30 h. ago Before and after satellite images show extent of devastation left by 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar

Satellite pictures taken after earthquake reveal toppled air traffic control tower at Myanmar’s main airport

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53 h. ago New images reveal extent of looting at Sudan’s national museum as rooms stripped of treasures

Only a few statues remain, with thousands of priceless artefacts from Nubian and Kushite kingdoms missingVideos of Sudan’s national museum showing empty rooms, piles of rubble and broken artefacts posted on social media after the Sudanese army recaptured the area from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in recent days show the extent of looting of the country’s antiquities.Fears of looting in the museum were first raised in June 2023 and a year later satellite images emerged of trucks loaded with artefacts leaving the building, according to museum officials. But last week, as the RSF were driven out of Khartoum after two years of war, the full extent of the theft became apparent. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Before and after satellite images show devastation caused by Myanmar earthquake – video

Rescue efforts are entering their third day and attempts to find survivors are intensifying after a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand, killing at least 1,600 people and injuring more than 3,400, with at least 139 others missing. The initial quake struck near the central Myanmar city of Mandalay early on Friday afternoon, collapsing buildings, downing bridges and buckling roads, causing mass destruction in the country's second largest city. 'What we’re seeing here in Myanmar is a level of devastation that hasn’t been seen over a century in Asia,' the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies wrote in a post on X Myanmar earthquake: search for survivors continues as UN warns over medical supply shortage – latest updatesAftershocks frighten Myanmar survivors while death toll from Bangkok high-rise collapse rises Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Tens of thousands feared dead as Myanmar earthquake could see worst quake death toll ever

Thailand and ­Myanmar were left shaken after a huge earthquake caused terror and destruction with at least 144 people confirmed dead and 732 hurt after the 7.7 magnitude quake

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3 w. ago Trump is considering pulling 35,000 troops out of Germany as he turns screw on Ukraine to sign peace deal by denying them satellite images

US President Donald Trump is considering withdrawing 35,000 troops from Germany, it has been revealed, as Russia launched a deadly attack in the Donetsk region on Friday night.

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3 w. ago Russian strike on Ukrainian town kills 11 as US cuts intelligence sharing with Kyiv

A Russian strike on a town in Ukraine’s embattled Donetsk region has killed at least 11 people as a wave of heavy aerial attacks continued into the second night following a U.S. decision to stop sharing satellite images with Ukraine

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last month Oscars afterparties rocked by earthquake as Los Angeles red carpet backdrop left shaking

As the celebrities poured out of the Oscars ceremony and into star-studded after parties, the city of Los Angeles was rocked by a 3.9-magnitude earthquake on Sunday night (March 2)

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