Terrorism & Security

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.

BBC World News Apr 15, 2026
Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

CH-47 Chinook Air-Launching Swarms Of Drones Touted As Future Feature

Boeing also identifies growing interest in an optionally crewed version of the Chinook. The post CH-47 Chinook Air-Launc...

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Trump Downplays Chinese Concerns Over Iran War’s Impact On Its Oil Supplies

The friction between the U.S. and China over disruption in energy shipments the war with Iran has caused remains a major...

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

SantaCon organiser charged with stealing $1m from charity pub crawl

Prosecutors say Stefan Pildes spent hundreds of thousands of $2.7m raised for charity on personal expenses.

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Hunting Drones From Sloppy Airstrips Is General Atomics’ Future Vision For Mojave

Pushed forward to very rough fields, Mojave could also escort helicopters, strike targets, provide surveillance and netw...

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti assaulted three times in a month, family says

The Israeli Prison Service says the allegation that Barghouti was subjected to physical violence by prison guards are "f...

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti assaulted three times in a month, family says

The Israeli Prison Service says the allegation that Barghouti was subjected to physical violence by prison guards are "f...

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Chinese national given one year in prison for smuggling ants out of Kenya

Zhang Kequn was arrested in March while trying to travel to China with more than 2,000 live ants.

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Chinese national given one year in prison for smuggling ants out of Kenya

Zhang Kequn was arrested in March while trying to travel to China with more than 2,000 live ants.

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Army Names Its New MV-75 Tiltrotor Cheyenne II

First applied to a failed cutting-edge attack helicopter, the Cheyenne name returns for what is perhaps the Army’s mos...

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Israel and Hezbollah continue attacks after Israel-Lebanon talks in US

Israel strikes hit southern Lebanon and Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel, a day after rare direct negotiations.

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Powell if he doesn't leave in May

Donald Trump's threat marks the latest escalation in his ongoing spat with Jerome Powell.

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk Tour And Mission Brief With Its Pilots

Branded Content: The UH-60M is a workhorse of the U.S. Army that can perform many duties, soon to include uncrewed battl...

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Four killed and several injured after school shooting in Turkey

It comes a day after 16 people were injured after an ex-student opened fire at another high school, also in the south of...

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Starmer 'not going to yield' to pressure from Trump on Iran war

It follows a warning from the US president that America's trade deal with the UK "can always be changed".

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support

Leading conservative Catholics tell the BBC why they back the American pontiff in his spat with Trump.

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support

Leading conservative Catholics tell the BBC why they back the American pontiff in his spat with Trump.

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Trump warns that UK trade deal 'can always be changed'

The US president says he gave the UK a "better" deal than he had to in an interview on Wednesday.

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

South Africa names apartheid-era politician as new ambassador to the US

Roelf Meyer played a key role as a negotiator during talks to end white-minority rule in South Africa.

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Meghan to appear as guest judge on MasterChef Australia

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on a four-day visit to Australia - their first since 2018.

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

More than 200 Iranian sailors stranded after US torpedo attack return home

The survivors of the US attack on Iranian vessel Iris Dena, which claimed the lives of 104 people, were among those repa...

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Sri Lanka repatriates 238 Iranian sailors stranded after US torpedo attack

The survivors of the US attack on Iranian vessel Iris Dena, which claimed the lives of 104 people, were among those sent...

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Three years of messages at once - a chronicle of Sudan's war pours in as trapped reporter's phone turns on

As the conflict enters its fourth year, journalist Mohamed Suleiman shudders at what has been lost.

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Moment gunman tackled by school principal

CCTV footage shows a high school principal charging towards a former student who was armed in Oklahoma.

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on

The conflict, which erupted in 2023, has left behind a human toll which is "simply staggering", reports the BBC's Barbar...

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Kanye West postpones France gig following UK ban

It comes a week after the UK government announced it would block the rapper from entering the country.

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

South Africa names apartheid-era politician as new ambassador to the US

Roelf Meyer played a key role as a negotiator during talks to end white-minority rule in South Africa.

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Magyar meets Hungarian president as Trump says next PM 'a good man'

The man who ended Viktor Orbán's 16 years of continuous rule, Péter Magyar, is calling for a speedy transfer of power.

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

250 missing after migrant boat sinks in Indian Ocean

The trawler "reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding", the United Nations said.

Terrorism & Security Apr 15, 2026

Kenya fuel prices rise sharply despite reduction in tax due to Iran war

Diesel prices rise by a record margin despite a reduction in value added tax.