Author: Emmanuel
Four of the six – ranging in age from 20 to 42 – have been named after the drone strike in Kuwait.
Retaliatory Iranian strikes on Gulf states have tarnished their image as safe and prosperous, writes the BBC’s Barbara Plett-Usher.
The government will halt visa routes for nationals from four countries who the home secretary says have “abused” the UK’s generosity.An emergency brake is being placed on study visas for people from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, while work visas have also been stopped for Afghans. It’s the first time such visa bans have been implemented by the UK government.Shabana Mahmood claimed a growing number of migrants from these countries are using legal migration routes as a backdoor for claiming asylum.According to Home Office figures, 39% of the 100,000 who claimed asylum in 2025 did so after arriving via a…
Iranian authorities say they were killed in a US-Israeli strike in the city of Minab on Saturday.
Ben Chu has been looking at what’s happened to marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a key trade passage.
Locals tell BBC Persian they are worried about the availability of groceries and price increases as strikes continue to hit the capital.
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Its attack on Israel in support of Iran has led to fresh mass displacements and Israeli bombing, to the fury of many Lebanese.