Bowen: Trump has called for an Iran uprising but the lessons from Iraq in 1991 loom large
The US president might learn that starting wars is much easier than ending them, writes the BBC’s international editor.
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French aid worker among three killed in drone strikes in rebel-held DR Congo city
Witnesses say drone strikes hit a residential building frequently occupied by expatriates and aid workers in Goma.
Continue ReadingEU and UK demand Israel stop surge in West Bank settler violence since Iran war
Six Palestinians have been killed during attacks by settlers in the West Bank since the start of Israel’s war, the UN says.
Continue ReadingG7 welcomes potential record release of oil reserves in bid to curb soaring prices
The group of nations welcomes the idea of releasing oil in response to the surge in prices since the US-Israel war with Iran began
Continue ReadingUkraine says it has hit Russian ‘missile component’ plant
“In order to prevent such barbaric actions by the Kyiv regime from continuing, the special military operation is being conducted,” Dmitry Peskov said, using the Russian description for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that Putin ordered on 24 February 2022.
Continue ReadingEpstein had two key aides
The court filings claim that, on one occasion, Indyke took two cheques to a New York bank to withdraw cash – $7,500 from one of Epstein’s personal accounts and $4,000 from Indyke’s business account. He cashed one of the cheques and, the papers claim, said he would return the following day to cash the second […]
Continue ReadingLarge parts of Dresden to be evacuated after 250kg WW2 bomb found
The city’s biggest ever evacuation comes after the British flying bomb was discovered near a collapsed bridge.
Continue ReadingTwo more connected to Iranian football team stay in Australia, BBC understands
It is understood most of the team left Australia on Tuesday night after losing their Sunday game in the Asian Cup.
Continue ReadingAir strikes cause black rain and ‘unprecedented’ pollution in Tehran, scientists say
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it hit “fuel depots” near Tehran in a post on X on 7 March, which included a photograph showing damage to the Tehran oil refinery. BBC Verify provided the coordinates of this facility, along with three other locations we identified, to the IDF and the Pentagon for comment. The […]
Continue ReadingRussia seeks diplomatic and economic gains from Iran war
In Monday’s telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump, according to the Kremlin, Putin “expressed several thoughts aimed at a swift diplomatic resolution of the Iran conflict, based among other things on contacts with leaders of Gulf states, the president of Iran, and leaders of other countries”.
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