Frank Gardner: What is China’s role in the Iran war?
BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the world’s second-largest economy fits into the Gulf conflict.
Day: April 15, 2026
Renee MacRae’s killer received compassionate care, inquiry finds
An inquiry found no issues with the care received by William MacDowell, who died from cancer and alcoholic liver cirrhosis.
Hezbollah Hints At Ceasefire In Lebanon, Israel To Ramp Up Attacks
Israel’s top general has approved plans for continuing attacks — both in Lebanon and Iran.
BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs under ‘financial pressures’
The BBC said the cuts could affect “almost one in 10” employees as it aims to reduce costs by £500 million.
New Hungarian PM tells president to ‘leave office now’ in scathing attack – minutes after posing with him for a picture
Peter Magyar ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary in a boon for the European Union and Ukraine and turned on the country’s president Tamas Sulyok, saying he was ‘unworthy of representing the unity of the Hungarian nation’
Boosting military spending by slashing welfare is not the answer, senior Labour figures warn Reeves
MPs and peers say pitting defence and welfare against each other risks losing public support for increased spending on the militarySenior Labour figures have warned that Rachel Reeves must find alternative ways to increase military spending rather than…
Israel-Lebanon peace talks: Future negotiations depend on ‘confidence-building measures’
Angela Diffley is pleased to welcome Bilal Y. Saab, Senior Managing Director of TRENDS Research and Advisory. According to Saab, Lebanon is at a crossroads: the government is committed to reform, is fundamentally “pro-Lebanese” and rejects interferenc…
Israeli triple-tap strike kills three paramedics in Lebanon, officials say
Lebanon’s government condemns as a “flagrant crime” the killing of the paramedics, one of whom featured in a BBC report.
Three paramedics killed in successive Israeli strikes in Lebanon, officials say
Lebanon’s governments condemns as a “flagrant crime” the killing of the paramedics, one of whom featured in a BBC report.
U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz touts budget cuts, calls for a ‘back to basics’ model at the U.N.
The Trump administration is working to deflate a bloated and ineffective United Nations with massive budget cuts, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz told lawmakers Tuesday.