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CINCDS The layout of Myanmar’s capital city Nay Pyi Taw will be redrawn after the devastating earthquake last month, the country’s military ruler has said. During a government meeting, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that buildings which collapsed during the earthquake were so badly affected because they were built…

US Vice President JD Vance met on April 19 with the Vatican’s No. 2 official amid tensions over the US crackdown on migrants, with the Holy See reaffirming good relations but noting “an exchange of opinions” over current international conflicts, migrants and prisoners. Check out our Latest News and Follow…

Five people have drowned after huge waves hit parts of Australia at the start of the Easter weekend. Two others are missing off the coasts of New South Wales and Victoria states. On Saturday the body of a man was found in the water near Tathra in southern New South…

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday invited international scientists to work in France or elsewhere in Europe. The country’s newly launched “Choose France for Science” platform comes as US President Donald Trump slashes funding for universities and research centres in the US. Check out our Latest News and Follow us at…

Ghana’s president John Mahama has extended an invitation to the military leaders of Burkina Faso Mali and Niger to attend next week’s 50th anniversary celebrations of ECOAS in Accra. The three Sahelian nations withdrew from the regional block after facing suspensions threats following military takeovers. France 24’s Justice Baidoo tells…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Rome ahead of the second round of indirect talks between Tehran and Washington on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme, state media said Saturday. The meeting comes one week after an initial round of negotiations in Oman. Check out our Latest News and…

The US Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to pause the deportation of a group of accused Venezuelan gang members. A civil liberties group is suing the administration over planned deportations of Venezuelans detained in north Texas under an 18th-century wartime law. On Saturday, the Supreme Court ordered the…

Robots ran alongside humans at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday. Twenty-one humanoid robots, designed by Chinese manufacturers, raced alongside thousands of runners over a 21km (13-mile) course that included slopes, turns and uneven surfaces. Some robots completed the race, while others struggled from the beginning. One robot fell…

Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu BBC News Watch: US senator Hollen says his ‘principle mission’ was to meet Ábrego García A Maryland man who the Trump administration mistakenly deported to El Salvador has been moved to a new prison, US Senator Chris Van Hollen has said. The Democratic senator was speaking after…

Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Alamy Rakhaldas Banerjee is credited with making one of the most important discoveries in world history An Indian archaeologist, whose career was marked by brilliance and controversy, made one of the world’s greatest historical discoveries. Yet he remains largely forgotten today. In the early 1900s,…