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SpaceX’s Starship test flight loses control 30 minutes after launch
The ninth launch of Elon Musk's futuristic SpaceX Starship comes after two previous space rockets blew up.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,189
These are the key events on day 1,189 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Argentinian judge withdraws from a negligence trial about Maradona’s death
Judge Julieta Makintach was accused of participating in a documentary about the famed football player's death.
Brazilian prosecutors sue Chinese carmaker BYD over labour conditions
Labour prosecutors allege that workers were brought to Brazil illegally and toiled in 'slavery-like conditions'.
Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal signs new six-year contract
Global football giants Barcelona have announced a new six-year deal with 17-year-old Spanish international Lamine Yamal.
US pauses student visa processing amid plans to up social media vetting
Latest Trump administration move comes amid wider pressure campaign against top universities, targeting of students.
Sudan says cholera outbreak killed 172 people in a week
Water treatment stations attacked by RSF unable to provide clean water in Khartoum state, where 95 percent of cases are.
Texas to require age verification for app purchases
The law requires parental consent to download apps or make in-app purchases for users aged below 18.
US judge temporarily bars Trump admin from ending NYC congestion pricing
The ruling comes as US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is set to pause federal funds to New York state.
Mapping Israel’s military campaign in the occupied West Bank
Research group Forensic Architecture finds that Israel is using tactics in the West Bank similar to those used in Gaza.
Netanyahu vows more aid sites in Gaza despite chaos in Rafah
More aid distribution sites are being set up in Gaza with US support, according to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
Has Trump’s response on Ukraine attack emboldened Putin?
US president brands Russian leader 'absolutely crazy' after major air attack on Ukraine.
Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia to begin on June 4
Officials say more than one million Muslim pilgrims from around the world have already arrived in the country.
King Charles III warns, yet assures, as he opens Canadian parliament
King Charles III made references to US President Donald Trump’s threats against Canada in remarks to its parliament.
Photos: Thousands of Palestinians crowd a controversial aid centre in Gaza
Israeli soldiers have fired warning shots to disperse the thousands who thronged the aid centre seeking food.
Trump administration to cut remaining US federal contracts with Harvard
Government escalates row with university over demands to curb pro-Palestine student activism, racial diversity policies.
French lawmakers approve assisted dying bill
Legislation likely to pass as polls say 90 percent of French in favour of laws that give terminally ill a right to die.
‘Heartbreaking’ chaos in Gaza as starving Palestinians seek Israeli-US aid
Thousands try to reach site of a food distribution by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in southern Gaza.
Key takeaways from King Charles’s ‘Speech from the Throne’ in Canada
King stresses sovereignty amid US President Trump's pressure on Canada, but also urges cooperation in historic speech.
Silhouetted by fire, 6-year-old girl survives Israeli attack in Gaza
Ward Khalil emerged from the blaze alive, but her mother and two of her siblings were killed in Monday's attack.