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Trump says missing US crew member from downed jet rescued in 'daring' operation in Iran

There was "engagement" between US and Iranian forces during the rescue mission, the BBC understands.


A file photo of two F-15E Strike Eagle jets soaring through a cloudy sky

What we know so far about rescue of US airman in Iran

The US has rescued the missing crew member of the US F-15 fighter jet which was shot down over southern Iran.

2 hrs ago
World
A composite image of the Artemis II crew and a photo of the moon they took

'Absolutely spectacular': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon

Astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on the third day of their journey around the far side of the Moon.

9 hrs ago
US & Canada

AI videos fuel rhetoric as Orbán bids for four more years in Hungary

Videos have targeted Viktor Orbán's election rival, who could unseat him after 16 years in office.

10 hrs ago
Europe

Man charged over fatal shooting of baby in pram in New York

Two men have been arrested over the shooting of a seven-month-old baby in Williamsburg.

10 hrs ago
US & Canada

Keir Starmer 'concerned' over Kanye West UK festival dates

The rapper has drawn significant criticism over his antisemitic and offensive remarks in recent years.

10 mins ago
Politics

Archbishop to pray for Middle East peace in first Easter sermon

Dame Sarah Mullally will call for an 'end to the violence and destruction' before a congregation in Canterbury.

12 hrs ago
UK

Weekend reads

Pregnant woman standing in front of brightly backlit window (Credit: Getty Images)

Women were never meant to give birth on their backs - so why do they?

It's usually more dangerous for women to give birth lying down, but the practice began because of a Frenchman who decided it was more convenient... for men.

James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano (Credit: Barry Wetcher/ HBO)

The genius of The Sopranos' most shocking episode

In 2006, The Sopranos' season six opener gave viewers two of the most startling scenes in television history. Twenty years on, here's why it's time to reconsider Members Only.


Best Audio of the Week

The Interface, The Interface, Why Can't People Stop Watching AI Fruit?

The Interface

Why Can't People Stop Watching AI Fruit?

The Global Story, The Global Story, I wargamed Iran for the Pentagon - here is how it could end

The Global Story

I wargamed Iran for the Pentagon - here is how it could end

13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II, Artemis II, 1. Why humans are returning to the Moon

13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II

1. Why humans are returning to the Moon

Business Daily, Business Daily, Is this social media's 'Big Tobacco moment'?

Business Daily

Is this social media's 'Big Tobacco moment'?

History's Heroes, History's Secret Heroes, Washington and Emily Roebling: Superstars of Suspension

History's Heroes

Washington and Emily Roebling: Superstars of Suspension

The Interview, The Interview, Winnie Byanyima, head of UNAids: I am somebody who fights for social justice and gender equality

The Interview

Winnie Byanyima, head of UNAids: I am somebody who fights for social justice and gender equality

Witness History, Witness History, Anthony Bourdain's Don't Eat Before Reading This

Witness History

Anthony Bourdain's Don't Eat Before Reading This

The Life Scientific, Jehane Ragai on the science of authenticating artworks

The Life Scientific

Jehane Ragai on the science of authenticating artworks

The Documentary Podcast, The Saltmakers

The Documentary Podcast

The Saltmakers


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Chapal Bhaduri

The man who became one of India's greatest stage queens

Chapal Bhaduri was Bengal’s biggest stage queen - until women arrived and the spotlight moved on.

11 hrs ago
Asia
The rat Magawa was pictured in 2010 with his PDSA medal for gallantry - sometimes described as the George Cross for animals.

Cambodia unveils statue to honour famous landmine-sniffing rat

The statue honours the late African giant pouched rat who sniffed out more than 100 landmines during his lifetime.

8 hrs ago
Science & Environment
A man pets a blond horse while standing by a wooden fence

ICE wanted to build a detention centre - this small farming town said no

Residents of the Georgia town say they support the Trump administration's immigration agenda - but not its plans to build a detention centre in their backyard.

9 hrs ago
US & Canada
Black and white photograph of Bigfoot, who is a tall ape-like figure covered in black fur. He is pictured walking from the side, swinging his left arm in front of his body, and the left arm swinging behind him. There is a large amount of forestry pictured around him.

'We spent three years interviewing 160 Bigfoot hunters'

Two sociologists spoke to 'Bigfooters' to find out what's behind their fascination with the mythical creature.

