USA godkjenner våpensalg for over 8,6 milliarder dollar til Midtøsten
Det amerikanske utenriksdepartementet kunngjorde fredag at de godkjenner våpensalg for totalt over 8,6 milliarder dollar til flere allierte i Midtøsten. Det melder nyhetsbyrået Reuters.

US to cut troop levels in Germany by 5,000 amid Trump spat with Merz
The decision to reduce the US deployment to Germany comes amid a row between the two allies over Iran.
USA trekker 5000 soldater ut av Tyskland
Pentagons avgjørelse kommer etter en opphetet krangel mellom Trump og Merz.
Trump: Ikke fornøyd med Irans forslag
Presidenten sår tvil om partene noen gang vil enes om en avtale.
Trump: Ikke fornøyd med Irans forslag
Presidenten sår tvil om partene noen gang vil enes om en avtale.
Trump varsler økt toll på europeiske biler fra neste uke
Saken oppdateres.

Israeli police arrest man after nun attacked in Jerusalem
The French nun was pushed over and kicked in the apparently unprovoked assault, amid a rise in harassment of Christians in the city by Jewish extremists.

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release
Mladic, 84, was jailed for life for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war in 1992-95.
Iran har sendt forslag til USA
Iran har sendt sitt nyeste forslag til USA via pakistanske mellommenn, skriver Reuters.
– Jeg er hvit, så de stopper ikke meg
Etter 26 år i USA lever Isidro Sanchez-Lopez i konstant frykt for migrantpolitiet. En god kollega er blitt privatsjåfør.

Israel releases all but two activists in Greece after intercepting Gaza aid flotilla
The Global Sumud Flotilla denounced the interception as "piracy", while Israel's foreign ministry called the flotilla a "PR stunt".

US imposes sanctions on DR Congo ex-President Kabila alleging rebel support
The former leader has not responded to US accusations that he is aiming to destabilise the government.

Billions of meals at risk due to Iran war, says fertiliser boss
A shortage of fertiliser due to the Iran conflict could reduce crop yields and push prices higher, says the boss of Yara.

British couple jailed in Iran: 'We're likely to be here for a long time'
Lindsay and Craig Foreman are facing the reality of a 10-year prison sentence following their arrest in Iran while on a motorcycle tour last year.
Trump-administrasjonen hevder Iran-krigen er «avsluttet»
Krigen mellom USA og Iran, som startet i februar, er nå formelt «avsluttet». Det sier en høytstående tjenesteperson i Trump-administrasjonen sent torsdag kveld, melder Reuters.

China scraps tariffs for all but one African nation
The zero-tariff regime gives China's soft power a boost, but may lead to uneven gains, say analysts.

It's not just oil: Iran war also threatens Asia's food security
Planting season is beginning in Asia - but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Chinese restrictions has hit fertiliser supply.
Forbyr reiser til Iran
De forente arabiske emirater forbyr torsdag landets borgere å reise til Iran. Også Irak og Libanon er omfattet av reiseforbudet.

Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla near Crete and detains 175 activists
Pro-Palestinian activists say 22 boats carrying aid for Gaza were illegally intercepted in international waters near the Greek island.

Trump says US studying troop cuts in Germany, as spat with Merz intensifies
His remarks come after the German chancellor criticised the US approach to the war in Iran.

Deadly Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon despite ceasefire
At least nine people - including two children - were killed, according to Lebanon's health ministry.

Oil price hits highest since 2022 after report Trump to be briefed on new Iran options
Axios reported that US Central Command has prepared a plan for a wave of "short and powerful" strikes on Iran.

Trainee driver crashes bus into River Seine
The driver hit a parked car and veered off the road into the river - about 12 miles south of Paris - early on Thursday.

'How are we going to get back home?' Islamist group tightens blockade on Mali capital
The blockade comes days after Mali's defence minister was assassinated in a series of nationwide attacks.
Oljeprisen til himmels – høyeste under krigen
Donald Trump nekter å lette blokaden mot Iran før en atomavtale er på plass.

