By Sally Nabil BBC Arabic, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco Clinging to her dream of becoming a dentist, 12-year-old Malak is desperate for her life to return to normal after the devastating earthquake that struck Morocco two weeks ago. “I want to get out of here, I am suffocating,” she tells me, referring to the makeshift…

By Paul Kirby BBC News It took just 24 hours for Azerbaijan’s military to force the surrender of an enclave that is home to 120,000 ethnic Armenians. What happens next to the men, women and children in this corner of the South Caucasus is a source of increasing anxiety. For all of Azerbaijan’s promises, Armenians…

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News US President Joe Biden plans to give Ukraine advanced long-range missiles to help Kyiv with its ongoing counter-offensive, US media report. They quote US officials familiar with the issue as saying Ukraine…

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week. All photos subject to copyright

By Lucy Wallis BBC News What do you see when you look at the two paintings above – a beautiful woman on the left and a monstrous beast on the right? They are both of a woman sitting in an armchair. Her likeness is realistic in the first painting. She clutches a fan in her…

Medellín’s green corridors have been lauded for their cooling and environmental benefits. How well is the project working and what can other cities learn from it? Moisés Castro has worked selling fruits at a stand on Oriental Avenue, a street in Medellín, for more than 30 years. He remembers a moment decades ago when the…

By Katie Razzall & Emma Saunders Culture and media editor and reporter YouTube creators now rank as some of the most influential voices in contemporary culture. One of the UK’s richest and most successful YouTubers, DanTDM, has a reported net worth greater than many professional footballers. The 31-year-old has turned his love of video games…

By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Rosa passes by Divino Niño Daycare every day on her way to work at her own childcare centre in the northern New York City borough of the Bronx. Rosa (not her real name) said she used to glance at the sign in the daycare’s window, taking note of…

By Marianna Spring BBC disinformation and social media correspondent Police leaders and teachers’ unions are warning that TikTok frenzies that encourage anti-social behaviour are putting a strain on public services. It comes after the BBC revealed how disproportionate engagement driven by TikTok was linked to disruption. The BBC found four recent examples, including public interference…

By Sofia Bettiza BBC News, Italy Italian authorities are bringing in new measures targeting LGBT families and making it harder for them to have children. Many same-sex parents feel that a new law, which would make it illegal to have surrogacy abroad, is a personal attack against them. “We have two options: to stay in…