BBC News:
| Iran steps up claim to control Strait of Hormuz | Thu 21st May 2026 15:37 BST |
Iran publishes a map claiming "armed forces oversight" across more than 22,000 sq km of the waterway. | |
| China says US should stop 'threats' against Cuba after ex-leader charged | Thu 21st May 2026 12:22 BST |
It comes after the US charged Cuba's ex-leader with murder, the latest move putting pressure on the regime. | |
| Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash | Thu 21st May 2026 16:58 BST |
The companies were found guilty by a French court over an air disaster which killed 228 people. | |
| Charges dismissed against official at school where 6-year-old shot teacher | Thu 21st May 2026 17:20 BST |
The child fired a single shot at a teacher, who had to have surgery after the incident in 2023. | |
| Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel as backlash over treatment grows | Thu 21st May 2026 17:08 BST |
On Thursday, the UK confirmed it had summoned Israel's top diplomat in Britain to express its "condemnation" of the incident. | |
| Gonorrhoea and syphilis hit record levels in Europe | Thu 21st May 2026 13:19 BST |
STIs have surged thanks to record cases and gaps in testing and prevention, a health agency reports. | |


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