Terrorism & Security

Trump's hopes for an Iran peace deal come with caveats

There are signs of fresh momentum to end the war, but Trump himself has injected a note of caution.

BBC World News May 6, 2026
Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Trump's hopes for an Iran peace deal come with caveats

There are signs of fresh momentum to end the war, but Trump himself has injected a note of caution.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87

The media mogul pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the Cable News Network in 1980.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Trump pauses Hormuz plan 50 hours after he announced it - what happened?

The US president pauses the military operation to get ships through the Strait of Hormuz two days after he announced it.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Coast Guard Creates Its Own Special Operations Command

The Coast Guard is putting all of its specialized forces under a single headquarters as demand for their services is at ...

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Oil prices drop and stock markets rise after reports of deal to end Iran war

Reports have raised hopes of an agreement between the US and Iran after days of escalation.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Watch: Passengers evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship off Cape Verde

The Dutch foreign ministry confirmed that a British, German and Dutch national had now been taken from the virus-hit shi...

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Orphaned baby hippo to be hand-reared by keepers at Kenya sanctuary

The baby hippo, which has been named Bumpy, was found clinging to its lifeless mother at a lake.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Orphaned baby hippo to be hand-reared by keepers at Kenya sanctuary

The baby hippo, which has been named Bumpy, was found clinging to its lifeless mother at a lake.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded

A new scientific analysis of the event shows tiny earthquakes triggered a massive landslide.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded

New research suggests glacier melt driven by climate change is increasing the risk of giant waves.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Robot wars - what an operation in Ukraine tells us about the battlefield of the near future

After Ukraine's President Zelensky said territory had been captured using just robots and drones, what is the future of ...

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Russia ignores Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and attacks kindergarten

Ukraine's president says Russia has "spurned the ceasefire" and Kyiv is deciding on further action to take.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Russia ignores Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and attacks kindergarten

Ukraine's president says Russia has "spurned the ceasefire" and Kyiv is deciding on further action to take.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

German police raid neo-Nazi criminal youth groups

Police search locations in 12 states, mainly in the East and South of the country in what prosecutors say is a targeted ...

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

German police raid neo-Nazi criminal youth groups

Police search locations in 12 states, mainly in the East and South of the country in what prosecutors say is a targeted ...

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor

The staunch Trump ally emerged victorious in one of a series of closely-watched primary contests held in the US Midwest.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

China calls for Strait to be reopened 'as soon as possible' in Iran talks

Wang Yi is holding talks with Iran's foreign minister Aragchi who is on his first trip to China since the war began.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Watch: BBC traces how a huge wave of Israeli strikes brought chaos to Lebanon

The BBC’s Nawal Al-Maghafi has been piecing together what happened on 8 April 2026, after one of the deadliest chapter...

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

To stay or risk the 'Road of Death' - Ukrainian civilians trapped in frontline city

People in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky say they have been cut off from fresh supplies of food or medicine for months.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

To stay or risk the 'Road of Death' - Ukrainian civilians trapped in frontline city

People in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky say they have been cut off from fresh supplies of food or medicine for months.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

What is Trump's 'Project Freedom' in the Strait of Hormuz?

The US president said the operation has been paused after starting on Monday.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

IS families in Syria have booked tickets home to Australia, minister says

The four women and nine children with links to Islamic State have spent years in a Syrian camp.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Oil prices ease as US pauses Project Freedom to seek deal with Iran

President Donald Trump raised hopes of an agreement between the US and Iran after days of escalation.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Apple to pay $250m to iPhone buyers over AI features lawsuit

Claims from last year said the tech firm’s advertising of Apple Intelligence fooled iPhone buyers.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor

He spent much of the race criticising the state's response to the Covid-19 pandemic led by the Democrat nominee.

Terrorism & Security May 6, 2026

Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak to sail to Canary Islands

Spain's health ministry said the MV Hondius is expected to arrive within three to four days.

Terrorism & Security May 5, 2026

What do a teenager's clothes tell us about North Korea's future?

Analysts say the daughter of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un is not just growing up - she’s being styled for succes...

Terrorism & Security May 5, 2026

India's fiercest female politician faces a fight for survival

Mamata Banerjee loses West Bengal state, throwing her party - and political future - into doubt.

Terrorism & Security May 5, 2026

Finding soldier Tom: Solving family mystery of WW2 Soviet prisoner of war

He was saved by a Jersey family after escaping a Nazi labour camp, but after the war he disappeared in the Soviet Union.