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Days after the Myanmar earthquake, rescue efforts have been continuing in neighbouring Thailand’s capital city, Bangkok, where a skyscraper that was under construction collapsed. Dozens of workers were trapped and there have been a number of confirmed fatalities. BBC correspondent Arunoday Mukharji visited the scene and said there was a…

Donald Trump has said he “couldn’t care less” if carmakers raise prices after his 25% tariffs on foreign-made vehicles comes into effect. Some analysts have warned that Trump’s charges on businesses importing vehicles could lead to the temporary shutdown of significant car production in the US, increase prices, and strain…

EPA The wildfire destroyed national treasures like Goun Temple, a Unesco World Heritage Site A 56-year-old man is being investigated in South Korea on suspicion of starting a deadly wildfire that killed 30 people. The man, who has not been named, was performing an ancestral rite by a family grave…

A man was taken into custody after crashing into 13 vehicles while trying to evade police in Long Beach, California on Friday. Aerial footage shows the suspect speeding into oncoming traffic and colliding head-on with multiple vehicles, before crashing into the car park of a paint shop. Motorist Ricardo Colindes…

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Letter from Africa series, Abuja Charterhouse For many years, well-off Nigerians have sent their children to prestigious British boarding schools – but now some of those institutions are setting up campuses in Africa’s most populous nation. Last year, Charterhouse launched a primary school in the city of…

The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it supports resuming a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip through a proposal put forward by mediators which would see five more hostages released to Israel in exchange for a 50-day truce. Khalil al-Hayyam, the most senior Hamas leader outside Gaza, said the group had…

Disney Rachel Zegler plays Snow White in Disney’s live-action remake Whether you like the new Snow White film or you hate it, it’s hard to escape the debate around its lead actress, Rachel Zegler. The 23-year-old star has dominated conversation about the film, as people either blame her for its…

Netflix In Netflix’s Adolescence, 13-year-old Jamie is accused of murdering a female peer after being exposed to misogynistic online material and subjected to cyberbullying “It’s just weird to talk about your sexual feelings to your parents,” says 15-year-old Ben*. His parents, Sophie and Martin, two professionals in their 40s, nod…

Researchers have discovered nearly 1.5 million pictures from specialist dating apps – many of which are explicit – being stored online without password protection, leaving them vulnerable to hackers and extortionists. Anyone with the link was able to view the private photos from five platforms developed by M.A.D Mobile: kink…

BBC Head to the grocery store in the US and the shelves are stocked with jars of St Dalfour strawberry spread and Bonne Maman raspberry preserves – some of the more than $200m (£154m) in jams that Europe sends to America each year. But try looking for American-made jelly in…