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Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has rejected an attempt by the central government to give the US exclusive control of a port and airbase in Berbera. The city lies on the strategic Gulf of Aden, on the northern coast of Somaliland. The territory, which declared independence in 1991 as Somalia…

Rebecca Henschke BBC Eye Investigations BBC The BBC has been sent several images of damaged buildings in Naung Lin Village, Shan state, where Myanmar’s junta fighters reportedly dropped bombs on Friday evening Myanmar’s military junta has continued to bomb parts of the war-torn country following the major earthquake there, which…

Guinea’s ruling junta has pardoned former military leader Moussa Dadis Camara, less than a year into a 20-year sentence for crimes against humanity linked to one of the country’s worst massacres. A decree read on state TV said the pardon had been granted for health reasons. In 2009, troops under…

Andrew Harding Reporting fromNuuk, Greenland Reuters A cultural tour of Greenland by JD Vance’s wife Usha has been cancelled A green shimmer, like a curtain of light being drawn across the night sky, formed beside the impossibly bright stars above Nuuk late on Friday evening. The appearance of the spectacular…

US law enforcement and wildlife officials have raided a marine park in Florida following allegations of “animal abuse” at the site. Four dolphins have died at the Gulf World Marine Park in Panama City Beach in the past year, local media say. Animal rights activists have recently posted drone footage…

Rescuers in Myanmar pulled a woman alive from the debris of a collapsed apartment block in Mandalay, more than a day after she was trapped. After several hours of painstaking work, 30-year-old Phyu Lay Khaing was pulled from the wreckage and carried away by stretcher as bystanders cheered. She embraced…

Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News Moment Bangkok high-rise collapses following Myanmar earthquake A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 1,000 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures. Even though Myanmar is a high risk region for earthquakes, damage to buildings has…

The Moon obscured part of the Sun on Saturday, casting a dark shadow over cities across the world. The spectacle was visible in parts of North America, Europe, Africa, northern Asia, and small parts of South America, with views available everywhere in the UK. According to Nasa, it was not…

Moment Bangkok high-rise collapses following Myanmar earthquake At least 15 people are thought to still be alive and trapped under the rubble of a Bangkok skyscraper that collapsed after a massive earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand. Rescuers say they have detected signs of life and communicated with some survivors under…

Families and colleagues of missing workers at the site of a collapsed high-rise in Bangkok waited anxiously on Saturday as rescuers searched for survivors. Authorities say dozens remain unaccounted for after the 33-storey building, which was under construction, gave way on Friday, when a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck neighbouring Myanmar….