BBC News<p>Good afternoon. It's 12PM, Tuesday, 18th March. The headlines: <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> has carried out major strikes on <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>, resulting in at least 330 deaths, says the health ministry. <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> are poised to talk over a ceasefire in <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>. Crew members have left the International Space Station. <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>'s parliament is gearing up for a vote on spending reforms that may boost defence spending. <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>