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Rob Cameron BBC News in Prague Getty Images A state of emergency allowing bears to be shot has been extended across much of Slovakia (file pic) The Slovak cabinet has approved a plan to shoot around a quarter of the country’s brown bears, after a man was mauled to death while walking in a forest…

Myanmar’s military has announced a temporary ceasefire to speed up relief and reconstruction efforts following last week’s devastating earthquake. In a statement, the ruling junta’s State Administration Council said the deal would be in effect from 2 April to 22 April. Earlier this week, rebel groups fighting the military unilaterally declared a ceasefire to support…

The ruling military junta in Myanmar say the death toll after last week’s devastating earthquake now stands at almost 2,900 people. The actual death toll is feared to be much higher, with many people still stuck under the rubble in affected cities. The ruling military junta declared that it will not let foreign journalists into…

Yogita Limaye Mandalay, Myanmar BBC Five men are still stuck under this building, including Nan’s 21-year-old son Warning: This article contains details and images that some readers may find distressing Driving into Mandalay, the massive scale of the destruction from last Friday’s earthquake revealed itself bit by bit. In nearly every street we turned into,…

Tesla’s sales have plummeted to their lowest level in three years in a surprise drop after a backlash against its boss Elon Musk. The electric car maker delivered almost 337,000 electric vehicles in the first three months of this year, a 13% drop from a year ago. Shares of Tesla tumbled after the release of…

A federal judge has permanently dismissed the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, weeks after the Trump administration instructed prosecutors to drop the corruption charges. The move led to the resignation of Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor who accused Adams of striking a deal with the Trump administration to dismiss his case in…

The US State Department has revoked visas held by members of a Mexican band for “glorifying a drug kingpin”. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said the band, Los Alegres del Barranco, had projected an image of El Mencho onto a screen at a recent concert in Mexico. El Mencho, whose real name is Nemesio…

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said he “never thought about committing fraud” as he testified in court in Spain over tax evasion charges. The former Chelsea and Everton boss is accused of failing to pay 1m euros (£830,000) in tax on his Real salary during his first spell in charge from 2013 to 2015. Ancelotti…

Watch: What we do and don’t know about Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs Donald Trump says tariffs are coming. That message from the US president has been consistent. But what tariffs and when? Import taxes have come so thick and fast since he took office that it can be hard to keep track. Trump has already…

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says the military will expand its operation in Gaza and seize “large areas” of the territory – incorporating them into what he described as “security zones.” In a statement on Wednesday, Katz said the expanded operation aimed to “destroy and clear the area of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure”, and would…