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Statements from President Trump that the war is almost over are not matching up with the reality on the ground. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4uK18dI

The video of the strike, hitting just metres from RT's Steve Sweeney and his crew, was recorded on Thursday in southern Lebanon. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4bXU6dQ

Some 260,000 fans are expected to watch BTS perform together on Saturday for the first time since 2022. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4spCqOl

Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters? from BBC News https://bbc.in/4bV9rfe

The allegations have prompted the cancellations of events and celebrations planned in his honour later this month. from BBC News https://bbc.in/40Ft5Wh

King Felipe appears to have helped thaw frosty relations with Mexico while reviving a fierce debate over events 500 years ago. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4sJzgEO

José Antonio Kast visited the ditch - a few feet wide and deep - on Monday, calling it a "milestone". from BBC News https://bbc.in/47JX4A7

Some 50,000 people are told to flee their homes as the army warns of a huge military offensive in Jonglei state. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4rymiZq

After Australia gave humanitarian visas to seven team members, only two decided to stay - the BBC's Katy Watson explains what happened. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4lxyIj1

European leaders are hesitant to help Trump secure the Strait of Hormuz, but they know inaction on the Iran war is not really an option. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4lCmpC8

The BBC's International News correspondent, Barbara Plett Usher, visits Doha's Souq Waqif market as strikes in the region continue. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4bIYZY5

One Battle After Another dominated the night with six awards, while Sinners and Frankenstein weren't far behind. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4uOIVMj

US officials previously said the man accused of ramming a truck full of explosives into a synagogue had recently lost family in Lebanon. from BBC News https://bbc.in/473ftHZ

The mother of Ann Grosmaire, 19, who was shot dead by her boyfriend, explains why she chose restorative justice. from BBC News https://bbc.in/3P94B5q

The FBI said the suspect had large quantities of fireworks and petrol in his vehicle when it caught fire after ramming a synagogue on Thursday. from BBC News https://bbc.in/417tVuY

People in Iran are questioning who's really in charge after Mojtaba Khamenei's first address came via a presenter on state TV. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4lqmatv

The echoes between the conflicts are certainly there but there are also profound differences. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4lB6AeL

A message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei also says Iran will continue targeting US bases in the region. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4rML7RL

The FBI says the incident is being investigated as a "targeted act of violence against the Jewish community". from BBC News https://bbc.in/413AkHE

Senior Kashmir leader Farooq Abdullah escaped unhurt after the incident and the suspect is in custody. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4b59AfR

This eruption episode sent fragments made of ash, pumice, and pieces of volcanic glass into communities, forcing highway closures and the evacuation of tourists. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4s6yq55

The G7 group of nations welcomes the idea of releasing oil in response to the surge in prices since the US-Israel war with Iran began from BBC News https://bbc.in/3OUELlx

Iranians in Tehran and Karaj tell the BBC they are exhausted and struggling to sleep after 10 days of Israeli and US attacks. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4sBwYay

With Bellarmine Mugabe due in court we look at what has happened to Zimbabwe's ex-first family. from BBC News https://bbc.in/3NtBmtq

A US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near a primary school in southern Iran where Iranian authorities said 168 people were killed, expert video analysis shows. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4bedthh

Madrid cites humanitarian and economic reasons to give undocumented workers legal status. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4uAKVaT

Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4cBKc2w

Video filmed by a witness and verified by the BBC shows a drone crashing close to the airport. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4spw3do

Seyed Ali Mousavi tells Laura Kuenssberg Iran's response depends on the actions of the US and Israel. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4rYsbAh

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says other people - including children - are injured as rescuers continue to search through rubble. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4rfGbUQ

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says ten other people - including children - are injured as rescuers continue to search through rubble. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4rfGbUQ

Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq tell the BBC they have plans to cross the border but deny already doing so. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4leL4MI

Ukraine's president says Kyiv will only help if doing so does not deplete its own air defences. from BBC News https://bbc.in/3NfIfyp

The BBC's Nick Marsh examines how unrest in the Middle East will impact living costs around the world. from BBC News https://bbc.in/3N2DCaU

The M23, which controls the coltan-rich area, has not commented and the death toll is hard to verify. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4uawMkn

The billionaire is accused of misleading investors in the run-up to his 2022 Twitter purchase. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4bq6OBO

Spain's prime minister delivers a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with his country. from BBC News https://bbc.in/3MK32Kl

A project to introduce unmanned sites is part of a broader adoption of digital technologies. from BBC News https://bbc.in/40J7U5y

The cabinet member "voluntarily" agreed to be interviewed, weeks after acknowledging that he visited Epstein's island. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4reLxjt

Locals tell BBC Persian they are worried about the availability of groceries and price increases as strikes continue to hit the capital. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4b28dxj

Many hope the vote could bring change after protests last year, and shatter decades of political paralysis. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4bf2ZiV

Iranian official threatens to "set fire" to any ships passing through the crucial Strait of Hormuz. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4b11nrU

The US star's best actor win for Sinners leaves the Oscars race too close to call. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4rPBD8Y

Growing insecurity in the Sahel made 2025 one of the worst years on record for the abduction of foreigners in Africa. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4aUOcbJ

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth offered few details about the operation, leaving questions unanswered about the scope or duration. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4u4MbTc

The US says six of its F-15 jets were "mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses", with all crew in a stable condition. from BBC News https://bbc.in/3N0l8aR

The excess of politicians' children was front and centre of the anger that drove protests that toppled the government last year. from BBC News https://bbc.in/3Nc18SN

A piece of crucial intelligence arrived just hours before the attack on a compound in central Tehran. from BBC News https://bbc.in/404eGCJ

Iranian state TV confirms the supreme leader has been killed on the first day of massive US and Israeli air strikes on the country. from BBC News https://bbc.in/4qZ7a7j