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First responders stand amid rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut

As Israel continues strikes

In the heart of Beirut, buildings in flames and charred cars

Some 800 ships remain stuck in Gulf waters

As third ship crosses

Dilemma over crossings as fate of Hormuz ships remains uncertain

Cautious optimism

Frieden sees step towards peace in Middle East ceasefire, but uncertainties loom large

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on March 19, 2026

'Strategic failure'

US, Iran ceasefire sees Israel's war goals left hanging

Authorities have hailed the ceasefire as a victory

Islamic republic

'Unfinished business': Opponents anxious, bitter after Iran ceasefire

US rapper and producer Kanye West is due to perform in Marseille on June 11

Following Britain ban

Dutch minister says not planning to bar Kanye West

France's top military commanders say NATO should adapt to produce more weapons and faster

Increasing explosive drone stocks

France unveils rearmament boost to face Russia threat

A petrol station in Toulouse, France, this month. Consumers worldwide are banking on a drop in fuel prices with the Iran ceasefire

Economic uncertainty

Iran truce spurs hopes for world economy, but recovery will be rocky

The incident was the latest in a string of controversies to hit the BBC

'Serious mistake'

BAFTA racial slur was breach of BBC editorial standards: internal probe

The outcome can only go two ways: a black card means exemption, while red signals conscription

'I leave it to fate'

Red or black: Thai men tempt fate at military draft draw

Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov is under investigation in France

Without consent

Researchers unmask trade in nude images on Telegram

A woman walks past a poster of Indian Hindi-language spy action thriller film Dhurandhar: The Revenge

Indian hit movie 'Dhurandhar' breaks Bollywood records

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran on Wednesday, but said President Donald Trump's threat to destroy Iran's civilian infrastructure had not been "appropriate"

'This is positive news'

Australia PM welcomes Iran ceasefire, says Trump threats not 'appropriate'

Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square in Tehran

Calling for long-term peace

Middle East war: ceasefire reactions

Sweltering temperatures have long hit Lagos during the dry season but now rising fuel prices make it more expensive to stay cool

'The sun is too hot'

Nigeria sweats in heatwave as Iran war drives up costs to stay cool

Moo Deng (R), a female pygmy hippo who became a viral internet sensation, eats birthday cake with her mother at Thailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo in 2025

Internet sensation

Man fined $300 for entering hippo Moo Deng's pen: Thai zoo

NASA photograph showing the lunar eclipse witnessed by Artemis astronauts during their flight around the moon on April 6, 2026

Lunar flyby mission

'Pinprick of light': Artemis crew witnesses meteorite impacts on Moon

The border between India and Bangladesh cuts through the world's largest mangrove forest

Discouraging illegal crossings

India mulls reptile river guards on Bangladesh border

A man walks past a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on April 8

Fourth known missile test in 2026

North Korea fires two rounds of ballistic missiles: Seoul military

A petrol pump along the A43 motorway near Muenster, Germany. Rising energy prices are a huge burden for the country's power-hunger manufacturers

Middle East war

German factory orders rise in February but energy shock looms

IATA says it will take months for jet fuel supplies and prices to normalise even with the Strait of Hormuz open

International Air Transport Association

Jet fuel supplies to take 'months' to recover from war disruption: IATA

KMT leader Cheng Li-wun said she hopes her China visit will 'plant the seeds of peace'

'For all humankind'

Taiwan opposition leader says China visit to sow 'seeds of peace'

A vendor displays morning newspapers at his roadside stall in Islamabad. Pakistan has emerged as a key intermediary between Iran and the United States to secure a temporary ceasefire and host negotiations to end the war in the Middle East

'Complex, high stakes feat'

How did Pakistan broker a temporary truce between Iran and the US?

Matthew Perry was found dead at his Los Angeles home in 2023 at the age of 54

Up to six decades in prison

'Ketamine Queen' to be sentenced over Matthew Perry death

Vietnam's "era of national rise" includes construction of the Trong Dong stadium in Hanoi

'Cannot accept low economic growth'

Vietnam's To Lam bets big on building blitz

A vendor displays morning newspapers at his roadside stall in Islamabad after Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Islmabad would host negotiations between the United States and Iran

Achieving 'sustainable peace'?

Pakistan to host US-Iran ceasefire talks Friday

Morning Roundup

Ceasefire agreed with Iran, officer shot in Trier, and mobile phone fines

Demonstrators protested near the White House before the US and Iran agreed to a two-week truce to their conflict

Ceasefire deal, Israel continues Lebanon attacks

War in the Middle East: latest developments

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