased last year, according to new analysis, but scientists warn they are still disappearing rapidly. Source: © BBC News |
 | Israeli 'double-tap' strike kills three rescue workers in Lebanon, officials say They are among nine people killed in successive attacks on Tuesday, which Israel's military says targeted a Hezbollah commander. Source: © BBC News |
 | Comey charged with threatening Trump's life in Instagram post The new case stems from a 2025 seashell photo posted by the former FBI director that the justice department says calls for violence against Trump. Source: © BBC News |
 | Irish government announces further fuel supports after protests The Irish government has announced further fuel supports for a number of sectors after nationwide protests in recent weeks. Source: © BBC News |
 | Robert Mugabe's son to be deported from South Africa over firearms offence The 28-year-old was arrested in February after a man had been shot at his home in Johannesburg. Source: © BBC News |
 | Kim Jong Un praises troops who 'self-blasted' to avoid capture by Ukraine It confirms suspicions that North Korean soldiers are being told to detonate their grenades to kill themselves. Source: © BBC News |
 | The 'Polar Bear Capital' with Arctic gateway ambitions Canada is weighing whether a year-round northern trade route to Europe from Churchill, Manitoba, is viable, as climate change speeds Arctic warming. Source: © BBC News |
 | A son overlooked and a jailed tycoon: Inside Samsung's succession drama The family dynasty behind Samsung is so complicated it regularly makes headline news in South Korea. Source: © BBC News |
 | Indians lost $2.5bn to digital fraud in 2025 - now its central bank is fighting back The RBI is mulling measures to tackle rising cases of digital fraud in India - but will they work? Source: © BBC News |
 | Four key takeaways from Jerome Powell's final rate decision as Fed chair Powell's news conference after holding rates covered the US-Israel war with Iran, inflation, legal attacks, and the Fed's independence. Source: © BBC News |
 | Legal experts sceptical of DoJ case against Comey over seashell post Acting AG Todd Blanche said the case was investigated for months, adding "it's serious when you threaten the president." Source: © BBC News |
 | Syria trial seen as first step on long road for Assad's victims There were highly charged scenes as former senior regime official, Atef Najib, appeared before a Damascus court. Source: © BBC News |
 | 'Numbskull, moron and too stupid': Trump and Powell's biggest clashes How the US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell came to blows. Source: © BBC News |
 | Russian paramilitaries carried out air strikes in Mali as rebels advanced, footage shows Last weekend's attacks came as the Africa Corps withdrew from a key base in northern Mali. Source: © BBC News |
 | In five charts - How UAE's exit could affect Opec's influence over the oil price The BBC takes a look in charts at what the UAE's departure could mean for the oil cartel and more widely. Source: © BBC News |
 | Faisal Islam: Why the UAE's exit from Opec is a big deal It will have little effect on the current oil blockades, but it could change everything afterwards. Source: © BBC News |
 | Joy as record-breaking runner Sawe returns home BBC reports from Kenya, home to Sabastian Sawe, the first man to run a marathon in under two hours. Source: © BBC News |
 | 'Attacked 28 times in a day' - BBC visits heavily targeted US-UK base in Iraq Before the fragile ceasefire in the region, this was one of the most heavily targeted US and UK military bases in the Middle East. Source: © BBC News |
 | The King and Queen in the Big Apple: What the royals did on their third day in the US After visiting the 9/11 Memorial, Queen Camilla read to children at the New York Public Library and King Charles visited a community organisation in Harlem. Source: © BBC News |
 | Watch: Aerial video shows destruction after tornado strikes small Texas town A severe storm outbreak has been battering parts of the Midwest and Southern United States for nearly a week. Source: © BBC News |
 | Watch: There's a ceasefire in Lebanon - but the fighting hasn't stopped Israel and Hezbollah are still fighting in Lebanon despite a US-brokered ceasefire that began 12 days ago. Source: © BBC News |