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A SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying four space tourists splashed down off the coast of California on Friday. This was the first crewed mission to fly a polar orbit around the Earth, passing by both the North and South poles. This is also the first splashdown in 50 years in the Pacific Ocean. The last people … Read more
Anne Soy BBC deputy Africa editor, Nairobi AFP Lesotho’s garment workers face an uncertain future once President Donald Trump’s 50% import tariff kicks in Thursday was a “terrible” and “devastating” day for people involved in Lesotho’s textile sector as they digested the news that the country’s exports to the US would be hit by a … Read more
Guy Hedgecoe Business reporter BBC Blanca Castro, who rents an apartment in central Madrid, says she is being forced out by her landlord Blanca Castro puts on a builder’s helmet before opening the door to her kitchen. Inside it, the ceiling has a large hole that is dripping water and it looks as if it … Read more
Simon Jack Business editor Getty Images As stock markets continue to tumble after the US imposition of sweeping and swingeing tariffs, many are asking does this qualify as a stock market “crash” and what that could mean for them. The word crash has been used sparingly over the decades and is usually reserved for a … Read more
Republicans in Congress cannot use an obscure legislative maneuver to stop California’s ban on the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035, the Senate parliamentarian ruled on Friday. The decision dealt a blow to efforts by the Trump administration to quickly kill policies that promote electric vehicles. California had received a federal waiver under the … Read more
The Arcadia Police Department have released video of the moment a train smashed into a lorry in Arcadia, Louisiana. The lorry became stuck on the tracks and the driver managed to exit the truck before the moment of impact. Video shows people running from the truck before the collision. The police department confirmed on social … Read more
US President Donald Trump has granted TikTok a 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires the hugely popular video app to either sell its US assets or face a ban in the country. “We do not want TikTok to ‘go dark’. We look forward to working with TikTok and China to close the … Read more
They may not have the skills of Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, but that hasn’t stopped these African grannies from practising their tackling and passing skills. It has been the work of 57-year-old Rebecca Ntsanwisi from South Africa to set up “soccer grannies” teams across the continent in a bid to improve the mental and … Read more
The US’s top diplomat has said he will know “in a matter of weeks, not months” whether Vladimir Putin is serious about peace and a ceasefire in Ukraine. Speaking after a meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Brussels, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ending the war is a decision that will “ultimately” have … Read more
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has said he is appalled at what he described as “credible reports” of extrajudicial killings of civilians by the Sudanese army, after it recaptured the capital Khartoum last week. In a statement Volker Türk called for a full investigation into the allegations. He expressed his concern over the … Read more