Hundreds are still feared trapped under the rubble, as families desperate for news.
US Central Command says it has struck missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar positions.
Critics say the new reading requirements infringe on religious freedoms and blur the separation of church and state.
Five charts help illustrate the state of Canada's economy - and how it's performing compared to other wealthy nations.
Music and films are now largely digital-only - does the lack of a disc for GTA 6 mean gaming is going the same way?
The Zulu-language series about a man with multiple wives is a worldwide hit.
Some analysts say the first non-stop London to Sydney flight is a major milestone - but would you buy a ticket?
The BBC asks Westerners who moved to Russia if life there lives up to expectations.
Italy's PM was not long ago being called the "Trump whisperer", but their relationship has gone from public attacks to personal insults.
Hezbollah is not party to Friday's agreement, and previous ceasefires between Israel and Lebanon have still seen near-daily cross-border strikes.
Vanessa Silva visited the coastal state, where rescuers are still working to find survivors under the rubble after twin earthquakes rocked the country.
Lightning strikes lit up the sky across the UK during the early hours of Friday as thunderstorms were triggered by the intense heat.
Social media footage showed the moment debris from a small aircraft fell to the ground after a crash into Beijing's tallest skyscraper.
Germany's highest ever temperature of 41.3C is recorded provisionally in Saarbrücken, over the border from France.
A Singapore-flagged ship was struck crossing the waterway on Thursday, prompting a large-scale evacuation to be paused.
Kinshasa accuses its neighbour of committing various violations since the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
Héctor Bello wrote on social media that "you gave your own life for our daughter" in the quakes which killed at least 589 people.
It relates to a 17-year-old girl - four men including her father and husband face years in jail if convicted.
Bolton faces a prison sentence of up to five years and has agreed to pay $2.25m in fine, prosecutors say.
Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the idea of Canada joining the song contest in his 2025 budget.
The US alleges Gasabo Gold Refinery smuggled at least 60kg of gold in early 2026.
A nine-year-old and five women were killed when Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen drove into the market in 2024.
Col Dmytro Kozyura agreed to share state secrets and systematically disclosed classified information, prosecutors say.
First responders and volunteers pulled a survivor from under the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira.
The decision was welcomed by many tenants - but landlords fear it will worsen housing conditions.
Trading on South Korea's Kospi index was halted for the third time this week to prevent panic selling.
Earlier in the week Donald Trump blamed vandals for "a 300 foot long gash" in the pool and accused someone of putting fertiliser in the water.
Multi-storey buildings have collapsed in La Guaira following two major earthquakes on Wednesday.
At least 4,300 people have been injured after two seven-plus magnitude shallow quakes hit seconds apart.
The twin quakes come less than six months after Venezuela's then-leader Nicolás Maduro was seized by US forces.