Hundreds of thousands of displaced have returned to the north since Monday, but many have found their homes in ruins.
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Selena Gomez’s tears dismissed by Trump’s ‘border tsar’
The star was seen sobbing in a now-deleted Instagram post about the president’s immigration crackdown.
Israel says Netanyahu invited to meet Trump at White House next week
The 4 February meeting would come after comments from Trump on relocating Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan.
Danish PM in whirlwind EU trip as Greenland unease grows
The Danish PM’s tour of three capitals betrayed the nervousness felt in Denmark over Trump’s repeated comments.
Doomsday Clock moved closest ever to destruction
The symbolic clock is set at 89 seconds to midnight, with nuclear threats, AI misuses and climate change being the key factors.
Mona Lisa to be moved as part of major Louvre overhaul
France’s president says a second museum entrance will be built, while non-EU residents will also pay more to visit.
‘Don’t overdo it, Steve’: BBC journalist in testy exchange with Belarus president
After an election win which has been widely criticised as illegitimate, Alexander Lukashenko faced questions from the BBC’s Russia editor Steve Rosenberg.
Italy’s PM investigated over release of Libyan war crimes suspect
The investigation comes after Italian authorities freed a Libyan national wanted by the ICC.
Rebels edging closer to taking key DR Congo city
Reports the airport has fallen adds to the sense that the M23 has the upper hand in the eastern city of Goma.
DeepSeek shows AI’s centre of power could shift away from US
The app’s strong debut has shaken beliefs that the US would remain the unchallenged global AI superpower, writes the BBC’s Marc Cieslak.