[ad_1] Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have returned to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, in support of the city’s jailed mayor. Ekrem Imamoglu, who is seen as the main political rival to Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on corruption charges last week, sparking mass protests. He denies the charges and claims his…
[ad_1] Myanmar earthquake: Moment rescuers pull woman alive from rubble The number of people known to have died following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar has risen to more than 1,600, with people in some areas telling the BBC they had been left to dig through rubble for their loved ones with their bare hands. An…
[ad_1] 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 has killed more than…
[ad_1] 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 descended into civil war,…
[ad_1] 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 his command opened fire…
[ad_1] 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 northern lights – a…
[ad_1] 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 appearing to show dolphins…
[ad_1] Graham Fraser Technology Reporter Wikipedia/Georges Biard/Frank Sun The actress Laetitia Dosch is one of those to benefit from an improved picture. Wikipedia is one of the most visited websites in the world but, by the admission of some of its own volunteer editors, it suffers from a persistent problem – terrible pictures, particularly of…
[ad_1] The US government agency that regulates television says it is opening an investigation into Disney’s diversity and inclusion practices, in the latest sign of pressure being applied to media firms. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr sent a letter to Disney on Friday notifying the firm, and its ABC News unit, of the…
[ad_1] 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 her husband before she…