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A Bangladeshi migrant at an Indian Border Security Force (BSF) camp at Hakimpur on the outskirts of Kolkata on May 28, 2026

Migrants try to flee to Bangladesh fearing India crackdown

The explosion of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is the latest setback for the space exploration company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos

'Spaceflight is unforgiving'

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad

Conditions are conducive for Ebola's spread in the eastern DRC's camps for people displaced by the region's conflicts

Risks of spread

'If Ebola comes, we'll be wiped out': DR Congo conflict-displaced

Betting revenue for this year's World Cup is likely to be over 50 billion dollars, dwarfing the amount bet when Argentina won in 2022

Over $50 billion

'Biggest circus in town' the World Cup set for betting frenzy

German climber Billi Bierling maintains the 60-year-old Himalayan Database, started by late American journalist Elizabeth Hawley

Database of each climb

Legacy of Himalaya's 'Sherlock Holmes' lives on in digital

Lionel Messi in action for Argentina in a friendly against Zambia in Buenos Aires in March

Barcelona legend

Can Messi deliver again for Argentina at his final World Cup?

Alan Rothenberg, the chief executive of the successful 1994 World Cup, believes football is on track to become the dominant sport in the United States

A changing sporting landscape

Football eyes NFL throne says 1994 World Cup architect

A Russian influence operation on Bluesky illustrates how pro-Kremlin propagandists are seeking novel ways to undermine support for war-torn Ukraine.

Weaponising digital identities

Bluesky accounts hijacked in pro-Russia propaganda campaign

Each human model and their android companion took turns to strut their stuff in unison

Android fashion

'Robots need clothes': humanoids hit catwalk in Seoul

Ukrainian artist Olena Kharakhulakh decided to go into art full-time after a Russian attack near her home

'Way of telling people to survive'

War trauma pushes more Ukrainians to become artists

Morning Roundup

Record heat, Iran deal, and national Cup Final tonight

Angela Hill poses on the scales at Madison Square Garden in November

Veteran trailblazer

Aliens and fine art for 'weird kid' who became top MMA fighter

Official data showed that the number of births in Japan fell for the 10th straight year in 2025

Demographic woes

Japan population sees record five-year drop: census

Thomas Jefferson's desk, on which he drafted the Declaration of Independence, can be seen on display by The Smithsonian for its 'American Aspirations' exhibition

Smithsonian Institution

Light, flight, and rights: 250 years of US history in 30 objects

Speller Shrey Parikh, 14, beat out hundreds of students to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee

A true wordsmith

California teen wins US spelling bee

In February, guns were briefly drawn on both sides when chief Bepdjo Mekragnotire and a group of Kayapo warriors came across miners in a canoe

New gold rush threatens indigenous havens in Brazil's Amazon

Jannik Sinner complained of feeling dizzy during the third set

Under hot weather

Ailing Sinner crashes out of French Open, Sabalenka through

A man hangs an Ebola awareness banner in the Kigonze displaced persons camp in Bunia, in the eastern DRC

Vaccine in the works

WHO chief says Ebola 'can be stopped' as he lands in DR Congo

Musician Morris Day said he will not be a part of the 250th anniversary celebration for the United States in Washington

'Trump-backed' event

Artists back out of concerts for US 250th anniversary

Lionel Messi has been at the heart of an injury scare, with his club side Inter Miami saying medical tests diagnosed him with muscle fatigue in his left hamstring

Sixth tournament

Messi to captain Argentina at the World Cup

New Zealand’s Tim Payne celebrates after their victory during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Oceania qualifiers group final football match between New Zealand and New Caledonia at Eden Park Stadium in Auckland on March 24, 2025.

Most followed football account

New Zealand World Cup player becomes social media star with influencer help

Brazilian forces conducted a massive operation against CV in October 2025, resulting in at least 119 deaths

US labels two Brazilian crime groups as terrorist organizations

President Donald Trump could soon appear on a bank note -- breaking longheld tradition against putting living presidents on US money

'We're going back and forth'

US, Iran near deal but Trump sign-off awaited

Oil prices jumped Monday as the UAE came under missile and drone attacks after US warships crossed the Strait of Hormuz

Oil, stocks mixed as US-Iran deal awaits Trump approval

Three dates in Swift's record-breaking 'Eras' tour were cancelled in the summer of 2024

Austrian jihadist jailed for 15 years for Taylor Swift concert attack plan

Gasoline and diesel prices have surged in the United States in the wake of the Iran war

Below estimations

US revises first quarter growth down while inflation climbs

President Donald Trump could soon appear on a bank note -- breaking longheld tradition against putting living presidents on US money

Trump's face could appear on US $250 bill

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told financial leaders in New York that US-Canada economic integration remains crucial

Urging cooperation

Canada PM backs 'fortress North America' ahead of US trade talks

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