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NASA and India have teamed up to launch a satellite that will map the Earth and track even the smallest changes in the land surface and ice. The $1.3 billion (£980 million) mission will help forecasters and rescue workers prepare…

The U.S. Justice Department said the grand jury transcripts that led to the sex trafficking indictments of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell contain testimony from only two law enforcement witnesses. In a document filed in Manhattan federal court in support…

One of the most powerful earthquakes in history has struck Russia’s Far East. The 8.8-magnitude tremors triggered tsunamis in Japan and Alaska and prompted warnings for Hawaii, North and Central America, and the Pacific islands south of New Zealand. Ports…

One of the world’s most powerful earthquakes struck Russia’s Far East on Wednesday, with a magnitude 8.8 tremor triggering a tsunami in the North Pacific and prompting warnings for Alaska, Hawaii and as far south as New Zealand. A tsunami…

Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking a judge to release him on $50 million bail pending sentencing in October after a jury found him not guilty of the most serious federal charges brought against him earlier this month. In…

New York Mayor Eric Adams says the gunman who killed four people in a Manhattan office building intended to attack the headquarters of the National Football League (NFL) but took the wrong elevator. Investigators believe Shane Tamura of Las Vegas…

Keir Starmer has told his cabinet that Britain will recognise the state of Palestine “in September” unless Israel takes “significant steps” to end the “catastrophic situation in Gaza”. The British Prime Minister interrupted the government’s summer recess to discuss the…

The England women’s football team lifted the European Championship trophy in style at Buckingham Palace as thousands of people joined in celebrating their thrilling victory. The Lionesses were greeted by thousands of fans on The Mall on Tuesday after the…

Donald Trump officially opens a new golf course at his Aberdeenshire resort, saying he will play a quick round before returning to Washington to “put out fires around the world”. The US President played a round of golf at the…

Pope Leo XIV received rock star treatment at a recent festival of Catholic influencers at the Vatican, which brought together priests, nuns and ordinary believers using social media to preach and teach the faith. He urged them to ensure that…