Firefighters search for hundreds still missing in devastating Hong Kong tower blocks fire
Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds remain unaccounted for after Wednesday’s blaze. Read More
General named new Guinea-Bissau leader a day after coup
Gen Horta N’Tam is sworn in during a ceremony at the army headquarters. Read More
Video shows speed fire spreads in Hong Kong tower block
Footage geolocated by BBC Verify show the blaze taking hold in Wang Cheong House. Read More
France to bring in form of military service, 25 years after conscription was phased out
“The only way to avoid danger is to prepare for it,” says President Emmanuel Macron. Read More
Venezuela bans six major airlines as tensions escalate
The affected carriers ceased flying to Venezuela after the US warned of heightened military activity. Read More
Pope Leo arrives in Turkey on first foreign trip of papacy
He will gather with leaders of other Christian traditions in Nicaea and celebrate Mass in Beirut. Read More
Police investigate theft of four dogs from Malawi presidential palace
Police search ex-President Chakwera’s residence after a suspect said the dogs were being kept there. Read More
South Africa hits back after Trump says US won’t invite it for G20 next year
The US boycotted the G20 summit in Johannesburg over widely discredited claims of persecution of the white minority. Read More
BBC on the scene of the Hong Kong apartment block blaze
At least 44 people have been killed in the fire, which took local authorities 18 hours to bring under control. Read More
Year after ceasefire, peace eludes south Lebanon as Israeli strikes continue
A year on from a ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel is continuing attacks on what it says are Hezbollah’s efforts to recover from their war. Read More