Rescue workers in Colombia are still searching for survivors after one of the worst earthquakes to hit the country in years. More than 200 people are confirmed dead, and hundreds more are injured.

One of the worst-affected cities is Cali which, just last week, hosted the inauguration of newly-elected President Abelardo de la Espriella.

A right-wing populist who was endorsed by US President Donald Trump, Mr de la Espriella has promised to crack down on the drug gangs and armed rebel groups – including the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissident factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc). It appears those priorities will now be delayed while the new government responds to the earthquake.

We speak to BBC Mundo’s William Marquez, who is Colombian, about the scale of the devastation, and how the country’s ongoing issues with violence could complicate the disaster response.

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00:00 Introduction
00:32 Earthquake damage in Colombia
02:54 Witnesses to the earthquake
03:50 William’s Colombia earthquake memories
05:12 President Abelardo de la Espriella
06:23 Colombia rebel groups
07:53 Colombia criminal gangs
09:14 How the gangs and rebels could affect the earthquake response

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On Wednesday, parts of Europe will be plunged into daytime darkness as the moon passes in front of the sun, temporarily blocking its light and casting a shadow across the continent.

The path of total eclipse begins at the tip of Siberia before curving round the Arctic Ocean and crossing parts of Greenland and Iceland.

It then proceeds across a stretch of the northern Atlantic Ocean before reaching northern Spain and finishing in the Mediterranean. Other parts of Europe will see a partial eclipse.

It is only expected to last a couple of minutes for people who watch it, but some people have crossed continents to witness it.

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Headteachers of some Jewish schools are spending more of time dealing with security arrangements than on educational matters, a review into antisemitism in schools and colleges has found.

Sir David Bell, speaking for the first time about his ongoing government-commissioned independent review, said it was “quite shocking” to see how many young people had encountered antisemitism and found that education “takes second place” to security.

One teenager who gave evidence to the review is Jonathan Frisher, who was the only Jewish student at his school and first experienced antisemitic bullying when he started secondary school in 2020. This led him to campaign for antisemitism education to be made compulsory in schools.

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President Zelensky has appealed to allies to increase supplies of air defence missiles to Ukraine, after one of the deadliest waves of Russian strikes killed 21 people, 17 of them in the capital Kyiv and surrounding areas.

Russian strikes are intensifying with the number of missiles launched increasing significantly in recent weeks.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Dan Johnson in Kyiv.

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