BBC News:
| Oil prices plunge as Iran says Strait 'open' | Fri 17th Apr 2026 22:41 BST |
Brent crude sinks by a tenth after Iran says the key waterway is open for commercial ships for the rest of the ceasefire. | |
| Ceasefire with Israel brings respite to Lebanon, but obstacles to peace remain | Fri 17th Apr 2026 15:31 BST |
The halt to weeks of fighting is being celebrated in Lebanon, but it will be difficult to ensure it lasts. | |
| Kanye West concert in Poland cancelled over antisemitic comments | Fri 17th Apr 2026 19:19 BST |
The UK government blocked the rapper from entering the country over his history of making pro-Nazi and racist statements. | |
| Thousands celebrate open-air Mass with Pope Leo in Cameroon - in pictures | Fri 17th Apr 2026 19:25 BST |
Pope Leo XIV is on his third day in Cameroon before he heads to Angola on Saturday. | |
| Irish fugitive and suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai | Fri 17th Apr 2026 18:48 BST |
Kinahan, in his 40s, was arrested in Dubai on foot of an arrest warrant issued by the Irish courts. | |
| Mugabe's son pleads guilty to pointing a gun in South Africa | Fri 17th Apr 2026 17:17 BST |
Bellarmine Mugabe was arrested in February following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home in Johannesburg. | |


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