Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad: US media

Video from the incident shows smoke emerging from beneath the rocket before it fully combusts into a massive fireball
29 May 2026

Iran, US reach tentative deal

The United States and Iran reached an outline agreement yesterday to extend their ceasefire pending the approval of President Donald Trump, after Iran had targeted a US air base in Kuwait following US strikes on what Washington called an Iranian drone operation.
29 May 2026

UN warns of record heat through 2030

Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Nations warned yesterday.
29 May 2026

Fire in Kenya girls' school dorm kills 16

It was unclear how old the victims of the blaze
28 May 2026
28 May 2026

Passenger van accident kills 13 in central China

The van, which had a maximum capacity of nine passengers but was carrying 16, hit the rear of the truck while on an expressway in Henan province at 2:40 am
28 May 2026

US Treasury sanctions Iran's Hormuz strait authority

The authority is a body Iran has set up to manage requests for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
28 May 2026

US strikes Iran again, official says, after Trump denies deal on Strait of Hormuz

"These actions were measured, purely defensive and intended to maintain the ceasefire," the official said.
28 May 2026

Cuba appeals for int’l help amid US pressure

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla asked the international community for urgent help to prevent disaster in his country, which is under a US energy blockade, in a speech to the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
28 May 2026

Possibility of return to war with US ‘low’

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards yesterday said that a return to war with the United States was unlikely, but warned the Islamic republic stood ready to respond to any attack.
28 May 2026

Trump Board of Peace's official Gaza fund is empty

World Bank-administered and UN-endorsed fund has received no money from donors
27 May 2026

Trump declares himself in 'perfect' health, as 80th birthday looms

Donald Trump said an annual medical checkup had gone "perfectly" Tuesday, as the health of the oldest US president ever to take the oath faces growing scrutiny with the approach of his 80th birthday
27 May 2026

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops to lowest level since 2019

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report published Wednesday that will be seen as good news for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
27 May 2026

No feasts, no joy: Gazans mark a dark Eid

"I go to the market only to look around because I cannot afford to buy anything. Whenever I ask about prices, I return heartbroken," Nadia Abu Shamala, a Palestinian resident of Gaza, told AFP.
27 May 2026

Iran accuses US of breaking truce after new strikes

Conducted self-defence strikes in southern Iran to protect troops, US says
27 May 2026

Gaza health officials say 7 killed in Israeli airstrikes

Gaza health officials said Israeli airstrikes killed at least seven people on Tuesday, including five in one attack, in the latest violence to hit the territory despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
27 May 2026

Pilgrims pray on Mt Arafat

Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat yesterday at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage.
27 May 2026

Strikes put doubts on Iran-US talks

Iran accused the United States of breaching their ceasefire yesterday and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight US strikes targeting Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats threatened a deal to end the war.
27 May 2026

Belgium train collides with school bus, killing several people

Belgium, ⁠where a dense railway network criss-crosses towns and villages, ​has a history of accidents ​at ⁠level-crossings
26 May 2026