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A general view of Minle handmade wool carpet factory on 28 May 2024 in Luopu County of Hotan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regio, China. Photograph: Zhe Ji/Getty Images View image in fullscreen A general view of Minle handmade wool carpet factory on 28 May 2024 in Luopu County of Hotan, Xinjiang Uyghu…

South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim performs on stage at Royal Festival Hall during the London jazz festival on 15 November 2014. Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Redferns/Getty Images View image in fullscreen South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim performs on stage at Royal Festival Hall during the Lon…

Britain will have to “dial back” on military operations and exercises in the next few years if the Ministry of Defence (MoD) does not receive extra funding from Downing Street and the Treasury, Rich Knighton, the chief of the defence staff, has told peers. Later John Healey and Al Carns both deliver…

A protest over Palantir software in Germany in September. The French decision to use its own AI models comes amid growing concern among European governments about US-controlled technology. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters View image in fullscreen A protest over Palantir software in Germany in Sep…

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Iran twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with New Zealand in their Group G opener By Elizabeth Botcherby BBC Sport journalist Published 16 June 2026, 08:16 BST Iran head coach Amir Ghalenoei says they are the "most oppressed" team at the World Cup after havin…

Grammy Awards add Asian Pop and Latin song categories 2 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Tom Richardson BBC Newsbeat Getty Images Bad Bunny became the first artist to win album of the year for a record sung entirely in Spanish at this year's Grammys The Grammy Awards is adding five ne…

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We’re wrapping up this live page now but our round-the-clock coverage of the Middle East crisis continues. Here’s a full report on the latest amid the US-Iran framework peace agreement, and a recap of the day’s key events. Donald ‌Trump has said the strait of Hormuz “will be completely open” by Frid…

Starbucks’ South Korean operation said it will close all of its stores nationwide early on 22 June for mandatory history and social sensitivity training. Photograph: Yonhap News Agency/Reuters View image in fullscreen Starbucks’ South Korean operation said it will close all of its stores nationwide …

Taty Almeida (centre) during a weekly march at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, in April 2017. Photograph: Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Taty Almeida (centre) during a weekly march at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, in April 2017. Photograph: Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Ge…

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Scotland fans party at Boston's Fenway Park By Nick McPheat BBC Sport Scotland Published 7 hours ago You can only imagine the Andy Considine stag-do group chat each time the Yes Sir, I Can …

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Eight of the 16 matches at this year's World Cup have ended level By Mohamed Moallim , BBC Sport journalist  and  Gary Rose , BBC Sport journalist in Seattle Published 4 hours ago Draws have been the defining feature of the opening week of the 2026 World…

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, All teams and managers at the World Cup are taking part in different photoshoots By Elizabeth Hudson BBC Sport Journalist Published 16 June 2026, 08:02 BST One thing about Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa is that he is definitely his own man. Whether it is his n…

Row over potential cull of Dartmoor hill ponies 3 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google BBC Downing Street has said the animals are safe under the Labour Government A row is growing over the potential cull of Dartmoor's hill ponies as campaigners warn Natural England's approach to conservi…

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, England head coach Thomas Tuchel has snubbed Trent Alexander-Arnold again after Tino Livramento was ruled out of the World Cup By Phil McNulty Chief football writer in Dallas Published 30 minutes ago Tino Livramento's departure from England's World Cup squad…

Hundreds of cats stolen for food in Vietnam rescued by police, welfare group says 1 hour ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Jessica Rawnsley Phuong Pham / Humane World for Animals Viet Nam More than 40 of the stolen cats have been reunited with their owners More than 400 cats destined for sla…

Three reasons ships are not going through the Strait of Hormuz yet 4 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Thomas Copeland , Shruti Menon and Barbara Metzler , BBC Verify BBC When President Donald Trump announced the US deal with Iran on Sunday and declared the "opening" of the Strait of H…