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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes on launchpad in Florida
The incident is the latest setback for Jeff Bezos’s space venture as it seeks to narrow the gap with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
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Lebanon Latest: Mass evacuations as Israel expands attacks
Al Jazeera’s Obaida Hitto brings you the latest from southern Lebanon amidst increasing Israeli attacks.
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Anthropic soars to $965bn valuation, leapfrogging OpenAI
Claude maker raises $65bn from investors ahead of expected initial public offering.
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Moment Blue Origin rocket explodes during test in Florida
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday night.
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US Treasury secretary confirms plans for $250 bill featuring Trump’s face
Proposed $250 bill would mark the first time a living person has appeared on US currency in more than a century.
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Italy restores lucky testicles on bull mosaic worn down by tourists
The artwork is the centre of a tradition that involves visitors performing three spins on it for good fortune.
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US to designate two Brazilian gangs as ‘terrorist’ organisations
Trump administration has used crime and drug trafficking to push for greater US military influence across Latin America.
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Iran war live: Tehran, Trump yet to comment on 60-day truce extension plan
Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam says 'nothing can justify' Israel's military onslaught against 'peaceful people' in Lebanon.
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Netanyahu orders Israeli army to seize 70 percent of Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to take control of 70 percent of Gaza.
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Portugal breaks hottest May day record as Europe swelters in heatwave
French students are taking their exams in baking schools, while red alerts are issued in Italy.
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US and Iran 'very close' to deal but 'not there yet', Vance says
US officials earlier told the BBC that the framework of a ceasefire extension deal had been agreed, pending the approval of Trump and Iran's
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Iran ambassador hits out at ‘country to the north’ in US World Cup visa row
Iran's football team still lacks US visas and is not competing on 'equal terms', Tehran's envoy to Mexico says.
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Tense protests erupt outside Delaney Hall immigrant detention centre in US
A hunger strike at the New Jersey facility has raised questions about conditions in US immigration detention centres.
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How did this novel about food win a Booker Prize this year?
Taiwan Travelogue is the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award.
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PSG vs Arsenal: UEFA Champions League final – 10 things to know
Al Jazeera runs you through this season's UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal.
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Indians celebrate Eid al-Adha amid prayer restrictions
Indians celebrate Eid al-Adha amid prayer restrictions.
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Ireland and Qatar halted twice by protests against upcoming Israel fixtures
Republic of Ireland are set to face Israel twice in UEFA Nations League matches, but are facing calls for a boycott.
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Colombia’s first left-wing gov’t has reduced poverty, but has pile of debt
A big challenge for Colombia's next president will be how to reduce country's debt without sacrificing social gains.
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Guatemala denies agreeing to US strikes against drug traffickers
President Bernardo Arevalo's government says it requested security cooperation but did not approve US attacks.
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Defiant Lebanese families refuse to leave Tyre after homes bombed
Families in the Lebanese city of Tyre saw their homes destroyed by Israeli bombs just hours after they were ordered evac
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US judge rejects immediate block on Trump’s mail-in voting executive order
Judge Carl Nichols says Democrats’ legal challenge is premature as the administration moves to implement the measure.
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Man jailed for 15 years over plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
A 21-year-old Austrian man is found guilty of planning the attack and other terrorism-related offences.
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Europe hit by record-breaking heatwave
European countries are issuing heat warnings as an unseasonal heatwave drives record temperatures across the continent.
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Demands grow for closure of US detention centre over inhumane conditions
A group of US lawmakers are joining protesters in demanding a controversial immigration detention centre be shut down.
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