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World News Headlines
- Rubio says US expects to finish Iran war 'in next couple of weeks'
on March 27, 2026Marco Rubio said US allies were open to helping escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has closed and threatened to charge fees for.
- Two Cuba-bound aid ships missing after leaving Mexico
on March 27, 2026Mexico's navy launches a rescue mission for ships delivering aid to Cuba, strained by food and fuel shortages amid a US embargo.
- Austria becomes latest to propose social media ban for children
on March 27, 2026The proposed under-14 ban follows similar steps in other European countries, including France and Spain.
- Three dead after helicopter crash in Hawaii
on March 27, 2026The helicopter, which was carrying one pilot and four passengers,crash-landed about 100 yards off a beach, officials say.
- Whale swims for freedom after big German rescue effort on Baltic coast
on March 27, 2026Rescue teams now believe the whale has reached deeper water in Lübeck Bay and hope it will head for the wider sea.
- Why is it so hard to pass through the Strait of Hormuz?
on March 27, 2026Paul Adams explains why it is so dangerous to navigate the strait, one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels.
- Savannah Guthrie to return to Today show as search for mother continues
on March 27, 2026The US television presenter will return to hosting the NBC news programme in April.
- UN human rights chief calls on US to conclude probe into Iran school strike
on March 27, 2026The strike - which killed at least 168 people, mostly children - "evoked a visceral horror", Volker Türk said.
- Is Trump's pause on attacking Iranian energy for diplomacy or an escalation?
on March 27, 2026The US president's commitment to deadlines is fluid but he uses them for a purpose, writes the BBC's James Landale.
- BBC journalist caught in travel chaos at Houston Airport
on March 27, 2026The airport is experiencing some of the longest delays in the US as TSA agents work without pay in a partial shutdown.
- Palestinian man killed as death toll from West Bank settler violence climbs
on March 27, 2026Mohammad al-Malhi is the seventh Palestinian killed by a settler in a surge of violence since the start of the war with Iran.
- Spanish woman who died through euthanasia failed by state, say critics
on March 27, 2026Noelia Castillo died on Thursday evening in a Barcelona hospital, after a protracted legal battle with her own father.
- Rationing power and diluting petrol - how African countries are coping with effects of Iran war
on March 27, 2026The disruption in oil supplies has caused shortages and concerns in several African countries.
- US Senate votes to fund Homeland Security to end airports chaos - but ICE excluded
on March 27, 2026The late-night vote is a step towards bringing the 40-day partial shutdown - and long security lines at US airports - to an end.
- 'My daughter is under the rubble': Inside Tehran as civilian toll of strikes rises
on March 27, 2026One month since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, Tehran residents tell the BBC their lives have been devastated.
- Women secretly filmed, then ridiculed and abused online
on March 27, 2026Women in Kenya and Ghana tell the BBC about being approached by a Russian man who later posts videos of them without their consent.
- Nepal swears in ex-rapper as new prime minister
on March 27, 2026Balendra Shah won the election by a landslide promising change to Nepalis who are angry at corruption.
- How Russia's threat has seen Germany become Europe's most important army
on March 27, 2026Germany once terrorised Europe, but now Europe is welcoming a resurgent German military.
- Belarus leader gifts rifle to North Korea's Kim as they sign friendship treaty
on March 27, 2026Two key supporters of Russia's war in Ukraine close ranks as Alexander Lukashenko visits Pyongyang.
- The 15-year-old Indian that cricket can no longer ignore
on March 27, 2026At 15, prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi is forcing India to ask if he is already ready for the big stage.
- Three charts that are warning signs flashing for Trump on Iran war
on March 27, 2026As gas prices rise, Trump's approval rating is heading into politically dangerous territory.
- Guthrie on missing mother: 'We cannot be at peace without knowing'
on March 26, 2026In her first interview since the disappearance, Savannah Guthrie recounts the moment she learned her mother was missing and wrestles with the idea that her fame may have made her mother a target.
- Don't panic - five ways to stop your kids' endless scrolling
on March 26, 2026Parenting experts share their tips on how to keep children's screen time under control.
- 'A game-changing moment for social media' - what next for big tech after landmark addiction verdict?
on March 26, 2026The ruling could be the beginning of the end of social media as we know it, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.
- What happened in the seconds before Air Canada plane crashed at LaGuardia
on March 24, 2026BBC Verify breaks down the moments before the deadly collision with a fire truck at the New York airport.
- How the deadly LaGuardia Airport crash unfolded
on March 23, 2026Video shows the aftermath of the collision between a passenger plane and a firefighting vehicle on the runway of the New York airport.