Deadly earthquake hits Colombia

A powerful earthquake in Colombia has killed over 130 people, triggering a state of emergency and complex rescue operations. In Turkey, new legislation aims to resolve a four-decade conflict with the PKK, though its political utility for President Erdogan remains under scrutiny. China faces a surge in marriage fraud as demographic imbalances drive single men toward predatory matchmaking agencies. Meanwhile, research reveals that canine brains process human smiles as positive rewards, offering insights for better interspecies communication. In the United States, the President’s directive to separate MMR vaccine doses faces sharp criticism from medical experts who reaffirm the lack of scientific basis for autism links. Global challenges persist as record-breaking migrant crossings occur in the English Channel and human-wildlife conflicts escalate in Zambia, while Harry Potter fans successfully protected a fictional memorial site in Wales from infrastructure development.