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Ships still cautious about using Strait of Hormuz as Iran issues warning

April 9, 2026 - 01:13
Only a few vessels have crossed the strait since the US-Iran ceasefire deal, according to BBC Verify analysis.
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Germany suspends military approval for long stays abroad for men under 45

April 9, 2026 - 00:21
The requirement to obtain permission had gone largely unnoticed until a German newspaper reported on it.
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Germany suspends military approval for long stays abroad for men under 45

April 9, 2026 - 00:21
The requirement to obtain permission had gone largely unnoticed until a German newspaper reported on it.
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BTS turned millions on to K-pop. But now it's caught between Korea and the world

April 9, 2026 - 00:00
It boils down to a single, loaded question: Is BTS straying from K-pop in trying to woo the world?
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Nigeria begins mass trial of 500 terrorism suspects

April 8, 2026 - 23:57
Very few people are ever prosecuted following terror attacks with suspects often held without trial.
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Cameroon 'military contractors' killed in Russia-Ukraine war - BBC confirms leaked message

April 8, 2026 - 22:07
The government usually refrains from commenting on the participation of its citizens in the conflict.
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Greece to ban social media for under-15s from next year

April 8, 2026 - 20:39
It follows similar moves in other European countries, including France and Spain.
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Greece to ban social media for under-15s from next year

April 8, 2026 - 20:39
It follows similar moves in other European countries, including France and Spain.
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Man fined after breaking into viral hippo Moo Deng's enclosure

April 8, 2026 - 20:33
The director of the Thai zoo where Moo Deng lives said security would be upped after the incident.
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Watch: When will fuel prices go down?

April 8, 2026 - 20:23
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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Madagascar declares state of emergency over severe fuel shortages linked to Iran war

April 8, 2026 - 20:07
The presidency says it is taking action as it fears fuel shortages could lead to public disorder.
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Co-founder of Jalisco New Generation drug cartel pleads guilty

April 8, 2026 - 20:03
Érick Valencia Salazar was among a group of 29 alleged drug lords extradited to the US from Mexico.
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Israel strikes southern Lebanon after US-Iran ceasefire

April 8, 2026 - 19:04
Air strikes hit the Tyre and Nabatieh areas hours after the US-Iran ceasefire was announced.
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Watch: Iranians gather in Tehran following ceasefire announcement

April 8, 2026 - 17:22
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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How Pakistan helped secure a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran

April 8, 2026 - 14:03
Pakistan has a historic relationship with Iran, but an agreement was far from certain, writes the BBC’s Caroline Davies
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What we know about the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran

April 8, 2026 - 11:58
The provisional truce comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran.
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Trump-backed Republican Clay Fuller wins election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene

April 8, 2026 - 11:33
He will serve out the rest of Marjorie Taylor Greene's term, which ends in January 2027.
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Top Australian soldier charged with war crimes to remain in jail on remand

April 8, 2026 - 11:24
Ben Roberts-Smith faces five charges of the war crime of murder, which has a penalty of life in prison.
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US journalist Shelly Kittleson released after kidnap in Iraq, officials say

April 8, 2026 - 10:44
US officials say they are now "working to support her safe departure from Iraq".
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Iran ceasefire deal a temporary win for Trump - but it comes at a cost

April 8, 2026 - 09:45
The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US.
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