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Nearly 55% of participants voted against the proposal to cap population by cutting migration, results show.

Israel says it targeted the Iran-backed Hezbollah, as Tehran warns this could derail a US-Iran deal to end the fighting.

Before the US president’s comments, Iran expressed caution about the exact timing.

Both Iran and Pakistan say a deal has never been closer – echoing US President Donald Trump’s statement on Thursday.

Hockney, one of the UK’s most important and influential artists, has died at the age of 88.

A statement says “significant progress” has been made into investigating the crash, in which 260 people died a year ago.

The US president says a “great settlement” to end the conflict has been reached. Iran says reports of a deal…

An El Niño event has officially started, say US scientists, raising fears of extreme weather and higher temperatures.

US Central Command said its latest airstrikes were responding to “unwarranted and continued aggression” from Iran.

The US president warns Iran “will have to pay the price” for taking too long to agree a deal, after…

The BBC travels with rebels to frontline positions in Myanmar to see how the war is unfolding.

Two crew members of the Apache helicopter that crashed following the attack were rescued by an American sea drone.

Iran warned Israel on Monday that it could resume hostilities if attacks on its Lebanese ally Hezbollah do not stop.

An uncrewed vessel picked up two crew members of an Apache helicopter that went down on Monday, US officials tells…

In a call with the US president, the BBC’s Sarah Smith asked Trump about the war in Iran and his…

Iran launched about 30 missiles at Israel following a strike in Lebanon, while Israel carried out two waves of air…

Iran said its attacks were “the beginning of a full week of continuous strikes.”

The magnitude-7.8 quake triggered small tsunami waves in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan.

A volunteer diver has described shaking as he filmed his encounter with an endangered Great White shark between Tunisia and…

Israel says the attacks on the Lebanese capital were ordered “in response to Hezbollah’s firing at Israeli territory”.

Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone hit a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near the Chornobyl nuclear plant.

The US defence secretary was speaking in Normandy, 82 years after allied forces launched their operation to liberate Nazi-occupied north-western…

The regional governor urges residents to remain indoors for the first time since the beginning of the war.

The US military says it struck Iranian drones and radar sites. Tehran responds by targeting US bases in Kuwait and…

The Russian president’s refusal comes after his Ukrainian counterpart wrote an open letter calling for face-to-face talks.

Russian attempt to repair tunnel area sparks safe-haven procedure for five other astronauts onboard.

Ukraine says it struck five ships carrying illegal cargo in the Sea of Azov and in coastal waters of Russian-occupied…

Ukraine’s president tells the Russian leader that only “direct engagement” between the two countries could end the war, with the…

The United States announced the ceasefire agreement on Wednesday night following a fresh round of talks.

The incidents strain a partial ceasefire agreed by Israel and the Lebanese armed group on Monday.

Kuwait says its international airport has been badly damaged by Iranian drones, and traffic is suspended.

Israel continues its campaign in the south, though has not struck Beirut after a deal announced by the US.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says two high-rise apartment buildings have been hit and there are fears people are trapped under…

Earlier Israel’s PM ordered strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs in response to Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel.

Washington and Tehran targeted each other’s military facilities around the Strait of Hormuz.