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Finance ministers and the IEA discussed options for stabilising oil prices which surpassed $100. A big intervention is being discussed in the oil markets, but as yet, we do not know how big the problem will be. The city's police commissioner says a suspect used an improvised device that could have caused "serious injury or death".

Jason Hughes's family does not want the students prosecuted after the prank turned into a fatal car accident. The live events company, which owns Ticketmaster, will open parts of its business to rival companies. Members of the group described harrowing moments, with more cracks forming as they looked for the thickest ice.

A US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near a primary school in southern Iran where Iranian authorities said 168 people were killed, expert video analysis shows. India says Tehran sought permission to dock three ships on the day the US and Israel began a war on Iran. The BBC's Diplomatic Correspondent, James Landale, is in Ukraine to see the latest anti-drone technology the country has to offer.

Fuel depots were hit in Tehran and Karaj overnight, with videos showing huge fires and plumes of smoke in multiple locations. Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem. The Portland spy ring trial began on 13 March 1961.

The BBC reported on a Cold War tale of espionage, adultery, exorcism – and a deceptively ordinary-looking bungalow. Colm Dalton is on a mission to rate every Irish pub in the world. He shares the best of the best in Dublin – the birthplace of Guinness.

A 35-year-old is held after Sunday's attack with an assault-style rifle on the pop star's home. Naveed Akram is seeking to prevent media publishing details about his mother, sister and brother. The annual event, usually held in April, has been cancelled a month before it was due to take place, a tour agency says.

She had been patron of human rights organisation Anti-Slavery International for seven years. The Liberal government currently has 169 seats in parliament, just three shy of a majority in Canada's parliament. Norwegian police say their investigation so far shows Sunday's blast was caused by an improvised device.

Airports across the US are experiencing extended wait times due to the partial government shutdown, which began on 14 February. From Iran's 'achingly beautiful' cinema to a stress‑busting horror hit, this is BBC correspondents' Oscars picks. UN Humanitarian Affairs Lead Tom Fletcher speaks to the BBC about the conflict in the Middle East.

Footage shows flames tearing through the building in the early hours of Sunday, following more attacks on the gulf state. The dome of a neighbouring building has collapsed as ScotRail says no trains will operate in or out of the station on Monday. A series of tornadoes tore through several cities, uprooting trees and destroying homes.

Social media footage shows flames leaping into the air and plumes of smoke above the city's skyline. Video filmed by a witness and verified by the BBC shows a drone crashing close to the airport. During a White House event with the Inter Miami CF soccer team, the US president said the island was “ready to fall”.

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Israel has continued strikes across Iran and Lebanon and the Iranian regime has carried out more attacks, as the war continues for a tenth day. The artificial intelligence company has been in a public fight with US government leaders over use of its tools like Claude After three straight defeats and a backline overhaul for the loss to Italy, England head coach Steve Borthwick may make major changes for the trip to France. Posts generated by Grok repeated debunked lies about the cause of 1989 disaster, which claimed 97 lives.

Scientists discover underwater mountain ranges, golden towers of coral, and never-before-seen sea creatures. The Oscar-frontrunner says acting is "like water to me" as she credits her craft with helping her mental health. Austen is one of the greatest writers in the English language – but relatively little is known about her.

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