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June 16, 2026 - 07:29
Video assistant referee Shaun Evans has denied "intentionally" making a hand gesture "to communicate a message, affiliation, game or belief of any kind" and claimed it was a "an involuntary, subconscious twitch" that he was "unaware" of.
June 16, 2026 - 05:33
Trump says Strait of Hormuz will be open from Friday but there is still confusion about the exact contents of the agreement.
June 16, 2026 - 03:15
Donald Trump's ceasefire agreement with Iran leaves the Israeli PM trapped in a new political and security dilemma.
June 16, 2026 - 02:25
Ibrahim helped define a genre of South African jazz music in a career that spanned eight decades.
June 16, 2026 - 02:25
Ibrahim helped define a genre of South African jazz music in a career that spanned eight decades.
June 16, 2026 - 02:10
Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette Marit, has been sentenced to four years in jail.
June 16, 2026 - 01:32
Some victims said they chose not to speak out because they feared staff would cut off access to aid.
June 16, 2026 - 01:32
Some victims said they chose not to speak out because they feared staff would cut off access to aid.
June 15, 2026 - 23:26
The deal to end fighting and re-open the Strait of Hormuz leaves the sides where they were 24 hours before the war - only with thousands now dead.
June 15, 2026 - 23:26
The deal to end fighting and re-open the Strait of Hormuz leaves the sides where they were 24 hours before the war - only with thousands now dead.
June 15, 2026 - 22:50
As the US and Iran announce a deal, the BBC's international editor Jeremy Bowen looks at what that means for Lebanon.
June 15, 2026 - 22:07
Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar had been attempting to climb its walls without safety equipment when he fell in, local authorities say.
June 15, 2026 - 22:07
Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar had been attempting to climb its walls without safety equipment when he fell in, local authorities say.
June 15, 2026 - 21:59
Fifa is seeking an explanation over a hand gesture made by video assistant referee Shaun Evans before Germany's 7-1 win over Curacao on Sunday.
June 15, 2026 - 21:37
The chain was criticised for a "Tank Day" marketing ploy on the anniversary of a military massacre.
June 15, 2026 - 21:37
The chain was criticised for a "Tank Day" marketing ploy on the anniversary of a military massacre.
June 15, 2026 - 21:07
A Ukrainian drone attack in the Russian city of Tula, south of Moscow, killed three people.
June 15, 2026 - 19:24
Three men have been arrested after instructors failed to attach a rope to her before helping her jump from a bridge.
June 15, 2026 - 19:24
Three men have been arrested after instructors failed to attach a rope to her before helping her jump from a bridge.
June 15, 2026 - 19:21
Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye is accused of trapping a taxi driver in a car and firing a gun in the man's direction.
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