The outage left hundreds of people unable to contact emergency services and has been linked to multiple deaths.
Category: World
Super typhoon hits Philippines as thousands evacuate
Ragasa has hit northern Philippines and is barrelling towards southern China.
Global conflicts drive demand for war risk insurance
Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are fuelling take-up of cover against impact and damage.
Watch: Is America divided? Charlie Kirk supporters weigh in
The BBC spoke to Americans who travelled to Arizona to attend the late conservative activist’s memorial service.
South Korea would accept a Trump-Kim deal to freeze nuclear programme, president tells BBC
Lee Jae Myung tells the BBC he wants to restore trust with North Korea.
My three boys starved to death. I hope angels bring them home, says Afghan mother
The deaths of Ghulam and Nazo’s children are evidence of a silent wave of mortality engulfing Afghanistan, where malnutrition is at unprecedented levels.
Watch: Prayer, tears and a Trump-Musk handshake at Kirk memorial
The five-hour service saw top officials from the Trump administration pay tribute to the conservative activist.
Trump hails Charlie Kirk as ‘American hero’ as thousands fill memorial service
Kirk’s widow, Erika, also delivers a tearful speech, saying she forgives her husband’s alleged killer.
Murdered Kenyan’s friends want UK soldier to face justice
Friends of the stabbed 21-year-old Kenyan woman recount to the BBC events on the night she went missing.
I took a job on a whim on New Year’s Eve – and ended up stranded at sea for six months
What would you do if you were stuck on a ship, far from loved ones, and you had no idea how – or when – you’d get home?