French couple leave Iran after more than three years in jail
Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are on their way home after being allowed to leave the country, the French president says.
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Hundreds of Cuban women rally against US energy blockade as crisis deepens
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The art of mastering jealousy, according to Maggie Gyllenhaal — or how to direct your husband in sex scenes
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Iran War Live Updates: Fragile Cease-Fire Takes Hold as Both Sides Claim Victory
Top U.S. defense officials are giving a news conference at the Pentagon. Israel declared its support for the two-week truce, but said it had launched the largest wave of strikes against Hezbollah i…
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Live updates: Hegseth calls Iran operation an ‘overwhelming victory’ in first hours of ceasefire
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine are briefing reporters first thing Wednesday, less than a full day after President Trump announced a temporary ceasefire w…
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EU to ‘convey concerns’ to US about Vance’s Hungary intervention – Europe live
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Family of man killed in shooting at Florida State University to sue ChatGPT and OpenAI
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Middle East crisis live: Iran to stop uranium enrichment and US to ‘work closely’ with country, Trump claims
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Kalshi, prediction markets face legal hurdles
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Israeli opposition leader slams US-Iran ceasefire as ‘political disaster’
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Watch live: Hegseth, Caine brief reporters on Iran after Trump extends pause on strikes
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will speak with reporters Wednesday morning about the U.S. military operation in Iran, after President Trump announced anoth…
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Trump says US will be ‘hangin’ around’ Strait of Hormuz: ‘Big money’ to be made
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Liberal judge Chris Taylor wins election to Wisconsin supreme court – US politics live
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Global energy system will be ‘profoundly transformed’ by Iran war, watchdog says
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The risk of miracle cures: Death of eight people following vitamin injections sparks alarm in Mexico
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Volunteers turn a fan’s recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove
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The shipping superpower that says it won’t negotiate Hormuz passage as a matter of principle
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Airing of Bafta racial slur breached BBC standards, corporation finds
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BBC upholds complaints over racial slur in Baftas broadcast
The broadcast of a racial slur broke editorial standards, the corporation's complaints unit concludes.
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Greece to ban social media for under-15s from next year
It follows similar moves in other European countries, including France and Spain.
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Oil prices plunge and stocks jump after Trump announces conditional ceasefire with Iran
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No link between release of French pair held in Iran and Mideast war, France says
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Man fined after breaking into viral hippo Moo Deng's enclosure
The director of the Thai zoo where Moo Deng lives said security would be upped after the incident.
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Macron greets French pair back in Paris after 'terrible ordeal' in Iran
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday welcomed two French nationals who returned to Paris after spending almost four years detained in Iran on espionage charges, with the French leader hailing "th…
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REPLAY: 'A message of hope' - French pair held in Iran speak to media after release
Two French nationals who returned to Paris after spending almost four years detained in Iran on espionage charges were welcomed by President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on Wednesday. Cecil…
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Thorium energy can help Trump make peace with Iran
With thorium, America gets a permanent, verifiable, physics-enforced end to the Iranian nuclear threat that every administration since Carter promised and none delivered.
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Watch: Pro-regime Iranians gather in Tehran
Pro-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the Iranian capital after the announcement of the two-week conditional ceasefire between the US and Iran.
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Israel strikes Lebanon as says Iran truce does not apply
An Israeli strike destroyed a building in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Wednesday as Israel kept up its offensive against what it says are Hezbollah targets in the country, insisting a truc…
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The Iran ceasefire is a relief but not a cure for the madness Trump has brought the world
Iran’s military may have been mangled in the US-Israeli war but the reputation of the United States has been mauled, perhaps irreparably, writes World affairs editor Sam Kiley
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Netanyahu says Trump’s ceasefire deal does not include Lebanon as strikes continue
Hezbollah says it has agreed to halt strikes against Israel but the IDF says it will continue combat operations
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What to Know About the U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire
The agreement to pause the fighting for two weeks came hours after President Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization.” Much remains uncertain.
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Watch: When will fuel prices go down?
The BBC's Nick Marsh takes a look at whether fuel costs will get cheaper now the US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire.
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Former prime minister Ishiba meets with South Korean president in Seoul
During their 90-minute meeting, Ishiba and Lee agreed to expand bilateral cooperation in various fields such as the economy and security.
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Iran Cease-Fire Does Little to Convince Netanyahu’s Critics in Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had already declared victory over Iran once, in June last year. Few Israelis believe that the goals he set this time will be met, either.
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Britons warned about Russian hackers targeting internet routers for espionage
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Sporadic attacks reported in Iran, Gulf countries hours after Trump announces ceasefire
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, potentially suspending a six-week-old war that has killed thousands, spread across the Middle East and caused unprece…
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Russian court sentences 6 members of opposition movement Vesna to up to 12 years in prison
A St. Petersburg court has sentenced six members of the opposition movement Vesna to terms of up to 12 years in a general-regime penal colony, the St. Petersburg media outlet Bumaga reported.
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Vance tries to boost ailing MAGA ally ahead of Hungary election
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Vice President JD Vance repeatedly said he didn’t come to Hungary to tell people how to vote in their looming election
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US and Iran Both Claim Victory After 2-Week Ceasefire Agreement
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that “subject to the complete, immediate and safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz” he would agree to “suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a peri…
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China says Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to explore a 'comprehensive solution'
China’s government has said that Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed not to escalate their conflict and to “explore a comprehensive solution” after several weeks of cross-border fighting between the tw…
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Even as They Praise Iran Cease-Fire, World Leaders Are Whipsawed by Trump
Across Europe and the globe, the war has damaged economies, roiled politics and underscored a lack of options in dealing with President Trump’s whims.
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Trial of man accused of torture during Syria's civil war begins in the Netherlands
A Syrian man accused of crimes against humanity has denied charges of torture and sexual violence in a trial in the Netherlands
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