'We need real peace': Easter truce fails to lift grim mood in war-torn Ukraine33 minutes agoSarah RainsfordEastern Europe correspondent, Kharkiv BBCPeople line up to be doused in holy water by a priest in KharkivAn Orthodox Easter truce agreed by Russia and Ukraine came into force on Saturday afternoon but 38 minutes later we heard air raid sirens in Kharkiv region, northeastern Ukraine.Since...

Oil price surges as Iran steps up attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf Smoke and flame rise from buildings following Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Bilal Hussein/AP...

After 16 years in power, can Viktor Orban finally be unseated?54 minutes agoNick ThorpeBudapest correspondentBBC"All they stand for is anger, hatred, and destruction," roared a hoarse Viktor Orban. The Hungarian prime minister was speaking at a mass election rally in Györ in western Hungary on 27 March, referring to opposition protesters who chanted "Filthy Fidesz" during his speech. For just a...

Steven Spielberg donates $25,000 to James Van Der Beek's $2m GoFundMePaul GlynnCulture reporterReutersJames Van Der Beek's character Dawson was a famous fan of filmmaker SpielbergOscar-winning film director Steven Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw, have donated $25,000 (£21,000) to the $2m (£1.6m) GoFundMe pot collected for the late Dawson's Creek actor James Van Der Beek.The star died this...

Apple's Midrange iPad Gets an M4 Chip Bump, Arriving March 11If you're shopping for a midrange iPad, Apple has an update to the Air that just arrived. And it makes the high-end iPad Pro released last fall maybe feel a little less necessary. The new iPad Air is available for preorder on Wednesday, March 4, arriving on March 11.The iPad Air's chip update to an M4 chip is hardly surprising, but it...