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Twin baby mountain gorillas, held by their mother, were recently born in Virunga National Park

Virunga National Park

Rare mountain gorilla twins born in DR Congo: park authorities

People in Budapest defy the ban on pride marches pushed through by Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Hungary's hard-pressed LGBTQ people say Orban exit is only half battle

Carbon lingers in the air, causing damage for years to come, the study said

Long-lasting effects

Study links major polluters to big climate damages bill

Matt Brittin pictured at the 2017 Web Summit in Lisbon

Lack of broadcasting experience raises eyebrows

Ex-Google chief Matt Brittin made new BBC director-general

Ambulances run by Jewish volunteers were torched in north London, with experts pointing the finger at Iran

Amid obscure group claims

Iran likely behind attacks sowing fear among Europe's Jews: experts

Ukrainian authorities have said that the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline, which crosses its territory, was damaged by Russian airstrikes on January 27

Hungary says will phase out gas deliveries to Ukraine

Trump has named Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to his advisory council along with a slew of other tech heavyweights

Trump names tech titans to science advisory council

Iran virtually closed the strategic Strait of Hormuz through which one-fifth of the world's oil passes, sending global energy prices soaring

Mideast war sparks long queues at Kinshasa petrol stations

Security camera footage of a masked man is one of the few clues made public in the still unsolved disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of popular US TV host Savannah Guthrie

Savannah Guthrie

US TV star details 'agony' over mother's disappearance

Airlines based in the Middle East have been particularly hard hit by the war

Aviation, tourism, agriculture... the economic sectors hit by the war

Mohamed Salah scored as Liverpool eased to victory over Brighton

Salah's long goodbye brings curtain down on golden era for Liverpool

Monaco's promise of no income or wealth taxes has attracted the world's rich and famous

Surprising Pope visit

Monaco: city of vice and a few virtues

Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre

'Won't leave our land'

Defying Israeli bombs, Lebanese hold out in southern city of Tyre

A security guard stands outside the closed Department of Census and Statistics building in Colombo on March 25, 2026 after Sri Lanka introduced a four-day work week to conserve fuel reserves during the Middle East war.

Energy crisis brings mid-week break

War-linked power crunch pushes Sri Lanka to four-day week

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol

'When necessary'

IEA chief says 'ready' to release more oil reserves if needed

A member (L) of the Jewish community walks past the scene of an antisemitic arson attack in the Golders Green neighbourhood of north London, on 24 March 2026, a day after volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organisation were set on fire.

Possible links to Iran

British police arrest two men over Jewish ambulances attack

People look at smoke rising from a burning building following a Russian drone attack in Lviv on 24 March 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

From Russian airspace

Estonia, Latvia say struck by drones

Kim Jong Un and Lukashenko met in September in Beijing when they attended a military parade at Tiananmen Square, where the North Korean leader reportedly extended an invitation

Alexander Lukashenko

Belarus leader visits North Korea for first time

A forensic expert observes a bulldozer excavating a suspected mass grave near Rahovec

Thirty years on

'No heavier burden': the decades-long search for Kosovo war missing

A visitor takes pictures of a suricata at a pet fair in Beijing

From meerkats to sugar gliders

Exotic pet trade thrives in China despite welfare concerns

Morning Roundup

Police appeal for witnesses in hit-and-run, US draws up Iran peace plan, and BTS concert draws millions of viewers

The site of an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv on March 24, 2026

US reportedly sends peace plan as Iran opens to 'non-hostile' oil vessels

BTS performing at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on March 21

BTS concert drew 18.4 million viewers, says Netflix

A convoy of OSCE monitors (right) in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine in 2019

Insufficiently prepared?

OSCE's 'chaotic' Ukraine evacuation put staff at risk: leaked report

A third of the world's fertilisers normally transit the Strait of Hormuz

World Trade Organization

Top WTO official sounds fertiliser warning over Middle East war

A pilot project in Japan is reusing the main ingredient in nappies to make new ones

'Economically viable'

Dirty diapers born again in Japan recycling breakthrough

Bear, an Australian Koolie credited with saving over a 100 koalas from bushfires, is retiring

A decade of service

'Hero' Australian dog who saved 100 koalas retires

The BBVA Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico will host World Cup playoff matches this week

Diverse cast of hopefuls

Underdogs chase World Cup berths in Mexico playoff tournament

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