Wars & Conflicts
Real-time updates from conflict zones around the world
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Building venture-backable companies in heavily regulated spaces
This week on Build Mode, Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen spoke to two founders who are working to make progress in industries ripe for disruption, …
Oil Prices Poised to Keep Falling With World Awash in Supply
Old and new oil producers alike are ramping up output as sanctioned barrels from Russia search for buyers, putting a record 1.3 billion barrels of …
US to strip alleged Bosnian war criminal of citizenship
Kemal Mrndzic did not reveal that he had been a guard at a camp where atrocities occurred when seeking US naturalisation, officials say.
Palestinians tell BBC they were sexually abused in Israeli prisons
Two men say they experienced the kind of abuse highlighted in recent reports on Israel's treatment of prisoners, which Israel denies.
Elon Musk’s $56B Tesla pay package restored by Delaware Supreme Court
The decision brings to a close a years-long court battle that irked Musk so much he moved Tesla's incorporation from Delaware to Texas.
Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect
Russia's leader said during a TV marathon that claims that an attack on Europe was planned were "nonsense".
Knife attacker kills three after smoke bombing Taiwan metro
The suspect's spree began at Taipei's main metro before he moved to another station nearby.
Hundreds of Cisco customers are vulnerable to new Chinese hacking campaign, researchers say
Cisco warned that Chinese government hackers are exploiting a zero-day in some of its products. Researchers now say there are hundreds of vulnerable Cisco customers.
UK rules out using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine
Britain had only been planning to deploy the plan in lockstep with Australia, Canada and the EU
Foreign prison officers exempted from stricter visa rules
It follows warnings some jails were facing a staffing crisis after salary requirements were raised.
Putin tells BBC Western leaders deceived Russia
BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg had the opportunity to ask Vladimir Putin about his plans for the future of the country.
UN agencies welcome news that famine has been pushed back in the Gaza Strip, but warn fragile gains could be reversed without increased and sustained support
The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for Gaza confirms that no areas of the Strip are currently classified in famine following the …
Ros Atkins on… The alleged links between the UAE and Sudan's civil war
BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines allegations of links between the UAE and Sudan’s RSF in the civil war, as international efforts continue to seek …
Russia is about to do the most Russia thing ever with its next space station
"Russia, meanwhile, will be left to carry on the legacy of the ISS, with all its problems."
Rocket Report: Russia pledges quick fix for Soyuz launch pad; Ariane 6 aims high
South Korean rocket startup Innospace is poised to debut a new nano-launcher.
UN-backed experts say Gaza food supplies improving but 100,000 still in 'catastrophic conditions'
Israel says the report "doesn't reflect the reality" and ignores the volume of aid entering the Gaza Strip.
‘Radiator rattling’ earthquake hits Lancashire village for second time in two weeks
People of Silverdale report rattling and shaking as 2.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in probable aftershockA village in Lancashire has been hit by a “radiator rattling” …
Hacks, thefts, and disruption: The worst data breaches of 2025
TechCrunch looks back at the biggest data breaches, disruptive cyberattacks, and damaging hacks of 2025, from the raiding of U.S. government databases to a hack …
The US beat back bird flu in 2025 – but the battle isn’t over
After starting the year with its first known bird flu death, the US expanded its efforts to contain the virus, which enabled it to end …
EU agrees €90bn loan for Ukraine but without using Russian assets
EU leaders said the loan would be repayable only when Russia paid reparations for the war.
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