After his unexpected release, Sergei Tikhanovsky broke down describing his five years in solitary confinement
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An unprecedented moment – but what the US and Iran do next could be even more momentous
The “tortuous” US-Iran relationship was tested at least once before, but this is of far greater magnitude
Watch: How successful have the US strikes on Iran been?
BBC security analyst Gordon Corera examines how much damage is likely to have been caused to Iran’s nuclear sites.
South African engineers freed after two years in Equatorial Guinea jail
Their families say they were arrested because assets belonging to Equatorial Guinea’s vice-president were seized.
Giant Michael Jackson statues popped up 30 years ago. Where have they gone?
The King Of Pop had 10 statues made in his image in 1995, but where can they be seen three decade later?
Ukraine still holds ground inside Russia’s Kursk, commander says
Commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky disputed Russian claims that Ukraine had been pushed out of Kursk.
When Dubai almost became a part of India
It’s now largely forgotten that in the early 1900s, nearly a third of the Arabian Peninsula was under British India.
For 50 years, Sydney Opera House has had one man on speed dial
Terry Harper has been tuning pianos in the iconic venue since he was a teen – a family legacy started by his dad.
Nobody can stop talking about the self-styled knight giving away cars
Some are beguiled by the Zimbabwean tycoon’s generosity, others alarmed about the source of his wealth.
What we know about US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities
Three nuclear facilities are reported to have been bombed, including the uranium enrichment facility at Fordo.