'Attacked 28 times in a day' - BBC visits heavily targeted US-UK base in Iraq
Before the fragile ceasefire in the region, this was one of the most heavily targeted US and UK military bases in the Middle East.
Oljeprisen stiger: – Kan bli skikkelig stygt
USAs president skal ha sagt til Axios at han vil avvise et fredsforslag fra Iran.

What do Trump's latest comments on leaving Nato mean for the alliance?
what Trump has criticised Nato members for showing a lack of support for US objectives in Iran.

Families cram into Greek court for trial into deadliest train crash
Fifty-seven people were killed when two trains collided in 2023 in the worst rail accident in Greek history, with 36 accused in a trial expected to last years.
Trumps fredssignaler: – Begynner å føle enormt på presset
Iran-krigen kan nærme seg slutten. – Alternativet er så ille at markedene virker å tenke at dette vil ordne seg, sier oljeanalytiker.
Trumps fredssignaler: – Begynner å føle enormt på presset
Iran-krigen kan nærme seg slutten. – Alternativet er så ille at markedene virker å tenke at dette vil ordne seg, sier oljeanalytiker.

Explosions at Burundi ammunition depot kill civilians, witnesses say
Powerful blasts destroyed homes and sparked panic in the city of Bujumbura on Tuesday night.

South African army arrive in crime hotspots to help tackle gangs
The army has been deployed to five of South Africa's nine provinces for a year-long operation.
Hevder Emiratene vurderer «militær rolle» i krigen: – Da vil krigen eskalere
De forente arabiske emirater (UAE) vil bidra til å åpne Hormuzstredet med makt.
Trump hevder Iran har bedt om våpenhvile
Iran sier uttalelsene er «falske og grunnløse».
Trump hevder Iran har bedt om våpenhvile
– Inntil da bombarderer vi Iran til det er utslettet!
Trump hevder Iran har bedt om våpenhvile
I en melding på Truth Social hevder president Donald Trump at Irans nye president har bedt USA om våpenhvile.
Khamenei lovpriser Hizbollah
Irans øverste leder, Mojtaba Khamenei, lovpriser Hizbollah i en melding til lederen av gruppen.

Israel intensifies Lebanon attacks and hits areas not in Hezbollah's control
Attacks on Lebanon have continued, as Israel has announced its intention to control swathes of the south.

Russian military plane crash kills 29 in occupied Crimea
Russian authorities say a technical malfunction caused the An-26 to crash into a cliff.
The Telegraph: Trump vurderer å trekke USA ut av Nato
President Donald Trump sier at han sterkt vurderer å trekke landet ut av forsvarsalliansen.
The Telegraph: Vil trekke USA ut av Nato
President Donald Trump sier at han sterkt vurderer å trekke landet ut av forsvarsalliansen.
Sju drept i israelske angrep i Beirut
Minst sju mennesker ble drept i nye israelske angrep på sørlige forsteder i Libanons hovedstad Beirut natt til onsdag.
Tankskip truffet i luftangrep utenfor Qatar
Tankskipet lå rundt 17 nautiske mil nord for Qatars hovedstad Doha da en rakett traff fartøyet. Ifølge Qatar ble to andre raketter skutt ned.

China is trying to play peacemaker in the Iran war - will it work?
It's a turnaround for Beijing, whose official response has been muted so far. Why is China stepping in now?
Storavis: Emiratene vurderer «militær rolle» i krigen
De forente arabiske emirater (UAE) vil bidra til å åpne Hormuzstredet med makt, skriver Wall Street Journal.

Divorced couples in Japan can now share custody of their children
Japan was, until recently, the only G7 country to not recognise the legal concept of joint custody.
Britisk gjengtopp skal utleveres til Spania
Steven Lyons ble pågrepet i Bali. Han er siktet for drap, narkotikasmugling og hvitvasking.
Rubio: Vil revurdere forholdet til Nato etter krigen
USA nærmer seg «målstreken» i krigen mot Iran, ifølge USAs utenriksminister.

India begins counting more than a billion people in massive census
The two-phase exercise - the world’s most ambitious - will see three million officials count every Indian.

