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Space

Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Expedition 72 crew lands in Kazakhstan

A Russian Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut has returned to Earth as the International Space Station’s Expedition 72 crew end their seven-month research assignment.

World News

Netanyahu says Israel has 'no choice' but to continue fighting in Gaza

At least 92 Palestinians were killed and more than 200 others were injured over the past two days as Israel intensifies its operations across the enclave.

Space

Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi handed over command of the ISS

A change of command ceremony was held on the International Space Station as Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin handed over the keys to the ISS to Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi.

USA

Trump says US will 'pass on Ukraine' if talks don't progress soon

Washington mulls backing out of ceasefire efforts as Trump shares that negotiations between warring Russia and Ukraine are “coming to a head”.

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Europe News

Zelenskyy accuses China of supplying weapons to Russia

China has publicly always maintained its neutrality in the Ukraine conflict, but Beijing has provided diplomatic backing and economic support to Russia since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.

Gaza

Close to two dozen Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza

At least 23 Palestinians were killed as Israel continues its bombardment of the enclave. The IDF says its military operations in the south of the enclave are continuing with its forces finding success in dismantling Hamas networks.

Europe News

Giorgia Meloni meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House

The two leaders discussed many issues in a warm meeting full of praise and 'common understanding'. Included in the agenda were talks on tariffs, defence, NATO and the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Europe News

Zelenskyy slams Russia after Sumy missile strike kills dozens

The Kremlin launched two ballistic missiles on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday. The attacks killed close to three dozen people and injured more than 100 others.

Europe News

Péter Magyar pledges at rally to restore Hungary's EU ties if elected

Hungary’s opposition leader told supporters he will restore Western alliances if he defeats incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for next year.

Japan

Expo 2025 opens with Beethoven's 9th Symphony and futuristic exhibits

Expo 2025 opens in Japan, offering a vision of the future with participants from more than 160 countries and regions showcasing their futuristic exhibits amid a time of global divisions, tensions and wars.

Europe News

Russian and Ukrainian FMs trade barbs over energy infrastructure

Russia’s Sergey Lavrov and Ukraine’s Andrii Sybiha accused each other’s countries of striking energy infrastructure despite a US-brokered limited ceasefire at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum on Saturday.

Europe News

Whaling season cancelled for second consecutive year in Iceland

The controversial practice of ‘whaling’, hunting and killing whales to extract and sell their meat is currently only permitted in Iceland, Norway and Japan.

Europe News

Thousands of Poles march to mark coronation of the first Polish king

Polish conservatives danced the Polonaise, a patriotic celebration, to rally behind their presidential candidate, Karol Nawrocki, in the capital as elections near.

Europe News

Bomb explodes near national train company office in Athens

The explosion comes amid widespread public anger over the 2023 Tempi railway disaster in which 57 people were killed when a freight train and a passenger train heading in opposite directions were put on the same track.

USA

Siemens executive and family killed in New York City helicopter crash

A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River just off Manhattan on Thursday, killing six people on board.

USA

White House says tariff rate on most Chinese imports is now 145%

Speaking at a cabinet meeting, the US president defended his tariff policies, saying the US is in “very good shape”.

USA

At least 18 killed as foods grip midwestern and southern US states

Flooding in the US south and midwest has claimed 18 lives and submerged homes and roads. Rescue teams are working to protect communities as water levels rise.

Europe News

Le Pen slams embezzlement conviction as 'witch hunt' in Paris rally

"I won't give up," Marine Le Pen told supporters gathered at Place Vauban on Sunday, as she vowed to fight her recent suspended prison sentence and five-year ban from running for political office.

Gaza

At least 32 Palestinians killed in Israeli air strikes across Gaza

At least 32 Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump about the war.

Europe News

Ceremony commemorates 80th anniversary of Buchenwald camp liberation

Former German President Christian Wulff attended the commemoration event marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis’ Buchenwald concentration camp on Sunday.

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