US sanctions Thailand’s officials over deportation of Uighurs to China
Thailand defends last month’s decision, saying China assured the safety of the repatriated Uighur people.
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Musk says first mission to Mars will launch next year
The billionaire says an unmanned mission by his SpaceX “Starship” vehicle will be followed by human landings as early as 2029.
US rejects ‘impractical’ Hamas demands as Gaza truce hangs in balance
A Palestinian official tells the BBC that Israel and Hamas disagreed over a proposal to extend the fragile ceasefire.
Do Ukrainians believe a ceasefire with Russia will work?
The BBC asks people in Kyiv whether a ceasefire deal could be a step towards ending war with Russia.
Prospect of Ukraine ceasefire still uncertain despite Trump’s optimism
Trump wants a fast end to the fighting, but Putin wants a “painstaking” discussion about details.
Threat of tornadoes moves to U.S. South after big storm unleashes winds and fans wildfires
The threat of tornadoes moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South on Saturday, a day after a massive storm system moving across the country unleashed winds that damaged buildings, whipped up dust storms that caused deadly crashes and fanned more than 100 wildfires in several central states.
Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi PM says
The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister announced Friday.
What she learned after the fires: ‘It’s not the things so much; it’s the time that went into them’
Jana Karibyan’s family lost everything in the Eaton fire, and the prospect of starting from scratch can be overwhelming. But ‘the American dream is a house’
Syrians recount terror as renewed sectarian violence leaves hundreds dead
Clashes in Syria’s coastal areas kill more than 700 people, a monitor says. Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s government says it has regained control of the situation.
His wife dead, an ailing Gene Hackman was stranded alone in his house for days, authorities believe
Tragic revelations, made Friday by authorities in New Mexico, resolve many questions raised by the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa.
‘Inch by inch’: Myanmar rebels close in on key military base in Chin State
Under heavy Myanmar air force attacks, Chin rebels pay heavy price for success of ‘Mission Jerusalem’.
UN chief calls for global action against rising ‘anti-Muslim bigotry’
Marking International Day to Combat Islamophobia, Guterres speaks out against bigotry, xenophobia and discrimination.
Russian captain in North Sea ship collision charged with manslaughter
Vladimir Motin to appear in court over the death of a crew member after his cargo ship crashed into a US fuel tanker.
‘For holding a wombat, thousands threatened my life’
Sam Jones says she was trying to get the wombat safely off the road, and the video was not staged for social media.