Two 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.
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Air 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”.
Continue ReadingWar expands to central Beirut as Israeli strike kills Iranians in luxury hotel
But one staff member told the BBC that the third and fourth floors had been blocked off for the police investigation, with the displaced people staying on them moved elsewhere. He said the hotel was large and busy, and he and his work friends did not know who had been staying in the specific room […]
Continue ReadingRussia’s deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity, UN says
The children who manage to return suffer from “trauma, anxiety and fear of abandonment”, the report says, often due to harsh treatment in Russia. One child was told by staff in a Russian orphanage that his country, Ukraine, “does not exist anymore, everything has burnt down, and your parents have probably died”.
Continue ReadingItaly buys rare Caravaggio portrait for €30m
The purchase is part of wider plans to prevent major artworks from being bought by private collectors.
Continue ReadingSyrian ex-colonel in court on crimes against humanity charge
Salem Michel Al-Salem, accused of crimes committed in Syria in 2011 and 2012, has been named for the first time.
Continue ReadingSignal issues scam warning to users after hackers target officials
Signal says its systems are secure but it is taking reports of targeted attempts to hack some officials “very seriously”.
Continue ReadingLebanon calls for talks with Israel on plan to end Hezbollah conflict
President Aoun outlines a path towards “permanent security and stability”, as Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah continue.
Continue ReadingVolkswagen to cut 50,000 jobs as profits drop
Europe’s largest carmaker said post-tax profits had dropped to their lowest level since 2016.
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