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17/03/2026 01:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17/03/2026 01:06 GMT
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17/03/2026 01:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Was the air strike on an Iranian school a war crime?
What we know so far about the strike - and what the legal consequences could be.
17/03/2026 05:01 GMT
Hundreds of people reported dead in Kabul
An airstrike blamed on Pakistan hit a packed drug rehabilitation centre
17/03/2026
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The big political issues of the day.
Israel claims killing of Iran's security chief
Ali Larijani has been killed along with Basij commander Soleimani, according to Israel.
17/03/2026 14:01 GMT
Israel claims to have killed more senior Iranian leaders
What could the death of Iran's security chief Ali Larijani mean for the war?
Kasia Madera puts your questions to the experts
President Trump say the US 'no longer needs' NATO allies
The US is 'disappointed" with Sir Keir Starmer and NATO over Iran war support.
A daily briefing from BBC News on the latest developments in the US-Israel war with Iran.
The Today Debate: Is Donald Trump leading us to all-out war?
Anna Foster and an expert panel consider whether the war in the Middle East could escalate
17/03/2026 21:01 GMT
Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war
Joe Kent urges President Donald Trump to “reverse course” on the conflict
Scottish MSPs reject assisted dying
The Scottish Parliament has voted down a bill that would have legalised assisted dying
Rachel Reeves on closer ties to the EU
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Faisal Islam.
