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China is challenging the United States' supremacy in spaceflight

Moon race: how China is challenging the US

Lithium is used in batteries for products like EVs and smartphones

Sensitive sector

Zimbabwe lithium export ban triggers crackdown, concerns

A fisherman paddles before the Sierra Leone-flagged Sara Sky, which is carrying crude oil from Russia, anchored at Limay port, Bataan province on March 26, 2026

'Nothing is off the table'

Russian oil arrives as Philippines battles 'energy emergency'

France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot warned against Israeli ground operations in south Lebanon

Addressing global imbalances

G7 meets in France to narrow transatlantic Iran split

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged the ministerial conference to launch the next chapter of multilateral trading

'A pivotal moment'

WTO mulls future of global trade under cloud of Mideast war

The site of an Israeli air strike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Dayr Seryan on Wednesday

Iran says 'no negotiations' as US warns to accept 15-point deal

Despite being ubiquitous across the world, surprisingly little is known about where dogs come from

'An interesting mystery'

Oldest dog DNA suggests 16,000 years of human companionship

The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, the first woman to lead the centuries-old Anglican Church, is enthroned

Historic moment

Ex-midwife enthroned as first female Archbishop of Canterbury

Over 1 million people applied to take part in the 2026 London Marathon

Possible two-day event

London plans two-day mega 100,000-runner marathon

The UN's Francisco Pichon warns of a 'potential loss of life' if the island's fuel reserves are exhausted

'All solutions are being considered'

UN pushes fuel solution for Cuba aid work amid US talks

'We can no longer have low expectations,' said Alexi Lalas, who became one of the unlikely faces of the 1994 World Cup

High expectations

No more excuses: World Cup pressure is on for host USA

Both Meta and YouTube say they will appeal the California verdict

Day of reckoning arrives for social media after US court loss

Equity investors have jumped back into markets after Donald Trump sent a peace plan to Iran and voiced optimism at ending his war in the Middle East

The art of the deal?

Oil prices slip, stocks rally as Washington, Tehran bicker over talks

A young student uses her mobile phone at a public school in Planaltina, Brasilia

'The childhood they deserve'

UK teenagers to trial social media bans, digital curfews

Rihanna, one of the world's most popular pop stars, has not publicly commented on the shooting

20 rounds fired

Alleged Rihanna mansion shooter pleads not guilty

President John Mahama of Ghana, a sponsor of the UN resolution, is one of the African Union's most vocal supporters of slavery reparations

Resolution opposed by US, Israel, Argentina

UN designates African slave trade as 'gravest crime against humanity'

US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping are expected to meet to discuss formalising a truce on tariffs they shook hands on at a meeting in South Korea in October

Originally taking place end of March

Trump's Beijing trip rescheduled for May, after Iran delay

E15 blended gasoline is not normally sold in the summer months due to concerns about its volatility contributing to ground-level ozone, a key component of smog

Normally prohibited

US EPA issues waiver for E15 fuel to address oil supply issues

Attorney Laura Marquez-Garrett and family of victims were joyful after the landmark win against social media giants YouTube and Meta

'Going to make the world safer'

Grieving families hail court victory against Instagram, YouTube

The US Supreme Court heard arguments on whether internet service providers may be held liable for the online pirating of copyrighted music

Landmark copyright case

Internet providers not liable for music piracy by users: top US court

Israel continues to carry out air strikes on Gaza despite a ceasefire since October 10, 2025

Despite 'ceasefire'

Gaza civil defence says Israeli strike kills one, tents on fire

Starmer has come under intense pressure over Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to Washington

Epstein-related investigation

UK govt denies cover-up after PM ex-aide's phone stolen

South Africa has been repeatedly swept by waves of anti-foreigner sentiment

South Africa police clash with anti-immigrant protesters

'This is not the same scenario as the illegal war in Iraq,' said Sanchez. 'We are facing something far worse.'

'Absurd and illegal war'

Spanish PM says Middle East war 'far worse' than Iraq in 2003

US First Lady Melania Trump walks with a humanoid robot as she arrives for the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit in the White House

First Robot: Melania Trump brings droid to White House event

Twin baby mountain gorillas, held by their mother, were recently born in Virunga National Park

Virunga National Park

Rare mountain gorilla twins born in DR Congo: park authorities

People in Budapest defy the ban on pride marches pushed through by Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Hungary's hard-pressed LGBTQ people say Orban exit is only half battle

Carbon lingers in the air, causing damage for years to come, the study said

Long-lasting effects

Study links major polluters to big climate damages bill

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