SEVENTY-NINE YEARS ago the end was in sight for World War 2. Germany unconditionally surrendered on May 7, 1945. Japan unconditionally surrendered on September 2, 1945.

As the long-awaited ceasefire comes into effect, here’s a look – in 6 graphics – at what Gaza is like after 15 months of war.

(Tainan City Government Fire Bureau via AP) TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage.

Some content could not load. Check your internet connection or browser settings. According to damage assessments from researchers at the CUNY Graduate Center and Oregon State University ...

Red indicates a structure was destroyed. Orange indicates “major” damage. Yellow indicates “minor” damage. Green indicates a low level of impact. Black indicates a structure not damaged.

Since Los Angeles’ unprecedented January firestorms, the Eaton and Palisades fires have consumed nearly 40,000 acres of homes, businesses and landmarks in Altadena and Pacific Palisades and have ...

Both sides believed they could inflict major damage on the other, a proposition that made everyone wary of a major confrontation. The past 15 months of fighting have rewritten those rules.

The fires continue to burn, and the full extent of the damage is still unknown. These latest photos show what's left of places thousands of people call home: What caused the massive blaze in ...

A key port connecting Wales and Ireland has partially re-opened a month after it was closed due to storm damage. Holyhead port off the coast of Anglesey in North Wales was closed after one of its ...

The damage estimate was made by reinsurance firm Munich Re on Jan 9. The situation could be worse in 2025, judging by the start to the year. In the US, devastating wildfires have left at least 25 ...

Israel and Hamas agreed to free dozens of hostages and pause the war in Gaza that’s killed tens of thousands of people in the last 15 months and caused turmoil across the Middle East. A ...

Hamas has responded to Israeli operations with rocket fire on Israel. BBC Verify has been analysing the scale of the damage caused by a conflict which has devastated Gaza. Health officials in Gaza ...