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- Oil nears $110 a barrel after gas field strikeon 18/03/2026 at 19:53
Iran's military warned it would take "decisive action" in response to the strike on its energy infrastructure.
- Israel destroys river bridges in southern Lebanonon 18/03/2026 at 19:40
The health ministry says that 968 people, including more than 100 children, have been killed since 2 March.
- Five takeaways from Markwayne Mullin's Homeland Security confirmation hearingon 18/03/2026 at 18:51
The agency Mullin is vying to run entered its fifth week without funding, and concerns surrounding the budget loomed over questions.
- Watch: Gabbard faces scrutiny over Iran nuclear intelligence claimson 18/03/2026 at 18:38
The US Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was questioned over what Democrats perceive as a discrepancy between White House and intelligence community claims.
- One killed as ski gondola crashes down mountain at Swiss resorton 18/03/2026 at 18:25
Dramatic footage showed the gondola flipping over several times in the snow before coming to a halt in Engelberg.
- Famous Iditarod dog sled race ends in repeat win for Jessie Holmeson 18/03/2026 at 17:54
The former reality TV star guided his dogs through a roughly 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) race, completing it in nine days, seven hours, and 32 minutes.
- Forty years after the last one was poached, rhinos are back in the wild in Ugandaon 18/03/2026 at 17:36
The return of southern white rhinos from the country comes after Ugandan poachers once wiped them out.
- Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in air strikeon 18/03/2026 at 17:05
Israel said it had killed Khatib, whose death was confirmed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.
- Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge ruleson 18/03/2026 at 16:39
Archaeologist Alexander Butyagin is accused of conducting illegal excavations in Crimea - Ukraine's peninsula annexed by Russia.
- 'Very difficult to stop': BBC visits scene of Iran cluster bomb strike on Israelon 18/03/2026 at 16:04
An elderly couple was killed after a bomb flew into their apartment in central Israel and exploded.
- Celebrations in Morocco but devastation in Senegal after Africa Cup of Nations decisionon 18/03/2026 at 15:48
Moroccans feel justice has been done but the Senegalese are angry after being stripped of the title.
- Quantum pioneers win Turing Award for encryption breakthroughon 18/03/2026 at 15:23
It is hoped Charles H Bennett and Gilles Brassard's work will make digital communications secure for decades ahead.
- King Charles greets Nigerian president in Windsor sunshineon 18/03/2026 at 14:58
The King and President Tinubu will give speeches later at the state banquet, to be attended by political leaders and celebrities.
- Venezuelans in Miami and Caracas celebrate historic WBC victory over USAon 18/03/2026 at 14:40
Venezuela won its first-ever World Baseball Classic title, defeating the United States 3–2 in the championship game.
- Hittler faces Zielinski as French town's election contest goes viralon 18/03/2026 at 13:57
Charles Hittler, mayor of Arcis-sur-Aube, has always faced jokes about his name but now he faces a rival with another unlikely name.
- Norway prosecutor asks for seven years' jail for crown princess's son in rape trialon 18/03/2026 at 12:44
Prosecutors in the trial of Marius Borg Høiby argue he should be found guilty of 39 of the 40 charges he is accused of.
- US judge orders Trump administration to reopen Voice of Americaon 18/03/2026 at 11:01
Some 85% of VOA staff were laid off by Trump who accused the international broadcaster of bias.
- Will the Iran war squeeze India's piped gas next?on 18/03/2026 at 05:45
The Iran war has already rattled LPG users. Will India’s piped gas network face the next squeeze?
- Death of Ali Larijani deepens crisis at heart of Iran's leadershipon 18/03/2026 at 04:36
Larijani has long been seen as one of the Islamic Republic's most experienced and influential policy makers.
- Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to 'reverse course'on 18/03/2026 at 02:12
National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".



















