Karina Blanco was just about to start the spinning class she teaches when the earth began to shake. The tremors kept getting stronger, so she grabbed her bag and ran outdoors with everyone else. “When I realised the magnitude of it, I started screaming ‘my daughter, my daughter’. I sat in my car and drove…
Amid the despair created by the twin earthquakes in Venezuela, there are also incredible stories of survival. In La Guaira, in northern Venezuela, BBC international correspondent Yogita Limaye met a 12-year-old girl who was pulled out from under the rubble on Friday, after more than thirty hours. Apart from a fracture in her left foot…
A resident inside Crimea has told the BBC the situation there is “catastrophic”, as Ukrainian drones strike oil refineries and power plants on the peninsula, as well as military targets. The strikes on Russian-annexed Crimea have increased significantly in recent weeks – partly to cut off supply lines to Russian troops attacking Ukraine from the…
At least 10 people have been killed following a second night of Russian strikes on Kyiv in a week, the capital’s top military administrator has said. Timur Tkachenko added that 46 people had been injured, including five children. Rescue efforts are continuing at over 20 locations, Tkachenko posted on Telegram, adding that residential high-rise buildings…
West Africa remains the global epicentre for illegal fishing. An estimated 40% of the world’s unlicensed catch can be traced to its waters, according to a 2024 global report., external The study estimated that this costs West African nations a combined $10bn in lost revenues, and risks the food security of millions of people. Commentators…
This appeal verdict will decide Le Pen’s political future and in effect fire the starting pistol on the presidential race. The first round is on 18 April 2027, and the run-off is on 2 May. She was barred from holding public office for five years on 31 March 2025 when a court found her guilty…
He finds the sense of patriotism and camaraderie to be attractive, as well as “trying to make a difference for your own country… and trying to do something yourself”. The teen adds that “most” of his male friends and contemporaries are considering careers in the military or similar – and recent recruitment numbers back up…
Vast crowds loyal to the Islamic Republic have gathered in Tehran at a funeral ceremony for Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes at the start of the war. His second son and successor, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, was conspicuously absent from his father’s funeral. Ali Khamenei’s other…
In a hard landing, a plane touches down with excessive vertical speed or force, exceeding the manufacturer limit. The FAA said on social media that air traffic control “was not providing services to the aircraft” at the time of the incident. The New York Times reported that the plane was coming from the Hamptons –…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was among those who had demanded the decision be reviewed. Asked about the USA’s World Cup performance during a news conference, Rubio said: “It was great. They got screwed with that red card. “There needs to be an appeal process for that. It’s probably too late for that.” More…