2 days ago
Wales

Editor's picks

Balwoogongyang: an ancient Korean food ritual that leads to happiness

The Korean food ritual that leads to happiness

The venerable nun Sunjae shares how we can feel calmer and more supported, just through the act of eating.

Discover the World
Japan

Four Japanese principles to lead a good life

How Japan's samurai tea ceremony and cherry blossoms hold the recipe for a meaningful life.

Culture & Experiences
Döstädning: The gentle art of Swedish death cleaning

Döstädning: The gentle art of Swedish death cleaning

Swedish death cleaning helps people in the later years of their life find peace and meaning in letting go.

Discover the World
Is human connection the new job security?

Is human connection the new job security?

Katty Kay speaks to Jane Wurwand about her theory about what jobs are best protected from AI replacement.

Katty Kay
Margot Robbie's accent was 'too Australian' for Neighbours

Margot Robbie's accent was 'too Australian' for Neighbours

The actress reveals that she had a dialect coach when she was on the series because her accent was so strong.

Film & TV
Idris Elba used his waxwork figure to unlock his phone...

Idris Elba used his waxwork figure to unlock his phone

The actor's Madame Tussauds waxwork is so lifelike that it was able to unlock his phone with Face ID.

Film & TV
Jacob Elordi's role in Frankenstein was meant to be...

Jacob Elordi turned an insult into an Oscar nomination

Jacob Elordi jokes about an early career review calling him so wooden he could only play Frankenstein's monster.

Film & TV
Rachel McAdams has many fans on the sofa...

Rachel McAdams has many fans on the sofa

Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry and John Bishop tell Rachel McAdams why they love her films.

Film & TV

Culture

William Blake's illustration for A Midsummer Night's Dream showing the fairies dancing (Image credit: Alamy)

The centuries-old origins of current fairy fiction

The fairies in erotic "fae" romantasy are not cute or benevolent. They are dangerous, shape-shifting beings, exactly what they were in historic folklore, according to a new book.
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Travel

An aerial shot of a city where all the buildings are white and there is a bright blue sea in the distance (Credit: Moon Creek Studios, courtesy of Alys Beach, FL)

The Floridian beach town that looks like Santorini

The striking all-white architecture of Alys Beach may conjure Europe and the Caribbean, but its walkable streets and luminous Gulf beaches are pure Florida.
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US & Canada news

US Air Force Pararescueman during a training exercise.

Rescue team in Iran face 'harrowing and dangerous' search for US crew member

A former US marine tells the BBC the priority of any recovery team would be to look for signs of life.

Trump seeks $152m to reopen notorious Alcatraz prison

Artemis II crew now halfway to Moon as they take 'spectacular' image of Earth

Democratic states sue to block Trump's mail-in ballot restrictions


More world news

A USAF F15 Eagle aircraft in the air, coming in to land at RAF Lakenheath, UK, in July 2025

Search for missing airman presents serious test for US

The stakes could rise further if the weapons system officer of the downed F15 Eagle plane is captured by Iran.

World's oldest leader to get a deputy for first time in 43-year rule

Australians told to continue Easter travel plans despite fuel shortages

Senegal bans ministers from foreign travel as oil price rise bites


Business

A photograph taken on November 21, 2025 shows the nuclear plant of Doel, in Antwerp

Faced with new energy shock, Europe asks if reviving nuclear is the answer

As war drives up gas and fuel prices, Europeans turn again to the issue of energy independence.

Apple at 50: Three products that changed how we live - and three that really didn't

How Canada's largest gun control effort in decades is missing the mark

Power-washing, pool-cleaning and mowing: Why millions are playing games about mundane jobs


Sport

Gabriel Jesus

Is season running away from frazzled Arsenal?

Arsenal must regroup after their hopes of a quadruple are wrecked in two weeks by successive defeats for the first time this season.

Chisora beaten by Wilder in captivating bout

Survival or FA Cup glory - which would you choose?

Lewandowski scores as Barca fight back to beat Atletico


Latest Sport audio

Not by the Playbook, Sportshour, Risk and fear

Not by the Playbook

Risk and fear

Football Daily, The Commentators’ View: Shabby shoes & Royal Oak FC

Football Daily

The Commentators’ View: Shabby shoes & Royal Oak FC

More than the Score, More Than The Score, Have set pieces taken over the Premier League?

