Trump makes Pearl Harbor remark in meeting with Japan's PM

Watch: Trump compares attack on Iran to Pearl Harbor in meeting with Japanese PM

A key moment of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's official visit to the US was President Donald Trump's comment on a piece of shared history - Pearl Harbor.

Asked by a Japanese journalist why the US had not warned its allies it was going to strike Iran on 28 February, Trump referenced the 1941 Japanese attack on US soil.

"Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell

Pictures from History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The USS Arizona (BB-39) burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941
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Nasa's Moon rocket Artemis rolls back to pad for possible April launch

Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent

Getty Images NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, is seen as it rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B, Friday, March 20, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Getty Images

Nasa is rolling out its giant Moon rocket to the launch pad for a second time, ahead of a mission to send astronauts around the Moon – something not attempted in more than 50 years.

The 98m tall Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft are making the four mile journey from their assembly building to Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The move comes after a problem with the rocket's helium system forced Nasa to abandon a launch

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BTS return from military service - but does their album live up to the hype?

Mark Savage Music Correspondent

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Fans have been waiting for new music from BTS for almost four years

The return of BTS is a big deal.

In case you were in any doubt, just look at the frenzy surrounding the South Koreans' comeback.

On Saturday, the band will kick off a sold-out, 82-date world tour with a free concert in Seoul, which is expected to be attended by more than 250,000 in-person fans and will be live-streamed

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Australia PM heckled at Sydney mosque Ramadan event

Watch: Australian PM Anthony Albanese heckled during and after Eid prayers at Lakemba Mosque, Sydney

Australia's prime minister has been heckled during an event at a Sydney mosque marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke were at Lakemba Mosque - one of the largest in Australia - after being invited by community leaders to attend Eid prayers on Friday morning, local time.

Several attendees accused the pair of being "genocide supporters", shouting "boo" and "get out of


Several injured as turbulence hits Delta flight into Sydney

Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images A Delta Airlines Airbus A-350 aircraft taxis on Sydney Airport's runway Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images
Delta Airlines said the Airbus A350 experienced "brief turbulence" as it landed at Sydney Airport

Several people have been injured after a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Sydney was hit by turbulence on Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it landed at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson told the BBC. Four flight attendants were injured.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service said it assessed five patients, and took three to hospital with minor


Gas shortage caused by Iran war may push India back to dirtier fuels

Navin Singh Khadka Environment correspondent

Getty Images A woman wearing an orange saree cooks food on a wood fire stove at a transit camp in India's Kolkata city in 2024. Getty Images
Reports suggest a spike in firewood sales in parts of India

Shipping disruptions from the US-Israel war with Iran have squeezed gas supplies to India, risking a temporary shift back to polluting fuels like coal, kerosene and biomass, experts say.

There are reports that suggest some regions in India are witnessing a spike in sales, while others see increased sales of cakes - both biomass fuels.

The war that started on 28 February has halted ship movements through the Strait of Hormuz. About

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The global winners and losers of the war in Iran

Dharshini David Deputy economics editor

Sedat Suna / Gett Images Workers at a market for automotive fuel work on an industrial vehicle next to tanks of oil against a blue sky in Erbil, Iraq, on 17 March. Sedat Suna / Gett Images
Oil producers in the Middle East have faced significant challenges with the Strait of Hormuz blocked due to the conflict

From soaring heating oil bills for homes in Yorkshire to bill-saving school closures in Pakistan, the financial fallout from the war in the Middle East is already being keenly felt.

It is increasingly clear that the impact of Tehran's retaliation, designed to trigger economic disruption and damage, may not be fleeting. Moreover, it's very uneven.

Alongside a

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Desperate for food drought-stricken Kenyans turn to the gingerbread tree

Sammy Awami BBC Africa, Turkana

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Lotkoy Ebey's herd of goats has been decimated by the drought

Lotkoy Ebey has just five scrawny goats to her name where she once had 50.

She has watched the rest of her animals die as the pasture has dried up due to a prolonged drought in her part of north-western Kenya.

In her culture in Turkana, where livestock are not merely a source of money but are central to life itself, the depletion of the herd is a disaster that will be hard

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Nearly 100 ships pass the Hormuz Strait - who is getting through?

Kayleen Devlin, Tom Edgington, Yi Ma BBC Verify

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Just under 100 ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of March, according to data analysed by BBC Verify, despite periodic attacks on shipping in the area by Iranian forces.

While some energy and everyday goods are still moving through one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, daily traffic is down about 95% since the Iran war began on 28 February.

Before the war, about 138 ships passed through

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Iranians prepares for Persian new year under shadow of war

Ghoncheh Habibiazad BBC Persian

EPA Tehran residents shop ahead of Nowruz celebrations on 19 March 2026. EPA
Some markets remain open in Tehran despite the war

Names of contributors have been changed for safety reasons.

In the days before the Persian new year festival of Nowruz, Iranians would usually be excitedly preparing.

"We'd be busy getting ready … cleaning the house, shopping for new clothes, sweets and snacks," says Mina, a woman in her 50s in Damavand, northeast of Tehran.

But this year will be different, she says, in tears.

"This year?

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