Blue Origin failure sets back NASA lunar goals
Blue Origin’s latest rocket test didn’t just end in a fireball — it may have burned a hole in NASA’s timeline.
Inside the billion-dollar business of getting a visa
An investigation reveals how visa giant VFS Global profits from millions of visa applications from the Global South.
Spain bans DR Congo World Cup warm-up due to Ebola fears
Spanish mayor bans DR Congo pre-World Cup 2026 game in La Linea de la Concepcion due to Ebola fears.
Canada formally requests 16-year renewal of North American free trade pact
In a letter to his North American counterparts, US-Canada Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the three countries should renew the USMCA trade deal.
Mayor cancels DR Congo friendly with Chile in Spain over Ebola concern
DR Congo's international friendly against Chile in Spain next week is cancelled after authorities raise health concerns over the Ebola outbreak in the African nation.
Mayor cancels DR Congo friendly with Chile in Spain over Ebola concern
DR Congo's international friendly against Chile in Spain next week is cancelled after authorities raise health concerns over the Ebola outbreak in the African nation.
Palestine weekly wrap: No respite for Eid as Israel kills dozens in Gaza
International isolation has deepened after reports of sexual abuse and the widening seizure of Gaza territory.
White House Correspondents’ Dinner rescheduled after shooting incident
The annual dinner, which was held in April this year, was interrupted when a gunman stormed a security checkpoint.
Lebanon hopes crunch talks in Washington will halt an Israeli invasion
What will Israel and Lebanon discuss in Washington, as Hezbollah and Israel continue to battle in south Lebanon.
Microsoft says new quantum chip 1,000 times more reliable than predecessor
The tech giant predicts it will have a quantum computer that can solve commercially useful problems by the end of the decade.
‘They’ll fix the building, but not our souls’: Sleepy Kyiv neighbourhood hit in Russian strike
Scenes of devastation greet residents emerging from underground shelters after a major Russian attack.
Who are the best young players to watch at FIFA World Cup 2026?
Al Jazeera counts down the top young footballers who could emerge as global names at the tournament in North America.
US says Iran’s new supreme leader alive and ‘increasingly engaging’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is increasingly engaging in negotiations.
Israeli settlers torch Palestinian homes in village near Ramallah
Khirbet Abu Falah has been frequently targeted by settler attacks, with over 30 incidents reported since late March.
Two arrested after four migrant farm workers killed in Italy minivan fire
CCTV images showed two people blocking the van's doors from the outside and throwing liquid inside to start a fire.
Trump administration proposes 25% tariffs on Brazil despite US trade surplus
US claims world’s 10th-biggest economy engages in ‘unreasonable’ trade practices that ‘restrict US commerce’
The Trump administration proposed 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil, charging that the world’s 10th-biggest economy engages in trade practices that are “unreasonable’’ and that “burden or restrict US commerce”.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he received the decision “with indignation”. The Brazil president also blamed the decision by the US administration on his rival in October’s elections, Flávio Bolsonaro, the senator who visited Washington last week. The senator is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, once nicknamed “the Trump of the Tropics” by his allies.
Continue reading...What Trump ‘telling off’ means for Netanyahu
US President Donald Trump reportedly lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call.
Democrats who marched in New York’s Israel Day parade decry attendance of far-right minister Smotrich
Politicians’ statements reflect difficulty facing pro-Israel Democrats as voter support for country falls
Several prominent New York Democrats who participated in the city’s annual Israel Day parade on Sunday have condemned the participation of Bezalel Smotrich, the far-right Israeli finance minister and a leading figure in the Israeli settler movement, in the event.
Smotrich was among several Israeli lawmakers and cabinet officials who marched in the parade on Sunday. His appearance marked his first trip to the US in more than a year, and came less than month after he said the international criminal court (ICC) was seeking an arrest warrant against him.
Continue reading...Ukraine’s Kostyuk blasts Russia stars in French Open outburst over war
Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk faces Russia's Mirra Andreeva in semifinal after beating Elina Svitolina at Roland Garros.
Why Benjamin Netanyahu poses an obstacle to US and Iran peace deal
Prime minister under pressure to show his campaigns against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran have brought results as he faces elections with his political survival at risk
If there is to be a peace deal between the United States and Iran, it will have to go through a familiar obstacle: Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel’s military operations in Lebanon have become a sticking point in the talks for a potential opening of the strait of Hormuz – once again testing the volatile alliance between Donald Trump and Netanyahu.
This time, the Israeli prime minister is under exceptional pressure to show that his campaigns against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran have brought results as he faces elections with his political survival at risk.
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