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'We're sinking deeper': Iranians brace for infrastructure strikes as Trump deadline nears

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 15:40
Ordinary Iranians respond to the US president's threat to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz.

'We're sinking deeper': Iranians brace for infrastructure strikes as Trump deadline nears

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 15:40
Ordinary Iranians respond to the US president's threat to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz.

DR Congo agrees to take deportees from the US

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 13:25
The country will start receiving deportees from this month but has not said how many they will accept.

DR Congo agrees to take deportees from the US

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 11:29
The country will start receiving deportees from this month but has not said how many they will accept.

Young gray whale dies after swimming up river in Washington state

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 11:25
Hunger is a likely reason the whale, dubbed Willapa Willy, travelled inland, experts say.

Savannah Guthrie returns to NBC's Today show, as search for mother goes on

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 10:16
Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, in what authorities believe was an abduction.

Emergency jabs after 100 children die of suspected measles in a month in Bangladesh

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 09:59
More than 100 people, mostly children, have been killed by measles since mid-March, officials suspect.

Emergency jabs after 100 children die of suspected measles in a month in Bangladesh

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 09:59
More than 100 people, mostly children, have been killed by measles since mid-March, officials suspect.

Why Bangladesh is seeing a deadly spike in measles

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 09:59
More than 100 people, mostly children, have been killed by measles since mid-March, officials suspect.

Nigerian army rescues 31 held after Easter church attack

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 09:08
Five civilians were killed by the gunmen and their bodies were recovered at the scene, the army said.

Nigerian army rescues 31 held after Easter church attack

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 09:08
Five civilians were killed by the gunmen and their bodies were recovered at the scene, the army said.

US Secret Service investigates reports of gunfire near White House

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 00:40
Officials said "a heightened security posture is in place", but no injuries were reported and no suspects had been identified.

US Secret Service investigates reports of gunfire near White House

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 00:40
Officials said "a heightened security posture is in place", but no injuries were reported and no suspects had been identified.

'I adore her now': Mother learns to cope with child's autism in a country with little help

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 23:32
Malawian Martha Ongwane, brought low by her daughter's autism, found a rare support group.

Spain's huge pork industry seeks salvation from swine fever threat

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 23:19
Countries around the world, including the US, have already stopped imports over the outbreak.

The 40 minutes when the Artemis crew loses contact with the Earth

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 23:02
As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked.

The 40 minutes when the Artemis crew loses contact with the Earth

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 23:02
As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked.

Two protests, two elections: How Nepal's Gen Z succeeded where Bangladesh's stumbled

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 22:07
How did a youth movement triumph in one country but fall so short in another?

'We are at the edge of a battlefield': BBC reports near Strait of Hormuz

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 21:30
The BBC's Orla Guerin travels to the edge of the critical waterway that Iran has put a stranglehold on.

Trump issues expletive-laden threat to Iran over Hormuz Strait blockage

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 21:10
The US president says he will destroy Iranian power plants and bridges if the vital waterway is not reopened.

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