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Footage has emerged from Syria of the incredible moment men digging through rubble with their hands freed a tiny girl as her father tries to keep her calm. The father is heard saying to his young girl, Nour, “Dad is here, don’t be scared” as the search and rescue team furrow through large rocks to

More than 5,600 buildings in Turkey have been destroyed by yesterday’s powerful earthquake and aftershocks – as the long-running civil war in Syria complicates rescue efforts there. At least 4,310 people have died across both countries – and officials fear that the number of fatalities will rise further. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake happened before dawn

A huge rumbling crash, screeches of buckling metal and shouts from people running away can be heard in dramatic footage of a seven-storey building collapsing in Turkey. The tower block in Haliliye in eastern Turkey can be seen standing tall one moment, lying in ruins the next following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on Monday – one

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake has shaken southeastern Turkey, killing at least 10 people according to authorities. The quake was centred about 33km (20 miles) from Gaziantep at a depth of 10km (6 miles) and there were five powerful aftershocks, according to reports. Several buildings have been destroyed as people gathered outside on snowy streets, according to

For beach-walking South Carolinians, it would have been quite the Saturday afternoon spectacle.  Two US fighter jets soaring above them, armed with air-to-air missiles. Then a launch. From an altitude of 58,000ft, one of the two jets fired a single ‘Sidewinder’ short range missile. It was 2.39pm eastern US time. Eyewitnesses on the ground in

Half a million people have been left without power after a “significant” accident at an electricity substation in Odesa, southern Ukraine. The Black Sea port and its surrounding areas were plunged into darkness following a large-scale network failure, Ukraine‘s grid operator Ukrenergo reported. It said the failure involved equipment “repeatedly repaired” after Russia’s attacks on

China has claimed the flight of an “airship” over the US was an accident and accused politicians and the media of taking advantage of the situation. The US claims the craft is a suspected spy balloon and said it had committed a “clear violation” of US sovereignty. China insisted it is used for meteorological and

A man wanted in connection with a drive-by killing in Essex has been arrested by police in Morocco. One of the UK’s most wanted suspects – Nana Oppong, previously of Newham, east London – was detained as he attempted to enter the North African country from Spain in September last year, according to the National

In an era of orbital satellites so advanced that they are able to make out objects half the size of cars from space, a spy balloon might seem like a bit of a relic. They were a prominent tool for reconnaissance during the Cold War and were even used in a more basic form for

A tube runs from Jeanette Mahlangu’s nose to an at-home oxygen concentrator positioned on the side of her couch. The 85-year-old’s chest rises steadily as she stares at a clock on the wall of her South Africa home in Soweto’s Meadowlands. It is just after 6pm when the electricity goes out and her oxygen support

A former commander of Russia’s notorious mercenary Wagner Group who is seeking asylum in Norway has apologised for fighting in Ukraine. Andrei Medvedev said he wanted to speak out about his experiences in the war – and within the private group owned by millionaire Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin –

A former zoo director in Mexico killed four of the zoo’s pygmy goats and served them up at a Christmas party, authorities said. Officials said an investigation found some of the animals in the local zoo’s collection in the southern city of Chilpancingo had allegedly been sold off, traded or eaten under Jose Ruben Nava’s

A young couple in Iran have been jailed for more than 10 years each after a video on social media showed them dancing at one of Tehran’s main landmarks. Astiaj Haghighi and her fiancé Amir Mohammad Ahmadi were also banned from social activities on the internet and from leaving the country for two years. The

Arriving in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, the sheer scale of the poverty takes your breath away. The streets are teeming with people but everywhere is shrouded in acrid smoke from piles of burning rubbish. From the hills above Port-au-Prince, the city at times disappears in a fog of polluted air. Wherever you walk people ask for

Both the UK and US have ruled out sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Downing Street said it is “not practical” to send them to Ukraine to bolster its fight against Russia. While US President Joe Biden responded “no” when asked by a reporter if he would send F-16s to the frontline, and confirmed Washington

A drone attack that caused a large explosion in the Iranian city of Isfahan was the work of Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, according to US officials. In a daring operation, Israeli agents appear to have launched the attack from within Iran. A US intelligence official said on Sunday that Israel was behind the attack but

At least 34 people have been killed and 150 injured after a suicide bomber struck a mosque in Pakistan. The bomber detonated his suicide vest as a large number of worshipers – including many policemen from nearby police offices – were praying inside. Local police officer Zafar Khan said the impact of the explosion caused

Six British children have been taken into care in Austria after they were found to have been living in an abandoned wine cellar with their parents. Police have said their father, a 54-year-old Austrian, is a member of the far-right Reichsburger movement and is a known Holocaust denier. Social services were called to the property

Novak Djokovic has won the Australian Open to equal Rafael Nadal’s Grand Slam record, a year after he was deported over his COVID vaccination status. The Serbian tennis star beat Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets in the final in Melbourne on Sunday. It is Djokovic’s 10th Australian Open title and he has now

When Memphis, a city in southwest Tennessee, had a record number of homicides in 2021 for the second year in a row, many were calling for action. Attention turned to the Memphis Police Department to tackle the murder rate, which led to the creation of the Scorpion Unit in October 2021. “MPD’s New SCORPION UNIT