Satellite images show extent of demolition at the White House

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New satellite imagery has revealed the extent of the demolition work at the White House in order to make way for President Trump’s multi-million dollar ballroom.

Pictures emerged on Monday showing the facade of the East Wing being torn down. The latest imagery shows this section of the White House has now been been completely demolished.

BBC Verify’s Jake Horton has been examining the images and what future construction we can expect to see.

Produced by Aisha Sembhi. Graphics by Mesut Ersoz.

The rocket launched from Starbase, Texas and flew for more than an hour before splash landing into the Indian Ocean.

The Canadian prime minister had a light-hearted exchange with the US president after he misspoke at the ‘Summit for Peace’.

Authorities have confirmed that 16 people were killed when an explosives plant in rural Tennessee exploded on Friday morning.

The missing Nasa research-probe had blown off course and crash-landed in Edmonson on 2 October.

Video from the site of an explosives manufacturer shows buildings flattened and destroyed vehicles.

The New York Attorney General has been criminally indicted two years after she led a civil fraud investigation against Trump.

In a fiery exchange, Democrat Hakeem Jeffries also said Republican Mike Lawler was ’embarrassing’ himself during the confrontation over the government shutdown.

People living in a Chicago apartment block targeted in a big immigration raid have described seeing armed agents and a helicopter landing on the roof.

The note from the Secretary of State asked Trump to approve a social media post announcing the progress of the deal, according to reports.

The BBC’s Nomia Iqbal explains the ex-FBI director’s day in court where his lawyer said that his client, a critic of President Donald Trump, was being targeted.

The small plane crashed 20 miles west of the Miami Executive Airport with an instructor and student on board.

Bodycam footage shows the officer responding to a call from a man concerned about his wife’s whereabouts after she went for a walk.

One passenger was trapped under the aircraft and had to be rescued with the help of passing drivers who lifted the wreckage.

The US Attorney General was grilled on the Jeffrey Epstein files and the prosecution of President Donald Trump’s “enemies”.

The BBC asked Americans in Washington what they think the US president needs to do to earn the prestigious award.

The BBC’s Nada Tawfik was inside the courtroom as the convicted hip-hop mogul addressed his family and the judge.

The space probe had launched from the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in New Mexico before it was blown off course.

Chevron confirmed that no injuries were reported at their refinery and all personnel were accounted for.

Several museums and landmarks, including the US Capitol and Washington Monument, have closed to visitors.

One flight attendant sustained a minor injury following the low-speed, taxiway collision.

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