Trump tells Artemis II crew he saved Nasa despite trying to slash agency’s budget

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Astronauts had a call with the US president from space after setting record for the farthest-traveled humans from Earth

The crew of Artemis II phoned home from above the moon on Monday night after their record-breaking day, to find Donald Trump musing about how he had saved the US space agency, Nasa, from closing down and telling the astronauts how much they deserved the honor of the president seeking their autographs.

The intermittently uncomfortable 12-minute Earth-to-space call, facilitated by the Nasa administrator and Trump acolyte, Jared Isaacman, featured a lengthy period of silence, several references by the president about his friendship with the retired Canadian ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky, and how “America is the hottest country in the world right now”.

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Australia charges ex‑soldier with 5 war‑crime murders in Afghanistan – npr.org

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  1. Australia charges ex‑soldier with 5 war‑crime murders in Afghanistan  npr.org
  2. Australia's most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith arrested over alleged war crimes  yahoo.com
  3. Ben Roberts-Smith: Australia’s most decorated soldier arrested over alleged war crimes  CNN
  4. Ben Roberts-Smith: Australian soldier charged over alleged war crimes  BBC
  5. Ben Roberts-Smith is back in court, now as a defendant. His case reminds us that there are laws even amid war  The Guardian
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Bangladesh launches measles vaccination drive as child death toll passes 100

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UN assists in emergency vaccination drive as country battles worst surge in cases in years amid fall in vaccination rates

Bangladesh is battling its worse measles outbreak in years, with more than 100 children dead amid a rise in unvaccinated infants.

The government, in partnership with the United Nations, has begun conducting an emergency measles-rubella vaccination drive for children across the country, after more than 900 cases were confirmed since March.

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Kim Jong Un Praises South Korea’s Lee for Apology Over Drones – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Kim Jong Un Praises South Korea’s Lee for Apology Over Drones  Bloomberg.com
  2. North Korea welcomes Seoul regret over drones as 'wise'  DW.com
  3. South Korea's president regrets 'reckless' drones sent into the North  Le Monde.fr
  4. South Korea says Pyongyang's response to drone apology marks progress in easing tensions  Yahoo
  5. North Korea Welcome's Seoul's Expression of Regret Over Drone Incursion  U.S. News & World Report
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Trump threatens new rampage as Iran deal deadline nears – The Washington Post

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  1. Trump threatens new rampage as Iran deal deadline nears  The Washington Post
  2. Iran War Live Updates: As Strait Deadline Looms, Trump Repeats Threats of Infrastructure Attacks in News Conference  The New York Times
  3. Oil prices rise as Trump reaffirms Tuesday deadline for bombarding Iran's power plants, bridges  CNBC
  4. Trump Says He’s Calling Iran’s Bluff in Eight-Minute Interview With WSJ  WSJ
  5. AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT  10tv.com
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Trump Says Iran Proposal Isn’t Enough to Stop Attacks on Bridges and Power Plants – The New York Times

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  1. Trump Says Iran Proposal Isn’t Enough to Stop Attacks on Bridges and Power Plants  The New York Times
  2. Iran’s 10-Point Proposal Demands an End to Attacks and Sanctions  The New York Times
  3. Iran defiant on eve of Trump's ceasefire deadline  Reuters
  4. Trump says Iran ceasefire proposal 'significant' but 'not good enough' as Hormuz Strait deadline nears  CNBC
  5. Iran mediators make last-ditch push for 45-day ceasefire  Axios
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Australia’s most-decorated soldier arrested over alleged war crimes, local media say – BBC

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  1. Australia's most-decorated soldier arrested over alleged war crimes, local media say  BBC
  2. Former Australian soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan  ksat.com
  3. Hanson ‘will not abandon’ Roberts-Smith  News.com.au
  4. Ben Roberts-Smith: Australia’s most decorated soldier arrested over alleged war crimes  CNN
  5. Ben Roberts-Smith arrested: former Australian soldier to be charged with five war crime murders in Afghanistan  The Guardian
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