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US House votes to halt Iran war, in rebuke to Trump

US House votes to halt Iran war, in rebuke to Trump

The US House of Representatives passed a measure that seeks to halt President Donald Trump from taking further military action in Iran. The 215-208 vote was successful after four Republicans joined Democrats in a rare public show of disapproval of the war, which began in February, says a BCC repor

Israeli strikes kill nine people in Gaza

Israeli strikes kill nine people in Gaza

Israeli strikes killed at least nine Palestinians, including five family members, in separate attacks in the Gaza Strip ​on Thursday, health officials said. Medics said Israeli planes launched ‌strikes on four apartments around the same time before dawn on Thursday, killing at least nine peop

Israel, Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire

Israel, Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire

Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, ​in a boost to hopes for a broader deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran. Tehran, which had conditioned any deal with the US in part on an end to fighting ‌between Israel and Le

Iran has agreed to not have a nuclear weapon: Trump

Iran has agreed to not have a nuclear weapon: Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would ​probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at some point ‌if things "work out".   "They've already agreed they're not going to have a nuclear weapon," Trump told "Pod Force One" in a

Fire in Delhi hotel kills at least 21

Fire in Delhi hotel kills at least 21

At least 21 people were killed in a fire ​at a hotel in Delhi on Wednesday, ‌police said, in one of the worst such incidents in the national capital in recent ​years. The hotel was located in Malviya ​Nagar in south Delhi, they said, a ⁠predominantly residential area popular with students ​an

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