Historic Vance-Ghalibaf talks must bridge deep mistrust1 hour agoLyse DoucetChief International Correspondent, IslamabadEPAIran's Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is in Islamabad for talks with the US (file image)If and when a photograph is taken of US Vice President JD Vance standing next to Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Islamabad this weekend, it will...

You Can Stream Certain Peacock Shows for Free on United Airlines Now United's newest addition to its in-flight library features shows like The Traitors, but not everything on NBC's streaming service. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven analysis and news at the intersection of tech, personal finance and consumer sentiment. Dashia...

Stephen Colbert to write new Lord of the Rings film after talk show endsIan YoungsCulture reporterReuters"It turns out I'm going to be free starting this summer," Colbert saidUS TV host Stephen Colbert has announced his next move after his late-night talk show ends - co-writing a new Lord of the Rings film.Colbert, who is well-known to be a JRR Tolkien superfan, will adapt an early section of...

Afghanistan: The Kabul rehab centre hit by deadly Pakistani strikeOn 16 March 2026, at least 269 people were killed in a Pakistani airstrike on the Omid Drug Rehabilitation Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan.Pakistan said in a statement to the BBC that it had targeted "military and terrorist infrastructure".The BBC has spoken to the families of more than 30 victims - including those of recovering...

CNN correspondent shares his takeaways from his recent visit to Iran CNN correspondent shares his takeaways from his recent visit to Iran NPR's Steve Inskeep asks CNN's Fred Pleitgen for his takeaways from his recent reporting trip to Iran.