'Trump blinks first' and 'horrific' attack on Jewish charity ambulances "Trump blinks first" is the headline in the Daily Mail, which says the US president has "dramatically pulled back from the brink" by postponing his deadline for Iran to re-open the Strait of Hormuz. The Financial Times believes "surging oil …

UK universities flock to India - but will they succeed? 6 hours ago Nikhil Inamdar On the shores of Mumbai's Powai lake - a rare pocket of serenity in the bustling metropolis of more than 20 million people - a glitzy new campus of the University of York is getting …

14 hours ago Amir AzimiBBC News Persian For weeks, the US and Israel have insisted that Iran's military capacity has been severely degraded. US President Donald Trump and his defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, have repeatedly claimed that sustained strikes have crippled Iran's command structure and weakened its ability to respond. …

13 hours ago Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent Iranian missiles have tried to target the joint US-UK military base in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Two missiles were launched last Friday - one failed and one was shot down, UK Defence Secretary John Healey says. Diego Garcia is nearly 4,000km (2,500 …

The price of Brent crude oil has risen back above $100 a barrel, after plunging on Monday, as conflicting accounts of potential talks between US and Iran emerged. On Tuesday in Asia, the oil benchmark rose by 4% to $103. 57) a barrel, while Nymex Light Sweet was 4. The …

A committed pharmacist and a homesick blogger – the Iranian civilians killed in the war 11 hours ago Caroline Hawley ,Diplomatic correspondentand Soroush Pakzad Parastesh Dahaghin was a young pharmacist killed in an explosion while she was at work. Berivan Molani was in bed when debris from an air strike …

3 hours ago Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent America may be a nation at war, but President Donald Trump's activities over the past few days have been a mix of diplomacy and diversions - with the occasional swing towards the surreal. On Friday, he said the US war against Iran was …

A jury in California has ordered Bill Cosby to pay $19. 3m) in damages to a former waitress after finding he drugged and sexually assaulted her while taking her to one of his shows more than five decades ago. Donna Motsinger said the former star gave her wine and a …

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has lost a key referendum on a constitutional reform which had turned into a vote on her government. The result gives around 54% to the "No" campaign and 46% to the "Yes" vote which Meloni had backed. In a video posted on social media even …

A Colombian Air Force plane crashed shortly after takeoff in the south of the country, leaving at least 66 people dead and dozens injured, officials have said. Air force commander Carlos Fernando Silva Rueda said 114 army personnel were on board, as well as 11 crew. The plane, a US-made …