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World News Headlines
- Oil nears $110 a barrel after gas field strike
on March 18, 2026Iran's military warned it would take "decisive action" in response to the strike on its energy infrastructure.
- Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in air strike
on March 18, 2026Israel said it had killed Khatib, whose death was confirmed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.
- Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules
on March 18, 2026Archaeologist Alexander Butyagin is accused of conducting illegal excavations in Crimea - Ukraine's peninsula annexed by Russia.
- 'Very difficult to stop': BBC visits scene of Iran cluster bomb strike on Israel
on March 18, 2026An elderly couple was killed after a bomb flew into their apartment in central Israel and exploded.
- Celebrations in Morocco but devastation in Senegal after Africa Cup of Nations decision
on March 18, 2026Moroccans feel justice has been done but the Senegalese are angry after being stripped of the title.
- Quantum pioneers win Turing Award for encryption breakthrough
on March 18, 2026It is hoped Charles H Bennett and Gilles Brassard's work will make digital communications secure for decades ahead.
- King Charles greets Nigerian president in Windsor sunshine
on March 18, 2026The King and President Tinubu will give speeches later at the state banquet, to be attended by political leaders and celebrities.
- Hittler faces Zielinski as French town's election contest goes viral
on March 18, 2026Charles Hittler, mayor of Arcis-sur-Aube, has always faced jokes about his name but now he faces a rival with another unlikely name.
- Norway prosecutor asks for seven years' jail for crown princess's son in rape trial
on March 18, 2026Prosecutors in the trial of Marius Borg Høiby argue he should be found guilty of 39 of the 40 charges he is accused of.
- US judge orders Trump administration to reopen Voice of America
on March 18, 2026Some 85% of VOA staff were laid off by Trump who accused the international broadcaster of bias.
- Will the Iran war squeeze India's piped gas next?
on March 18, 2026The Iran war has already rattled LPG users. Will India’s piped gas network face the next squeeze?
- Death of Ali Larijani deepens crisis at heart of Iran's leadership
on March 18, 2026Larijani has long been seen as one of the Islamic Republic's most experienced and influential policy makers.
- Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to 'reverse course'
on March 18, 2026National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".
- India's cheap weight-loss drugs could reshape global obesity fight
on March 18, 2026With India’s semaglutide patent expiring on 20 March, about 50 branded generics are expected to enter the market.
- Total repression and air strikes bring unrelenting dread for Iranians
on March 18, 2026Tehran residents tell the BBC they're caught between US-Israeli bombing and an Iranian regime trying to reassert its power.
- Iranian security chief Ali Larijani killed in air strike
on March 17, 2026His death is confirmed on state TV, alongside that of another senior figure, Gholamreza Soleimani
- Italy warns Russian tanker could explode in Mediterranean at any time
on March 17, 2026Italy is one of nine EU countries urging the European Commission to act over the Arctic Metagaz, drifting out of control in the Mediterranean Sea.
- US Attorney General Bondi formally summoned to Congress in Epstein case
on March 17, 2026It comes weeks after a Republican lawmaker accused the justice department of a "cover-up" in releasing the Epstein files.
- Spanish king reopens debate on conquest of Mexico by acknowledging 'abuse'
on March 17, 2026King Felipe appears to have helped thaw frosty relations with Mexico while reviving a fierce debate over events 500 years ago.
- Air strike hit Kabul rehab centre as patients ate dinner, survivor tells BBC
on March 17, 2026The exact number killed in Monday night's strike by Pakistan is still not known, but is feared to be in the hundreds.
- What have US allies and China said about sending ships to the Strait of Hormuz?
on March 17, 2026US allies have either pushed back or remained cautious on Trump's initial request to send ships to the crucial oil route.
- Water supply cut in Moldova after oil spill blamed on Russian strike in Ukraine
on March 17, 2026Moldova has imposed a 15-day state of alert in the Dniester river basin as a precaution.
- Chile's president begins building border barrier less than week into term
on March 17, 2026José Antonio Kast visited the ditch - a few feet wide and deep - on Monday, calling it a "milestone".
- Aspiring female Zambian politicians were asked for sexual favours, official says
on March 17, 2026These reports harm attempts to close the wide gender representation gap in Zambia, activists say.
- Pakistan air strike kills at least 100 at Kabul drug rehab centre
on March 17, 2026Some of the bodies were injured beyond recognition, forensic laboratory sources told the BBC.
- Why did only two Iranian football players stay in Australia?
on March 17, 2026After Australia gave humanitarian visas to seven team members, only two decided to stay - the BBC's Katy Watson explains what happened.
- And the burger goes to... Michael B Jordan marks Oscars win at In-N-Out
on March 17, 2026Hours after winning best actor, Jordan joins an exclusive list of famous faces to celebrate an Oscar victory with a burger.
- Sri Lanka declares Wednesdays off as Asian countries try to conserve fuel
on March 17, 2026This is the latest in a series of measures undertaken by Asian countries which rely on oil from the Gulf.
- Utah mother who wrote book about grief found guilty of poisoning husband
on March 17, 2026A jury found that Kouri Richins killed her husband in March 2022 by poisoning him with a fentanyl-laced drink.
- Surge in US gas prices deepens political peril for Trump over Iran
on March 17, 2026The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only growing.