BBC News:
| Peru earthquake damages buildings and causes power cuts | Fri 21st Aug 2026 12:14 BST |
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Ayacucho region on Thursday, the US Geological Survey says. | |
| Five missing after fire in Swiss Alpine town | Fri 21st Aug 2026 14:10 BST |
Eight others were injured, local police say, with the cause of the fire still being investigated. | |
| Ethiopia's Virgin Mary festival in Tigray cancelled over drone strike fears | Fri 21st Aug 2026 17:20 BST |
An eagerly anticipated gathering of women will not be taking place following recent aerial strikes. | |
| Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan back in jail after hospital examination | Fri 21st Aug 2026 11:46 BST |
It comes as the court had earlier this week ordered that he had to be taken for a hospital examination. | |
| These bookshops let Chinese readers question their country - now the doors are closing | Fri 21st Aug 2026 23:26 BST |
For some mainlanders, Hong Kong's independent bookstores are a window into a different, freer world. | |
| How Israel is expanding settlements in drive to reshape West Bank | Fri 21st Aug 2026 20:31 BST |
There has been a significant expansion of building and road construction on Palestinian land occupied by Israel in recent years. | |


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