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Iran claims to have struck a US command ship in the Gulf of Oman, escalating maritime tensions. The US denies the attack, maintaining all naval assets are operational.

The nine-metre southern right whale, or tohor in Mori, is the first of the species to have been recorded entangled in New Zealand watersA whale that became entangled in a large fishing net and was dragging four buoys and...

Mehdi Taj said his federation has been dealing with FIFA, not the United States, in trying to obtain visas for Iran to play in the tournament that begins next week.

The US said the ceasefire was contingent on a complete cessation of fire from the Iran-aligned Hezbollah militiaIsrael and Lebanon have agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, the Trump administration has ann...

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The bill to fund immigration agencies has been delayed by opposition to Trump's 'anti-weaponisation fund'.

Attack brings death toll to at least 207 since administration began targeting people it calls narcoterroristsThe US military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing t...

Johann Wadephul said it was "no secret" Russia had stirred up sentiment against Germany over its support for Ukraine.

A Pakistani court upheld death sentences for two men in a high-profile motorway assault case, sparking protests over victim-blaming and systemic failures in handling sexual violence cases.

The lower chamber of Congress passed a measure that seeks to halt further military action, in a vote seen as largely symbolic.

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Conservation groups say work has begun in protected coastal area, while prime minister insists project will bring jobs and investment Protests in Albania over a proposed luxury resort backed by Donald Trumps son-in-law, ...

Minimal gains on battlefield as Kyiv largely halts Moscows spring-summer offensive; Ukraine missile maker tests homegrown Patriot alternative. What we know on day 1,562Russias failure to advance on the battlefield is why...

BBC Verify examines how the biggest change to the White House in decades has transformed in the last year.

Promising lab results for microscopic repair crews, guided by magnets

Steve Hiltons plan aims for results by June 11, using state workers & surge teams to tackle hundreds of thousands of backlogged ballots.

The shift marks a significant rise over the last five years, but experts say there is no single, clear explanation for the increase.

After 26 years in power, age is beginning to take its toll, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine wrote of his Russian counterpart, bragging of a recent strike on St. Petersburg.

"I imagine that he's going to get a huge deal," Ian Rapoport said. "I imagine that the Patriots will make it work, I just don't know that it's going to be imminent." The post NFL insider: Good...

Ukraine's president tells the Russian leader that only "direct engagement" between the two countries could end the war, with the US focused on Iran.

Cambridge scientists say they have, for the first time, tested a vaccine designed by AI.

Swampy mangrove forests are staging a surprise comeback - which is good news for coastal communities and the climate.