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Parham Ghobadi BBC Persian EPA As Iran and the United States prepare to hold a second round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome, hopes for de-escalation are being tempered by mounting military threats and mixed messages. US President Donald Trump reminds Tehran nearly every day of its options: a deal or war. He has previously…
BBC Mother-of-two Fathiya Mohammed says she was mugged while fleeing to the town of Tawila The 700,000 residents of Sudan’s Zamzam camp were already among the world’s most destitute people when they were attacked by paramilitary fighters last week. Two decades of conflict in the Darfur region, which intensified after civil war broke out across…
Ukraine’s government has announced the signing of the outline of a minerals deal with the US. A memorandum of intent, signed on Thursday and published by the Ukrainian government, states that the countries intend to establish an investment fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine as part of an economic partnership agreement. The aim is to…
Hayley Clarke Education reporter Jolley family There are pros and cons to having a teacher for a dad, daughter Emma says Exam season is around the corner for GCSE, BTec and A-level students. It’s a time of life that is remembered forever, and the run-up to it can bring stress and strain to students and…
Christal Hayes BBC News, Los Angeles Provided by US Sen Chris Van Hollen Van Hollen (right) posted a photo of his meeting with Kilmar Ábrego García A US senator has met a man who Trump administration officials have acknowledged was deported in error from Maryland to a mega-prison in El Salvador. Maryland Senator Chris Van…
Most fire services in England are facing a shortfall in funding after the government failed to give them the same level of compensation for tax increases as the police. The government is giving police forces an extra £230m which it says will fully cover the cost of the rise in employers’ National Insurance contributions (Nics)…
Getty Images Witnesses told the BBC that flames spread rapidly between tents, causing dozens of deaths, including those of children At least 37 people have been killed in a series of Israeli strikes, most in areas where displaced civilians have set up tents, Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defence agency says. Witnesses in al-Mawasi told the BBC…
Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni talked up the chances of a trade deal between the US and Europe, as the Italian prime minister visited Washington. “There will be a trade deal, 100%,” Trump said, “but it will be a fair deal”, while Meloni said she was “sure” they could reach an agreement, later adding that…
Woodland Trust The tree was chopped down on 3 April Toby Carvery’s owner has apologised over the upset caused after the company felled an ancient oak tree and admitted “we need to tighten our protocols” in a letter seen by the BBC. The company cut down the 500-year-old oak despite a March 2024 planning document…