'You're no longer my sister' - rows erupt as war divides Iranian families
People in Iran describe angry scenes and tense relationships as rifts open up over the war.

'A million things could go wrong' - why seizing Iran's uranium would be so risky for the US
Seizing the stockpile would be one of the "most complicated special operations in history", a former defence official tells the BBC.

Asia's migrant workers debate if Gulf jobs are worth deadly risk of Iran war
Iran's strikes on Gulf states have been especially hard for migrants who have long supported these economies to lift their families back home from poverty.
Russland: Militærfly styrtet – 29 døde
Flyet styrtet over Krim-halvøya, melder russiske statlige nyhetsbyråer.

Peacekeepers killed by roadside explosion in Lebanon, initial report finds
The deaths of the two Indonesian nationals came less than a day after another UN peacekeeper - also Indonesian - was killed in Lebanon.

US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad
The US state department says a suspect in her abduction has ties to an Iran-backed militia group, Kataib Hezbollah.

King's state visit to US to go ahead in April, but no Harry meeting
Despite political tensions between the US and UK, the King will travel to Washington next month.

Israel says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon after war with Hezbollah ends
Defence Minister Israel Katz also says houses in Lebanese villages near the Israeli border will be demolished.

Iran using children in security roles in war, reports and witnesses say
An 11-year-old is reported to have been killed in an air strike while manning a checkpoint in Tehran.

Russian oil tanker docks in Cuba ending near-total blockade
A Russian oil tanker has docked in Cuba, providing temporary relief after months of shortages.

China bans storing cremated remains in empty 'bone ash apartments'
China bans 'bone ash apartments' where mourners are storing cremated remains instead of cemeteries.
– Ingen ende i sikte for krigen
Trump snakker både om samtaler og «fullstendig utslettelse». Markedet ser mulighet for monsterhopp for oljeprisen.
Oljeprisen dempes etter Trump-signaler
USAs president skal være villig til å avslutte Iran-krigen uten å åpne Hormuzstredet, ifølge Wall Street Journal.

How Pakistan won over Trump to become an unlikely mediator in the Iran war
Pakistan's role as intermediary in this conflict took many by surprise. But perhaps it shouldn't have.

Inside the cockpit of RAF tanker during defensive mission against Iranian drones
Defence correspondent Jonathan Beale flies onboard a Royal Air Force Voyager as it refuels jets in the Middle East.

Long queues in Myanmar as Iran war fuel crisis deepens
Drivers are queuing for hours at petrol stations in Myanmar as the Iran war continues to send shockwaves across the globe.

How the US could try to seize Iran's Kharg Island
Donald Trump has indicated he could send troops to take control of Iran's key oil export terminal.
Flere «norske» skip gjennom Hormuzstredet
Med hjelp fra indiske myndigheter har tankere tilhørende Oslo Børs-noterte BW LPG kommet seg ut av Persiabukta. Et tredje kan snart være på vei ut, sier BW LPG-sjefen.

Photos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base
US Central Command has not yet publicly commented on the incident.

Hundreds in Beirut mourn journalists killed in Israeli strike
BBC reports from the funerals of three journalists killed by a targeted attack in southern Lebanon.

'Our home is gone': BBC speaks to displaced families in Lebanon
The BBC's Hugo Bachega speaks to families in Beirut as more than a million people have been displaced in Lebanon.

Why is it so hard to pass through the Strait of Hormuz?
Paul Adams explains why it is so dangerous to navigate the strait, one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels.
Trump truer med å kutte all handel med Spania
Den amerikanske presidenten er ikke fornøyd med Middelhavslandet.

Belgium detains three suspected Cameroon separatists in war crimes probe
Money is reportedly being raised by them for the armed struggle, prosecutors say.
PST: Varslet om kartlegging av militære før øvelse
PST venter at russisk etterretning vil vise betydelig interesse for «Cold Response», den store militære vinterøvelsen som om få dager starter i Nord-Norge.

Battered and isolated, Hezbollah drags Lebanon into another war
Its attack on Israel in support of Iran has led to fresh mass displacements and Israeli bombing, to the fury of many Lebanese.

