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Aerial cinematographer Douglas Thron, who is based in California, is using his infrared-equipped drone to find animals in the aftermath of the Australian wildfires. He has partnered with various organisations to rescue animals – such as kangaroos or koalas – that have been burned or to provide food since many of the natural food sources […]

Shincheonji Church is at the epicentre of South Korea’s coronavirus outbreak, with a vast majority of the country’s positive cases linked to the religious group. In recent weeks the sect has become a target of public suspicion, particularly for its secretive practices which include followers hiding their identities as church members. The BBC’s Laura Bicker

The Greek government has suspended processing asylum applications saying they will immediately return anyone who enters the country illegally. The move comes after several days of clashes at the Turkish-Greek land border where thousands of migrants are desperate to cross after Turkey’s president announced his country would no longer stop migrants who wanted to go

Parties representing Arab citizens of Israel believe they could see a high turnout among their voters in the country’s third election in less than a year, on 2 March. The success of the ‘Joint List’ alliance – a bloc of Arab parties, could help shape the overall result by boosting support for Benny Gantz, the

Imagine only having a birthday every four years. On 29 February, about 5 million people around the world celebrate their once-every-four-years ‘real’ birthday. For some of the so-called ‘leaplings,’ being born on 29 February is an excuse to celebrate over two days when it’s not a leap year – but for others, getting into nightclubs

Milda Romanova, 88, lives in an old railway station in the town of Auce, in Southern Latvia. She has worked on the railway since she was a little girl and loves everything to do with trains. Even though the station has been out of use since 1995, the former station attendant doesn’t want to leave.

Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has recounted her ordeal. In 2009, a long-standing dispute with neighbours culminated in a group of local women accusing her of insulting the Prophet Muhammad. She told the BBC’s Mishal Husain that she cried for a week when

A large fire has broken out at a major Paris train station, with police reporting “unacceptable incidents” ahead of a nearby concert. The Gare de Lyon station was evacuated by police, who say the fire is now under control. Footage showed scooters and other vehicles alight. Earlier, political opponents of the DR Congo government had

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called Australia’s policy of deporting foreign nationals convicted of committing crimes “corrosive” in a heated press conference with her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison. It comes after the Australian government stepped up deportations of foreign-born criminals in recent months. The move has seen hundreds of people deported from Australia to

In January 2020, Taal volcano erupted in the Philippines, sending a thick column of ash kilometres into the sky. Thousands of people were evacuated from surrounding areas as seismologists warned of the possibility of further hazardous eruptions. With the alert level now reduced by the authorities, residents have been allowed to briefly return to their