Historic private astronaut mission ends with splashdown off Florida
The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, which made history when its crew conducted the first spacewalk by non-government astronauts, concluded early yesterday with a splashdown off...
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US voters narrowly support Trump’s tariff pitch, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Donald Trump’s campaign vow to increase tariffs on imported goods, particularly from China, has the support of a narrow majority of US voters, illustrating his...
Volunteers rush to help as Myanmar flood toll surges
Volunteers rushed to areas inundated by floods in Myanmar yesterday as the country’s death toll from the Typhoon Yagi deluge surged to 113 and remote...
Stricken Red Sea tanker salvage makes ‘slow’ progress
The towing of an abandoned tanker struck by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in August, threatening environmental disaster, is proceeding slowly for a second day, a Greek...
Death toll rises as storm lashes central, eastern Europe
One person has drowned in Poland and an Austrian fireman has died responding to floods, authorities said yesterday, as Storm Boris lashed central and eastern...
Trump safe after shots fired near him
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe after multiple shots were fired near his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, Sunday.The shots originated outside...
Russia, Ukraine swap 206 war prisoners in UAE-brokered deal
Moscow and Kyiv swapped 103 prisoners of war each on Saturday in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates, a rare moment of coordination...
4 dead in Romania floods as rain batters central Europe
At least four people died and thousands of homes were damaged by flooding in eastern Romania on Saturday, officials said, as surging river levels put...
Turkiye buries activist shot in West Bank
Mourners gathered in southwest Turkiye yesterday for the funeral of a US-Turkish activist, who was shot dead while protesting Israeli settlements in the West Bank.The...
Salvage operation for stricken Red Sea tanker underway
An operation to tow an abandoned tanker struck by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in August, threatening environmental disaster, began on Saturday and is ongoing, a Greek...