French vote tests polarised electorate with right hoping to win control of Paris
French vote tests polarised electorate with right hoping to win control of Paris 60 minutes ago Share Save Hugh Schofield Paris correspondent Share Save Reuters/BBC/Léa Guedj Emmanuel Grégoire (L) and Rachida Dati are the front-runners in the race for Paris...
'I missed my chemo and have a £12,000 hotel bill': British holidaymakers stranded by Iran war
'I missed my chemo and have a £12,000 hotel bill': British holidaymakers stranded by Iran war 59 minutes ago Share Save Danielle Codd , Business reporter and Jennifer Meierhans , Business reporter Share Save Andrea Pendrey Andrea Pendrey has missed...
Qantas agrees to pay $74m over Covid-19 travel voucher refunds
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FBI says its taking over the Michigan synagogue attack investigation
National FBI says its taking over the Michigan synagogue attack investigation Updated March 12, 2026 2:36 PM ET Originally published March 12, 2026 2:27 PM ET By NPR Staff Law enforcement responds near Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich., following...
NASA targets Artemis II crewed moon mission for April 1 launch
Space NASA targets Artemis II crewed moon mission for April 1 launch March 12, 2026 5:33 PM ET By Brendan Byrne NASA employees brief the media on Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. about the delayed...
PwC says young recruits are 'hungry' for careers and plans to hire more graduates
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Trump blames Iran for the war — critics question the diplomacy
Politics Trump blames Iran for the war — critics question the diplomacy March 12, 2026 5:24 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered Michele Kelemen Trump blames Iran for the war — critics question the diplomacy Listen · 3:48 3:48...
(URGENT) U.S. sanctions 6 individuals, 2 entities for roles in N. Korea-orchestrated IT worker schemes: Treasury Dept. | Yonhap News Agency
OK Yonhap Breaking News(CG) (END) Keywords #NK sanctions Articles with issue keywords Most Liked U.S. transport aircraft spotted departing Osan Air Base amid Patriot relocation speculation (News Focus) Topping 10 mln, 'The King's Warden' offers rare boost to Korean cinema...
(LEAD) S. Korean PM meets Vance in Washington after parliament passes U.S. investment bill | Yonhap News Agency
OK (ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout) By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, March 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with U.S. During Kim's previous trip to Washington in January, he proposed to Vance the idea of the U.S....
S. Korean PM meets Vance to discuss bilateral relations in Washington | Yonhap News Agency
OK By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, March 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Min-seok held a meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Washington on Thursday to exchange views on overall bilateral relations, Seoul's embassy in the U.S....
U.S. sanctions 6 individuals, 2 entities for roles in N. Korean IT worker 'fraud': Treasury Dept. | Yonhap News Agency
Treasury Department said Thursday it sanctioned six individuals and two entities for their roles in North Korea-orchestrated information technology (IT) worker schemes, which it accused of defrauding American businesses and generating revenue to fund Pyongyang's weapons programs. The department's Office...
S. Korea issues special travel advisory for Turkey's southeast following Iran's missile attacks | Yonhap News Agency
OK SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday issued a special travel advisory for Turkey's southeast region, the foreign ministry said, amid heightened security risks after missiles launched from Iran were intercepted near the border region. This image...
Lee warns of monitoring, sanctions against unfair price hikes | Yonhap News Agency
OK By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday the government will closely monitor the prices of major items and impose sanctions on companies that unfairly raise prices in an effort to ease cost...
(LEAD) U.S. sanctions 6 individuals, 2 entities for roles in N. Korean IT worker 'fraud': Treasury Dept. | Yonhap News Agency
The department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the measure, noting that the latest sanctions are part of the United States' "whole-of-government" effort to counter Pyongyang's wide-ranging revenue generation schemes. "The North Korean regime targets American companies through deceptive...
Will the Telegraph’s new owner curb its wilder excesses – or make them worse?
Instead, journalists at the Telegraph felt “optimistic”, “enthusiastic” and even “cautiously pleased” – one called a takeover by media conglomerate Axel Springer the “best possible outcome”. The reason for this Panglossian response is partly hope that Axel Springer and its...
