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A delegation of US officials are due to spend Friday at a remote military base in Greenland - in what is being viewed as the latest move by the US to acquire the Danish territory.

The US group includes Vice-President JD Vance and his wife Usha - the tour began as a private tour by the US second lady, without her husband.

While the trip was originally framed as a cultural tour, the scale of the security preparations made it clear that this was something bigger.

Greenlanders have made clear they would protest Mrs Vance's presence.

Greenland's Acting Prime Minister Mute B Egede said "Just for the record, the government of Greenland has not extended any invitations for any visits, neither private nor official."

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70 construction workers are missing after an unfinished high-rise building collapsed hundreds of miles away in Bangkok.

3 people are confirmed dead, according the the Deputy Primeminister of Thailand.

There are reports of roads buckling in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw, with strong tremors felt elsewhere in Thailand and in south-west China.

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A huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit central Myanmar with tremors and damage felt in Thailand and south-west China.

The epicentre was located 16km (10 miles) north-west of the city of Sagaing, Myanmar, at a depth of 10km, the United States Geological Survey says.

Videos showed cracks in roads in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw and people evacuating into the street in Thailand’s capital Bangkok.

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US Vice-President JD Vance is visiting Greenland on Friday - but why is the US so interested in the territory?

The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins takes a look.

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King Charles has spent a short period of time in hospital after experiencing temporary side effects during cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace has said.

The King has now returned to Clarence House, where he was said to be continuing to work on state papers and make calls from his study. He has cancelled a tour of Birmingham on Friday, acting on medical advice. Charles, 76, had planned to travel to the city for a busy schedule of engagements

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said meetings with three ambassadors on Thursday were also affected. "Tomorrow, he was due to undertake four public engagements in Birmingham and is greatly disappointed to be missing them on this occasion," the palace's statement added. "He very much hopes that they can be rescheduled in due course and offers his deepest apologies to all those who had worked so hard to make the planned visit possible."

The palace first announced the King's cancer diagnosis in February 2024. The details of his illness have not been disclosed. A palace source described the latest hospital admission as a "most minor bump in a road that is very much heading in the right direction". The palace did not provide further information over what his side effects were or why they required hospital admission.

Queen Camilla attended a reception in Wembley, north London on Thursday and did not join the King during his brief stay at hospital.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Daniela Relph.

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Adam is joined by the BBC's international editor Jeremy Bowen to discuss the summit taking place in Paris, where Europe’s leaders have united behind support for Ukraine and further sanctions against Russia.

Plus, Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride is in the studio to give Adam and Chris his verdict on yesterday’s Spring Statement. And, it wouldn’t be Mel Stride on Newscast without a political sporting metaphors quiz.

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Europe is mobilising on a scale "not seen for decades" to be ready to sustain a peace deal in Ukraine, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at a summit of Kyiv's allies in Paris.

French President Emmanuel Macron said European countries will deploy a "reassurance force" to Ukraine after a peace deal is secured.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the US to be stronger against Russia and to react to Moscow's violations of agreements.

Moscow said the Black Sea maritime truce announced on Tuesday would only begin once Western restrictions on Russia's food and fertiliser trade are lifted.

Leaders at the Paris summit agree that now is not the time to lift sanctions on Russia.

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Six tourists have been killed and 39 rescued when a submarine sank in the Egyptian Red Sea, the local governor confirmed .

The accident happened around one kilometre off the coast of Hurghada.

The governor said the tourists were from Russia, Norway, Sweden, and India - all six who died were Russian.

In November, a tourist boat called the Sea Story sank in Hurghada, leaving 11 dead or missing - including a British couple - and 35 survivors.

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"It took a huge amount of courage to speak out.”

The BBC did two interviews with NewJeans, before and after a court blocked their attempt to leave their record label, in a case that rocked the K-pop industry.

NewJeans made a decision in November to part ways with Ador, the label that launched them. Hanni, Hyein, Haerin, Danielle, and Minji's move caught the attention of South Korea and fans worldwide.

They alleged mistreatment, workplace harassment and an attempt to "undermine their careers", which Ador denies. It sued to enforce their seven-year contract, which is set to expire in 2029, and sought an injunction against any commercial activities by the group.

On Friday, a South Korean court granted it, ordering NewJeans to stop all "independent" activities, including song releases and advertising deals, while the case was still under way. NewJeans has since challenged the injunction in court.

Friday's ruling was a "shock", the group told the BBC.

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Last year was the first time in US college basketball history that the women's championship game drew more viewers than the men's.

Does the recent success of women's college basketball hinge on big names or can it build on the momentum that has come with more eyes and promotion?

ESPN's Monica McNutt and BBC special correspondent Katty Kay discuss the staying power of women’s sport.

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