[ad_1] A man who fell into a large sinkhole in South Korea's capital Seoul has been found dead, according to the local fire department.The man was riding his motorbike in the Gangdong district when the road caved in at about 18:30 local time (09:30 GMT) on Monday.Rescuers found his body underground on Tuesday morning around 11:00 local time, about 50m (164ft) from where he had fallen in.A car driver was
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump has been gifted a new portrait from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin - while trashing an existing painting of him as "truly the worst".The new portrait has not been shown publicly. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described it as a "personal gift", adding that only Putin himself could disclose further details. Meanwhile, Trump took to Truth Social to criticise an earlier picture of him that hung
[ad_1] Watch: Covid five years on: How BBC journalists covered the crisis in IndiaOn 24 March 2020, India announced its first Covid lockdown, just as the world stood on the brink of a global pandemic that would claim millions of lives.India's already fragile healthcare system collapsed under the pandemic's weight. The WHO estimated over 4.7 million Covid deaths in India - nearly 10 times the official count - but the
[ad_1] Watch: President Trump says he knows 'nothing' about journalist in Houthi strike group chatThere are few US presidential actions more sensitive, more fraught with peril, than when and where to use American military force.If such information were obtained by American adversaries in advance, it could put lives – and national foreign policy objectives - at risk.Fortunately for the Trump administration, a group chat with information about an impending US
[ad_1] Mahjooba NowrouziBBC Afghan Service, KabulBBCGirls being taught at the Shaikh Abdul Qadr Jilani madrassaAmina will never forget the moment her childhood changed. She was just 12 years old when she was told she could no longer go to school like boys.The new school year began on Saturday in Afghanistan but for the fourth consecutive year, girls over 12 were barred from attending classes."All my dreams were shattered," she says,
[ad_1] Tony HanBBC Global China UnitReporting fromBamban and Manila, PhilippinesBBCIn early 2022, residents of the rural Philippine town of Bamban, north of Manila, gathered for the mayoral campaign rally of a plucky young woman named Alice Leal Guo.Supporters dressed in pink – their candidate's favourite colour – chattered in anticipation of her arrival.Then came the low thudding of a helicopter rotor, prompting cheers from the crowd. Sitting in the cockpit,
[ad_1] Over 1,000 people have been arrested in Turkey, with several journalists among them, as protests sparked by the detention of opposition figure Ekrem Imamoglu continue.The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the clampdown on the country's media. Produced by Catherine Karelli, Dilay Yalcin and Alex Murray [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Beneath the acrid smell of tear gas on the night air in Istanbul, there is a hint of something else - a whiff of panic on the part of Turkey's long-time leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.One of his rivals has been put behind bars - so far, so familiar.But the jailing of Ekrem Imamoglu, the popular mayor of Istanbul, suggests President Erdogan is rattled – and he may have gone
[ad_1] Madina MaishanuBBC News, KanoBBCA mother in northern Nigeria is visibly upset as she clutches her two-year-old child, who has burns and discoloured skin on his face and legs.The 32-year-old used skin-whitening products on all six of her children, under pressure from her family, with results that she now deeply regrets.Fatima, whose name has been changed to protect her family's identity, says one of her daughters covers her face whenever
[ad_1] US negotiators have held talks in the Saudi capital Riyadh with their Ukrainian counterparts and are separately meeting the Russians.Washington's aim is to bring about an immediate partial ceasefire to the war in Ukraine, followed by a comprehensive peace deal.So could these Riyadh talks produce the breakthrough so many are hoping for?It depends who you listen to."I feel that he (Putin) wants peace," said President Trump's personal envoy Steve
