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| Hello. We have the latest on the huge earthquake that struck Myanmar, and its impact on neighbouring countries including Thailand. We're following Vice-President JD Vance live as he visits Greenland, hours after President Donald Trump said he would "go as far as we have to go" to take the island. And a trip back to 1991 shows one vision of a future working from home. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Huge earthquake topples buildings in Myanmar and Thailand |
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|  | A collapsed building in Mandalay after an earthquake in central Myanmar. Credit: Getty | At least 144 people have been killed and hundreds more are feared dead after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, flattening buildings there and in neighbouring countries. Videos show the moment a golden pagoda collapsed in Mandalay, and workers fleeing as an unfinished tower block in Bangkok is toppled. The BBC's Panisa Aemocha reports on the desperate search for survivors there. Meanwhile, our explainer sums up everything we know, and our live coverage continues on this page. |
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| Vance says Denmark has failed to secure Greenland | The VP said the US objective was to make Greenland "safe" as he visited a military base on the island targeted by Trump. | Live updates > |
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| Putin floats idea of UN-led government in Ukraine | Kyiv accused the Russian president of proposing "crazy" ideas to delay further movement towards a peace deal. | Full story > |
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| Jewish leaders boycott Israel antisemitism event | The Israeli president is among those who refused to attend a Jerusalem conference after the inclusion of far-right Europeans. | Read more > |
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| 'My son sought the American Dream. Now he's trapped in a nightmare' |  | Gertrudis Pineda insists her son Oscar is not a criminal. Credit: G. Pineda | Donald Trump today petitioned the US Supreme Court to allow him to resume deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members to a prison in El Salvador. For the families of those already sent there, without legal process and against the orders of a US judge, the reality of their plight is starting to hit home. |
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| | Will Grant, Central America correspondent |
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| | The lack of tangible information about her son Oscar – one of 238 Venezuelans deported to the Cecot maximum-security prison in El Salvador – has driven Gertrudis Pineda to despair. She bursts into tears the instant we start to talk about Oscar. "My son only went to seek the American Dream and now he's trapped in a nightmare," she sobs.
Oscar lived in Dallas, Texas. Gertrudis explains he laid carpets in apartments for a living. Mother and son are now separated by six borders and the impenetrable walls of Cecot. "There are so many innocent boys in there," says Gertrudis. "They're treating them like animals. Where are their human rights?" |
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| | - Alien Enemies Act: What you need to know about the 1798 law used to deport migrants
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PICK OF THE WEEK | China wanted football superpower status. All it's seen is humiliation |
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|  | A Chinese fan wipes away tears as she watches the national team lose again. Credit: Getty | China’s President Xi Jinping is an avid football – or soccer – fan, but the national team has seen a string of humiliating defeats after being thrashed 7-0 by Japan in a World Cup qualifier last September. Dozens of players, coaches and administrators have since been arrested for gambling, match-fixing and bribery in the domestic game. The BBC's Nick Marsh reports. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Star bathing is a thing | A transformative wellness trend emerges – offering awe, calm and a cosmic reset. | |
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And finally... | In 1991, the BBC's First Sight programme looked at how new technology could make working from home a reality. Video meetings over the internet were already a thing - but what ever happened to the button to request a two-minute comfort break from your boss? Take a look at one vision of the future. | |
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