More than the Score

Have set pieces taken over the Premier League?

Football Daily, That Season When... Liverpool Beat Newcastle 4-3

Football Daily

That Season When... Liverpool Beat Newcastle 4-3

The Wayne Rooney Show, The Wayne Rooney Show, Hodgson On ROCKY Ronaldo Relationship & Is Guehi Up There With Terry?

The Wayne Rooney Show

Hodgson On ROCKY Ronaldo Relationship & Is Guehi Up There With Terry?

Football Daily, Euro Leagues: Italy World Cup fallout & Bosnia delight

Football Daily

Euro Leagues: Italy World Cup fallout & Bosnia delight

More than the Score, More Than The Score, Why are sports trading cards such big business?

More than the Score

Why are sports trading cards such big business?

Football Daily, England assistant coach Anthony Barry on Tuchel & World Cup

Football Daily

England assistant coach Anthony Barry on Tuchel & World Cup


Technology

A logo of Claude on an iPhone, with a background of the company's star-like logo

Claude Code users hitting usage limits 'way faster than expected'

Anthropic, the company behind the AI coding assistant, said it was fixing a problem blocking users.

Mass robotaxi malfunction halts traffic in Chinese city

The tiny village that became a solar powerhouse

Thousands lose their jobs in deep cuts at tech giant Oracle


Science

A sliver of the moon and parts of the orion spacecraft off to the side.

Artemis II leaves Earth orbit on track for far side of the Moon

The mission's last, big push on its lunar journey takes humans out of the Earth's orbit for the first time since 1972.

Inside the nerve centre running a new mission to the Moon

'We go for all humanity' - emotional moment as Artemis II blasts off

The ancient reason there are 60 minutes in an hour


Culture

Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in Hard Boiled (Credit: Alamy)

Why Chow Yun-Fat is cinema's greatest action hero

The Hong Kong actor made a series of films with director John Woo that revolutionised the action genre – and key to them was his beguiling mixture of toughness and tenderness.

Streetwear and crop tops take World Cup fashion to new heights

The Drama's horrifying twist will divide audiences

Arlo Parks: 'I got out of my head and into my body'


Arts

Mia Farrow and Robert Redford in The Great Gatsby

The world's most misunderstood novel

F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is synonymous with glitz and glamour, but this is just one of many myths that have surrounded the book since its first publication in 1925.

Inside Michelangelo's 'secret hiding room'

10 early photographic 'fakes' that trick the eye

The hoax that shook Australian literature


Watch

The video game bringing medieval Europe back to life

The video game bringing medieval Europe back to life

BBC Tech Now meets the makers of Total War strategy series to uncover how they bring medieval cultures to life.
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Travel

Aerial view of a tiny tropical sand island surrounded by shallow turquoise water and lined with palm trees (Credit: Getty Images)

What happens when remote travel goes wrong

As off-grid travel surges, travellers are arriving in remote destinations unprepared for the silence, wildlife and discomfort that come with them.

An Easter crime fiction wave is sweeping Norway

Slowjamastan: The new 'nation' hiding in the US

This is the year to visit Morocco's quiet capital


World's Table

A tray of pistachio baklava over a bed of pistachios (Credit: Getty Images)

Inside the Turkish city built on 'green gold'

For centuries, pistachios have defined Gaziantep. Today, they remain the most prized ingredient in Turkey's culinary capital – and the secret behind its legendary baklava.

The rare 'dinosaur egg' returning from extinction

Congee to consommé: Why every culture has a healing broth

How 'Yakult Ladies' became a lifeline in ageing Japan


Earth

The fruits of a cultivated golden oyster mushroom (Credit: Getty Images)

A rogue mushroom is tearing through US forests

The unstoppable golden oyster is ripping through woodland, after escaping from cultivation. As it runs riot, mushroom enthusiasts are rescuing the native fungi in its path.

The delicate question of where responsibility lies for safety on UK mountains

One ant for $220: The new frontier of wildlife trafficking

In photos: A pesticide tragedy that haunts an Indian state


Video

Prehistoric footprints reveal a mother's perilous journey

Prehistoric footprints reveal a mother's perilous journey

Fossilised footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico reveal an extraordinary human story.

Meet Britain's pudding royalty

From vineyards to farms, new tech is transforming crops

Mass Neanderthal murder discovery in Spanish cave


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