Iran issues statement purported to be from new leader as war with U.S. and Israel rages
Iran issues statement purported to be from new leader as war with U.S. and Israel rages Updated March 12, 2026 10:11 AM ET Originally published March 12, 2026 6:07 AM ET By NPR Staff Mojtaba Khamenei (center), the son of...
'Fingers on the trigger': Deadly warnings for Iranians being urged to take action
'Fingers on the trigger': Deadly warnings for Iranians being urged to take action 2 hours ago Share Save Masoud Azar BBC Persian Share Save AFP When US President Donald Trump began strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...
Reckoning with my ‘ghost years’: why a high publication rate doesn’t always reflect success
Invisible progress I did not produce a single lead-author paper between my final publication as a graduate student in 2017 and the first paper I published as a postdoc in 2022. Career Feature 09 MAR 26 The ethical risks of...
Panel awards $3.8m to ‘mom and pop’ investors whose risky investments tanked
Photograph: Elise Amendola/AP Panel awards $3.8m to ‘mom and pop’ investors whose risky investments tanked Florida investors featured in Guardian investigation claimed they lost most of their life savings after a financial adviser put their money into ‘alternative’ assets In...
Elon Musk’s Tesla given go-ahead to supply electricity in Great Britain
Tesla’s electricity licence means it cannot offer a dual fuel contract to households in Great Britain. Photograph: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Tesla’s electricity licence means it cannot offer a dual fuel contract to households in Great Britain. Photograph:...
Seoul shares close lower on extended Middle East tension; won sharply down | Yonhap News Agency
OK SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed lower Thursday amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, which triggered extreme volatility in global oil prices. This photo taken March 12, 2026, shows a dealing room of Hana...
(LEAD) Seoul shares close lower on extended Middle East tension; won sharply down | Yonhap News Agency
OK (ATTN: ADDS details throughout) SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed lower Thursday amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, which triggered extreme volatility in global oil prices. This photo taken March 12, 2026, shows a...
(LEAD) National Assembly passes special bill on U.S. investment pledges with bipartisan support | Yonhap News Agency
OK (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with bill's passage; CHANGES photo) By Yi Wonju SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Thursday passed a special bill on South Korea's US$350 billion investment pledge to the United States under a trade...
(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim, daughter test pistols together at munitions factory | Yonhap News Agency
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un fires a pistol at a shooting range on March 11, 2026, during his inspection of a factory for light, portable weapons, accompanied by his daughter Ju-ae, in this photo published by the Korean Central News...
UK PlayStation users could be owed billions
UK PlayStation users could be owed billions More on this story. 21 hours ago Gaming PlayStation Share Save
How the 'red v blue school wars' exposed the social media gap between children and parents
How the 'red v blue school wars' exposed the social media gap between children and parents 2 days ago Share Save Marianna Spring Social Media Investigations Correspondent Share Save BBC Friday February 27th should have been like any other day...
Overseas 'content farms' creating political deepfakes uncovered
Technology company Meta removed several Vietnam-based pages from Facebook after a BBC Wales investigation found they were spreading fake news. The BBC has also uncovered examples of AI-generated videos, shared by pages in Wales, falsely showing Welsh politicians in compromising...
Stagflation fears rise as escalating Iranian war drives up oil price again – business live
Hopes that the market turmoil in the energy market might have abated are fading rapidly today, as Iran escalates its attacks on infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf. These widespread Iranian attacks on Middle Eastern energy facilities drove Brent...
More airlines hike flight prices as Iran war continues to disrupt oil supply
Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images More airlines hike flight prices as Iran war continues to disrupt oil supply Cathay Pacific, AirAsia and Thai Airways join Qantas in increasing prices, as travellers flock to airlines that don’t have Middle East stopovers Cathay...
Oil price tops $100 again as Iran strikes economic targets across Middle East
A Thai‑flagged vessel struck by Iranian missiles in Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday Photograph: Royal Thai Navy/EPA View image in fullscreen A Thai‑flagged vessel struck by Iranian missiles in Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday Photograph: Royal Thai Navy/EPA Oil price...