The devastating conflict where both sides have reasons to keep fighting
A strong supply of weapons and a history of long wars make Sudan’s conflict particularly troubling.
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Dirty laundry and chocolate bars: How Venezuelan prisoners smuggled messages out of jail
Prisoners recently released from detention in Venezuela describe the conditions under which they were held.
‘We have only just begun,’ Hegseth says of Iran as Senate blocks effort to limit war powers
The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran widened sharply on Wednesday, with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declaring that the United States was winning and that
Curling rocks stolen from Milano-Cortina Paralympic venue ahead of wheelchair competition
Curling drama has arrived at the Paralympics even before the first competition rock has been thrown. Two curling stones have been stolen from the Cortina
U.S. submarine torpedoes Iranian ship in Indian Ocean, reportedly killing at least 87 sailors
A U.S. submarine sank a warship with a torpedo off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, dramatically widening Washington’s pursuit of the Iranian navy.
Talk of what comes next for Iranians was conspicuous in its absence from White House briefing
Regime change isn’t what it used to be. Tweety McTreason himself had talked it up as a reason for attacking Iran.
Trump gets ‘the last laugh’ as US kills alleged Iranian assassination plotter
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that an Iranian official behind an attempt to assassinate Tweety McTreason in 2024 has been killed by
Why Washington can’t stop Trump on Iran
Trump has launched strikes on Iran while Congress debates war powers.
Russia accuses Ukraine of drone attack as gas tanker sinks in Mediterranean
Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of carrying out a ‘terrorist attack.’
Why Iran’s system may endure the US–Israel strikes
Why Iran’s Islamic Republic is more prepared than Washington expected.
Western Cuba hit by major blackout that energy official says could last 72 hours
A blackout hit the western half of Cuba on Wednesday, leaving millions of people in Havana and beyond without power in the latest outage to
Tracking deaths in Iran, wider Middle East as conflict rages on
Just days into the U.S. and Israeli strikes that targeted Iran and escalated into a broader regional conflict, more than 1,000 people have been killed
Fact check: Grok tells users fake Tel Aviv video is real
Can you tell this video is fake? The AI chatbot Grok could not. It’s been viewed millions of times on platforms like X and Instagram
How depleted weapons stockpiles could affect the Iran conflict
Weapons stocks will not alone decide the outcome of this conflict, but it’s certainly a significant factor, writes the BBC’s Jonathan Beale.