Residents and families are desperately searching the rubble for their loved ones and belongings. They are listening carefully for any sound that might indicate someone is alive trapped under the concrete and metal wire debris.

So far, officials have confirmed at least 1,430 deaths from the magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes – the latter being one of the strongest quakes recorded in the country in the last century.

Hundreds of buildings collapsed and beneath the rubble, thousands of Venezuelans remain. The number of dead and injured rises by the hour. The UN estimates around 50,000 people are missing.

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Russian forces have launched a major drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight, killing at least 13 people, officials said.

Several neighbourhoods were evacuated as strikes rocked buildings throughout the city, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia was preparing for a “massive” attack.

Children were among the “significant number” of casualties, Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv’s military administration, said. “The enemy is once again deliberately targeting residential areas and killing civilians,” he said early on Thursday.

Russia’s Ministry of Defence claimed it targeted energy facilities in response to recent Ukrainian strikes.

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UK PM Keir Starmer has apologised on behalf of the British state for its role in historical forced adoptions in England and Wales.

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Russian forces have launched what Kyiv’s mayor described as the “most massive” attack on the Ukrainian capital since the start of the full-scale invasion, killing at least 20 people and injuring around 90.

Ukraine said Russia fired hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight, striking residential areas across the city.

Moscow said it had targeted military facilities in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure.

The assault comes as Ukraine renews calls for more air defence support from its allies amid intensified Russian strikes.

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Supporting England is an emotional rollercoaster. Watching football influences the body, but is it good or bad for our health? The Health and Science correspondent James Gallagher puts this to the test during England’s opening World Cup match against Croatia.

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