A UN Special Rapporteur tells BBC it is “nothing short of incredible” that the military would “drop bombs when you are trying to rescue people”.
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Myanmar quake toll passes 1,600 as people dig for survivors with bare hands
An acute lack of equipment, patchy communications and wrecked roads are hampering the search for survivors.
‘We told each other to run’: Survivors recount Bangkok building collapse
Dozens remain unaccounted for after the 33-storey building, which was under construction, gave way on Friday when a powerful earthquake struck neighbouring Myanmar.
Partial eclipse darkens sky over UK and abroad
The eclipse won’t be total anywhere in the world, but parts of Canada will come close.
Chappell Roan: ‘There’s a new path for girls breaking the rules’
The Giver singer speaks about her fearlessness and being inspired by Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter.
What caused the Myanmar earthquake – and why did it make a tower in Bangkok collapse?
The size of the earthquake and the length of the fault line it occurred on contributed to the devastation.
Top US vaccine official forced to resign, reports say
In his resignation letter, Peter Marks said his new boss, Robert F Kennedy Jr, favoured “misinformation and lies”.
At least 15 still alive under Bangkok skyscraper rubble, rescuers say
Rescuers are working to pull people from the remains of the tower, which dramatically collapsed on Friday.
‘It’s going to get worse’: US car buyers brace for sweeping auto tariffs
“The prices in the wholesale market have skyrocketed already and it’s going to get worse,” one car seller tells the BBC.
Myanmar earthquake: What we know
Widespread destruction has been caused by a huge earthquake hitting central Myanmar.