BBC Security Brief's Mikey Kay breaks down why Kharg Island is so strategically important for Tehran.
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Airspace over Iran and the Gulf remains severely restricted following missile strikes, putting additional pressure on airlines.
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The BBC's International News correspondent, Barbara Plett Usher, visits Doha's Souq Waqif market as strikes in the region continue.
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Most people, although not everybody, want this war to end as quickly as possible. But on what terms?
Who wants what from the Iran war?
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Residents describe new security checkpoints around the capital, where they say people are stopped and searched.
Iran taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, Tehran residents tell BBC
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The port of Fujairah plays a crucial role in helping keep global supplies moving when the Strait of Hormuz is blocked.
Iran hits key UAE oil port and Dubai airport
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European leaders are hesitant to help Trump secure the Strait of Hormuz, but they know inaction on the Iran war is not really an option.
Wary allies show there's no quick fix to Trump's Iran crisis
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Displaced Palestinians were told to secure their tents to prevent them being blown away as a storm swept through the enclave.
Gazans urged to shelter as sandstorm turns skies orange
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Somalia became a key part of IS's global network after fighters were driven out of strongholds in Syria and Iraq.
'We will go wherever they hide': Rooting out IS in Somalia
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Some 1,000 Kenyans are believed to have recruited to fight in Ukraine - many say they were lured under false pretences.
Russia agrees to stop using Kenyan recruits in Ukraine conflict, Kenya says
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Khaled Bani Odeh's parents and two brothers were shot dead as they drove home from a shopping trip in the occupied West Bank.
'My mother cried out one last time': Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car
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All the victims of the fire in Odisha state are patients, and 11 hospital staff are being treated for burns.
Ten killed in fire at India hospital intensive care unit
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Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car
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One Battle After Another dominated the night with six awards, while Sinners and Frankenstein weren't far behind.
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The war-torn country is battling to secure crucial funding from the IMF and EU, as well as putting up taxes.
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The backlash to the growing use of the tech has led to an explosion in attempts to come up with 'AI-Free' logo that could be used globally.
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Awkward choices emerge for mainstream parties after the first round of mayoral elections.
Far-left and far-right gains throw French mainstream parties into a quandary
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The skipper of the Sea Owl One is suspected of producing forged documents when it was boarded by coast guard.
Sweden detains captain of Russian shadow fleet ship
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Martin Ryan was accused of collecting secret information about Baku's military co-operation with Turkey and Pakistan.
French national jailed for 10 years in Azerbaijan for spying
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Citizens of the most violent-wracked provinces have been warned the government is "at war" with the gangs.
Ecuador deploys 75,000 soldiers and police to combat drug gangs
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Marius van der Merwe was shot dead three weeks after accusing police officers of killing a robbery suspect.
Whistleblower murder suspect is former elite officer, South African police say
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The UN is deeply concerned by allegations there have been incidents of torture after Nicolás Maduro's ouster.
UN receives reports alleging torture of detainees in Venezuela continues
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The killing of Charlie Kirk galvanised a transatlantic campaign against abortion. But will it succeed in shifting Britain's pro-choice consensus?
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Companies allowed more harmful content on user’s feeds, knowing their algorithms ran on outrage, BBC hears.
Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise after evidence outrage drove engagement, say whistleblowers
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