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At least 30 dead in Haiti stampede, death toll could rise
At least 30 people were killed on Saturday in a stampede in the northern countryside of Haiti, authorities said, warning that the death toll could rise. Source link
Head swelled to 'basketball size': How it feels to eject from a fighter jet
A retired F-15 pilot who survived one of the fastest known fighter jet ejections in history, describes what two US airmen would have faced when they did the same in Iran a week ago. Source link
In the Gulf, states are 'paying the price' for a war they didn't start
When the Iran war ends, Gulf nations will not only have to repair the economic and physical damage caused by Iran’s retaliatory campaign, but will also have to learn to live with a regime that analysts say is “less predictable and more violent than it was two months ago”. Source link
Why did we go back to the Moon, 50 years after Apollo?
In both 1968 and 2026, a mission to the Moon offered a refreshing blast of positivity for a conflict-ridden world. So what’s different now — and what do we really gain from this new moonshot, five decades after the first? Source link
How NASA and the Artemis II crew completed the 'perfect' splashdown
After nine days, one hour, 32 minutes and 15 seconds in space — and with a host of new discoveries and a rapt Earth watching — four astronauts journeyed farther from Earth than any human before them. Source link
Israel's mass killing has forced Trump to think about Lebanon
For weeks, Israel has been intensifying its deadly strikes across Lebanon, and Donald Trump has had little to say. But now he has been forced to make it a priority. Source link
Astronauts hoisted to recovery ship after 'perfect bullseye' landing — as it happened
The crew on board the Orion has returned to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean in a perfect ‘”bullseye”. Read back over the day’s event in our Artemis II blog. Source link
Iran's grip on Strait of Hormuz 'not part of our planning', Israel ambassador says
Israeli ambassador Hillel Newman admits his country was surprised by the scope of Iran’s response to the Middle East war and that it did not expect Gulf states to be targeted in retaliation strikes. Source link
Trump threatens Iran with warships ahead of 'make-or-break' talks — as it happened
US Vice-President JD Vance is due to arrive in Pakistan as both sides level accusations of ceasefire breaches. Source link
A look at the sea mines Iran claims are in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran claims to have littered a central shipping passage in the Strait of Hormuz with sea mines, in a move analysts say could be a “coercive threat” to maintain its grip on the crucial waterway. Source link