- North Korean rocket carrying military satellite explodes after launch, crashes into sea Fox News
- North Korean Military Satellite Launch Fails After Rocket Explodes - USNI News USNI News
- North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket Carrying Satellite The New York Times
- Launch Roundup: North Korean launch failure, Starliner CFT, EarthCARE - NASASpaceFlight.com NASASpaceflight.com
- North Korea blames new liquid oxygen engine for satellite explosion Business Insider
Hong Kong police arrest six people under new security law
Chow Hang-tung, a prominent barrister, among those held over social media posts before Tiananmen Square anniversary
Hong Kong police have arrested six people, marking the first time that the city’s new national security law, known as Article 23, has been used against suspects since it was implemented in March.
The six people, aged between 37 and 65, are accused of publishing messages with seditious intent ahead of an “upcoming sensitive date”, according to a police statement.
Continue reading...Global protests condemn Israel’s attack on Rafah
Protesters around the world have condemned Israel for its ongoing attacks on Rafah in southern Gaza.
Disgraced Olympic swimmer Sun Yang eyes competitive return as drug ban ends
Sun's ban ends too late for him to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics but he says he will restart his swimming career.
UK’s Sunak eyes national service: What is it and which countries have it?
The proposed national service scheme is not the same as conscription but makes military or civil service mandatory.
EU pushing to boost military aid to Ukraine
The drive by some EU states to raise support comes as others, such as Hungary, work to block military aid.
Cape Town’s poor ‘neglected’ in South Africa’s only opposition-run province
Township residents say the opposition Democratic Alliance is elitist and runs a city that functions only for the rich.
Letter from ‘Kibbutz Israel’
In these dark times, it is heartening to see the Palestinian cause conquering new terrain in Washington and beyond.
Almost 40,000 homes across Australia waiting to be built as interest rates and building costs hit developers
KPMG analysis reveals 15,593 dwellings in NSW and 7,897 in Victoria are yet to break ground despite planning approval amid higher cost of materials and finance
Developers have yet to begin work on almost 40,000 new homes across Australia – including 11,170 in Sydney – despite being granted building approvals, with stubbornly high interest rates and construction costs being blamed.
According to KPMG analysis released on Tuesday, 15,593 dwellings with planning approval were yet to break ground across New South Wales by December 2023. It was only a slight improvement on the state’s figures a year earlier, when there were 15,818 approved dwellings across NSW where work was yet to commence.
Continue reading...Furiosa sees worst Memorial Day opening in 30 years
The Mad Max prequel narrowly beat its competitor The Garfield Movie, which made $31.1m (£24.3m).
Belgium to deliver first F-16s to Ukraine this year — with strings attached – POLITICO Europe
- Belgium to deliver first F-16s to Ukraine this year — with strings attached POLITICO Europe
- Belgium to send F-16 jets to Ukraine on one condition Business Insider
- Ukraine updates: Belgium to deliver 30 F-16 fighter aircraft – DW – 05/28/2024 DW (English)
- Ukraine's Zelenskiy and Belgium PM sign security pact Reuters.com
- EU defence ministers to discuss Ukraine aid, arms industry Yahoo! Voices
Rafah residents face further danger as Israel hits city’s two hospitals
Israeli attacks put Kuwaiti Hospital out of service and trap medical staff, patients inside Indonesian Field Hospital.
EU states announce formal recognition of Palestinian state
Spanish PM calls Palestinian statehood 'only route to peace'; Israel accuses Madrid of incitement to Jewish 'genocide'.
Singapore Airlines: ‘Turbulence landed five of my family in ICU’ – BBC.com
- Singapore Airlines: 'Turbulence landed five of my family in ICU' BBC.com
- Singapore Airlines: 'Turbulence landed five of my family in ICU' Yahoo! Voices
- Singapore Airlines: Passengers recall horror onboard flight BBC.com
- Airplane turbulence is getting worse. Scientists explain why. Mashable
- Climate change is behind increasing flight turbulence, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says CNBC
Melbourne man told Maryam Hamka ‘wait until I get my hands on you’ in months before her death, court hears
Toby Loughnane has admitted to negligent manslaughter but is fighting murder charge in Victorian supreme court
A Melbourne man was in a brief but violent relationship with Maryam Hamka before he murdered her and disposed of her body in bushland, sending her a series of threatening messages in the lead-up to her death, prosecutors allege.
Toby Loughnane is fighting a murder charge in the Victorian supreme court, after instead admitting to Hamka’s negligent manslaughter – a charge prosecutors say does not go far enough.
Continue reading...Trump promises crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests if elected
Trump tells donors that the student demonstrators are part of a 'radical revolution' and promises to defeat them.
Singapore Airlines: ‘Turbulence landed five of my family in ICU’
A week on, passengers and family reveal to the BBC what happened on Flight SQ321.
Boston Celtics reach NBA Finals with win over Indiana Pacers
The Celtics, who will play either Dallas or Minnesota in the finals, will try to win their first NBA title since 2008.
Submerged homes and heatwaves fuel Mexico climate angst
Waves wash over abandoned homes in Mexico's first community to be officially recognised as displaced by climate change.
‘Russia needs China more’: Are Putin and Xi in a marriage of convenience?
While Russia and China have drawn close in the face of Western sanctions, both have other acts to balance.