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15-01-2026 LONDON: The BBC will file a motion to dismiss Donald Trump’s lawsuit over how his 6 January 2021 speech was edited in a Panorama documentary. The US president filed a $5bn (£3.7bn) lawsuit in a Florida court last month, accusing the BBC of defamation and of violating a trade …

15-01-2026 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has been briefed on a wide range of covert and military tools for use in Iran, two Department of Defense officials told the BBC’s US partner, CBS News. Long-range missile strikes remain an option for a potential US intervention but Pentagon officials have also presented …

15-01-2026 NEW YORK: A very cold start to 2025 and the growing power demands of data centers and cryptocurrencies saw US emissions of planet-warming gases rise for the first time in three years, a new analysis shows. Last year homes burned more gas for heating while the use of coal …

15-01-2026 NEW YORK/ LONDON: Oil prices rose 2% on Friday on growing supply worries linked to intensifying protests in oil-producing Iran and an escalation of attacks in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Brent futures settled $1.35, or 2.18%, higher to $63.34 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was …

14-01-2026 HELSINKI: Thousands of tourists have been stranded in Finland’s Lapland as a severe cold spell has grounded flights out of one of its airports. Departures from Lapland’s Kittila airport that would have ferried winter travelers back to places like London, Bristol, Manchester, Paris and Amsterdam were all cancelled on …

14-01-2026 TEHRAN: Iran has warned it will retaliate if attacked by the US, as BBC sources and activists report hundreds of protesters have now been killed in an escalating government crackdown. “Things here are very, very bad,” a source in Tehran said on Sunday. “A lot of our friends have …

14-01-2026 LONDON: Britain said on Sunday discussions with other NATO members on deterring Russian activity in the Arctic were “business as usual”, after media reports the UK was in talks with its European allies about deploying a military force to Greenland. The Telegraph reported on Saturday that military chiefs from …

14-01-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India proposes requiring smartphone makers to share source code with the government and make several software changes as part of a raft of security measures, prompting behind-the-scenes opposition from giants like Apple and Samsung. The tech companies have countered that the package of 83 security …

14-01-2026 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump says no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba, and he has suggested the communist-run island should strike a deal with Washington, ramping up pressure on the longtime US nemesis. Venezuela is Cuba’s biggest oil supplier, but no cargo has departed …

14-01-2026 TEHRAN: President Masoud Pezeshkian has pledged to overhaul Iran’s struggling economy, saying his government is “ready to listen to its people” after two weeks of increasingly violent nationwide demonstrations. Pezeshkian adopted a conciliatory approach during an interview on state television on Sunday, saying his embattled administration was determined to …