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A year ago, the regime in Tehran had the Biden administration cowed into suppressing Israeli action against the country. Iran has told the United States that it will attack Israel directly unless the Biden administration secures a ceasefire in Gaza, according to an Arab diplomatic source who spoke with Jadeh Iran. The ultimatum follows an...

The presence of wildfire smoke from North America over the UK, whilst not common, does occasionally happen during the summer months. Large plumes of smoke that rise from intense fires, that can burn for weeks on end, sometimes reach the upper atmosphere to be picked up by the jet stream – a zone of strong...

Black smoke has risen from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel for the second time, meaning cardinals in the conclave have not yet decided on a successor to Pope Francis. The next vote will take place at approximately 17:30 (16:30 BST) on Thursday. If white smoke emerges, it means a new pope has been chosen....

Smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney after the first ballot of the conclave – the secretive process to choose a new pope. Black smoke means more voting will take place tomorrow. If the smoke had been white a new pope would have been chosen. Follow the latest on this story here. Read full...

Lucy Clarke-Billings BBC News Chimney installed on Sistine Chapel ahead of papal election When the Catholic Church elects a new pope, the world watches not for a press conference or social media post, but for rising smoke from a small chimney atop the Sistine Chapel. If the smoke is black, no new pope has been...

Tourists and residents of a town in south-west Iceland have been evacuated after a volcanic eruption. The volcano is close to the fishing town of Grindavik and the famous Blue Lagoon spa, which is a popular attraction. A small number of people refused to evacuate the town, local media reported. The volcano has been spewing...