Watch: Footage from across Iran shows scale of strikes
Footage verified by the BBC and news agencies shows large explosions in Iran following US and Israel strikes.
Frykter nordmann er drept i luftangrep i Iran
Han skal ha blitt drept i et amerikansk-israelsk angrep lørdag morgen, får VG opplyst.

Zelensky fears Trump's Iran war could hurt Ukraine
Ukraine fears what soaring oil prices and a shortage in air defences could mean for them.

Mexican drug lord 'El Mencho' buried in golden coffin
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes led the feared Jalisco New Generation Cartel until his death during a firefight in February.

US nationals urged to leave Middle East as conflict spreads
The US State Department says Americans should "depart now via commercial means" as strikes continue.
Har tre skip i Persiabukta: – Her kan ting endre seg på timer
Shippingtopp advarer om bortfall av gass fra Midtøsten. Han ser nå et «rush» for å sikre seg alternativ forsyning.

Krigen i Midtøsten: Spørsmål og svar
Lørdag morgen angrep USA og Israel flere iranske byer med kampfly og missiler, etter flere uker med militær oppbygging rundt landet. Angrepene var i hovedsak rettet mot militære mål og politiske ledere, men sivile mål er også truffet og sivile er drept.
Ber alle parter om å holde olje-sjøveien åpen
Kina oppfordrer partene i Midtøsten om å holde den viktigste oljefartsåren gjennom Hormuzstredet åpen.
Krigen i Midtøsten: Dette har skjedd
Siden USA og Israel gikk til angrep på Iran, har midtøsten stått i flammer.

Why Europe's leaders have struggled to speak as one on Iran
European nations say they want to work better together but are finding it hard to do so

US sanctions Rwanda's military and top commanders over fighting in DR Congo
Rwanda accused Washington's move as “one sided” and politically motivated.
Equinor vil hente hjem ansatte fra Dubai
40 ansatte og familiemedlemmer skal hentes ut av området når det åpner seg en mulighet, opplyser selskapet.

US-Israel war with Iran widens as strikes continue
The crisis in the Middle East has widened after Israel and the US attacked Iran on Saturday with major strikes.
Trump hardt ut mot Starmer: – Veldig trist å se
Den amerikanske presidenten er skuffet over at Storbritannia ikke støtter krigen mot Iran.

Six US soldiers killed in Iranian strike on Kuwait base
The US defence secretary confirms a US military base was hit by an Iranian missile on Sunday.

Texas Republicans back Trump over Iran - but some wary of 'a quagmire'
The president's supporters in one town hail his actions in the Middle East - though some comments suggest seeds of trouble.
Eide: Norge skal snakke om atomvåpen med Frankrike
Norge og Frankrike skal diskutere et samarbeid om kjernefysisk avskrekking, ifølge utenriksminister Espen Barth Eide (Ap).
Trump hardt ut mot Starmer: – Veldig trist å se
Den amerikanske presidenten er skuffet over at Storbritannia ikke støtter krigen mot Iran.

Oil and gas prices rise on new Iran threat to Gulf shipping
Iranian official threatens to "set fire" to any ships passing through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
Kongsberg-ansatte evakueres fra Midtøsten
Kongsberg Gruppen evakuerer et tosifret antall ansatte i regionen.
USA ber borgere forlate Midtøsten umiddelbart
Det er lettere sagt enn gjort når tusenvis av flyavganger er kansellert på grunn av konflikten.
To boliger i brann
Tre personer og en hund ble evakuert da det brøt ut brann i en tomannsbolig i Fredrikstad natt til tirsdag. Brannen spredde seg til en garasje, men brannvesenet klarte å forhindre spredning til den andre delen av tomannsboligen.
USA ber borgere forlate Midtøsten umiddelbart
Tusenvis av flyavganger er kansellert på grunn av konflikten.
Amerikansk ambassade i brann i Riyadh
Det skal ha brutt ut brann i den amerikanske ambassaden i Saudi-Arabias hovedstad Riyadh etter at det ble hørt høye smell, melder Reuters, som har fått opplysningene fra to kilder.