US intercepts and seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship, Trump says
Posted on Monday April 20, 2026

Tehran vows retaliation soon for what it calls an "act of armed piracy", which comes as the US prepares for a second round of talks.

Tehran will never cede control of Strait of Hormuz, senior Iranian politician tells BBC
Posted on Sunday April 19, 2026

Lyse Doucet speaks to Ebrahim Azizi, who says Iran "will decide the right of passage" through the crucial shipping route.

Five questions awaiting Starmer as he faces Commons over Mandelson scandal
Posted on Sunday April 19, 2026

The prime minister said he was "staggered" to find out last week that civil servants in the Foreign Office withheld information from him.

Eight children killed in Louisiana shooting, police say
Posted on Sunday April 19, 2026

The children, aged from one to 14 years old, were killed in a shooting that police are describing as a "domestic disturbance".

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency
Posted on Sunday April 19, 2026

The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.