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Lyse Doucet: Iran's rulers face biggest challenge since 1979 revolution

The authorities are responding to protests with a ferocious security crackdown and near total internet shutdown.

5 hrs ago
World
News imageU.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the members of the press aboard Air Force One.

Trump announces 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran

Trump says the new levy is "effective immediately" as anti-government protests in Iran enter a third week.

15 mins ago
Middle East
News imageprotest in Iran 8 Jan

Lyse Doucet: Iran's rulers face biggest challenge since 1979 revolution

The authorities are responding to protests with a ferocious security crackdown and near total internet shutdown.

5 hrs ago
World
News imageU.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the members of the press aboard Air Force One.

Trump announces 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran

Trump says the new levy is "effective immediately" as anti-government protests in Iran enter a third week.

15 mins ago
Middle East
News imageA masked protester stands on a platform above crowds at night in Kaj Square, in north-west Tehran. on 9 January 2026. They are holding a black and white photo above his head of the last shah's son, Reza Pahlavi. Light from buildings, streetlamps and shop fronts are illuminating the area. The protester's mask is black with a white mark on the front, with three holes cut out for their eyes, mouse and nose.

'They just kept killing': Eyewitnesses describe deadly crackdown in Iran

The BBC has received eyewitness accounts of security forces attacking anti-government protesters across the country.

3 hrs ago
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Three former heads of the central bank say the probe seeks to undermine the Fed's independence and "has no place" in the US.

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The administration has said it will send "hundreds more" federal officers to the state, after a woman was shot dead by an agent last week.

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US & Canada

Are You Dead?: The viral Chinese app for young people living alone

A new bleak-sounding app has been downloaded in droves by many youth who live by themselves - and fear dying alone.

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Success for Wagner Moura, Hamnet and Stellan Skarsgård at the awards has narrowed the Oscars race and set up a number of intriguing rivalries to watch.

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Some travellers are now second-guessing whether it's safe to visit destinations the US has recently threatened.

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Her murder mysteries have captivated audiences for more than a century, but, 50 years after her death, she remains an enigma. A BBC profile from 1955 reveals some of her secrets.


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