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The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to crash into the Moon, in a collision that will leave behind a crater on the lunar surface

Causing lunar crater

SpaceX rocket stage believed to have slammed into Moon

Cathay Pacific reported net profit of HK$6.2 billion ($795 million) in the first six months of the year, while revenue increased 25.3 percent on-year to HK$68 billion

Cathay Pacific's profit soars 71% despite Iran war driving up fuel costs

Kim Yo Jong was in her brother's entourage during his historic Beijing visit to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II

Moving away from pacifism

North Korea warns of 'military options' over Japan rearmament

Taiwan military personnel conduct a live-fire exercise on Zhongfu Beach as part of annual Han Kuang military exercise

'Whole-of-society defence'

Taiwan begins military drills as China pressure grows

Migrants off the coast of France in March 2026

'We ate, waited'

'Lost': Migrants despair after Britain expels them back to France

The Korea Meteorological Administration issued its first 'severe heatwave warning' for Seoul, with more roasting temperatures expected

Sweltering heat

South Korea pro baseball league cancels games over heatwave

A semiconductor wafer sample is displayed during an exhibition in Taipei

Fierce competition

Taiwan probes 17 China-funded firms over high-tech talent poaching

Morning Roundup

Firefighters return from Gironde, EU ministers move to unite after Ceuta row, and FIFA crisis meeting

US President Donald Trump talks with the media before boarding Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport on August 4, 2026 in Los Angeles, California

At war since February

Trump warns Iran to open Hormuz or get 'hit very hard'

US President Donald Trump (C) and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) attend an AI leaders' meeting during the G7 summit in Evian, France, on June 17, 2026

Security review

Trump admin to review 'closed' AI models before release: reports

About 400 of the roughly 4,000 apparel factories in Bangladesh have shut over the past two years, eliminating tens of thousands of jobs, the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association said

Competition grow as demand woes

Factories shed workers in Bangladesh garment sector

A solar eclipse seen from the International Space Station. Scientists plan to study the total eclipse in Spain on August 12

'We're incredibly lucky'

Total eclipse gives scientists chance to probe Sun's mysteries

Battery cells inside the "Ku-An" test lab in Hitachi-ota, Ibaraki Prefecture

'Possibility is without limit'

Tiny light, big dream: Harvesting power from soil in Japan

Workers instal solar panels on a roof in Carmona, in the Philippine province of Cavite

Solar energy boom

High bills, cheap panels drive a Philippine solar surge

People in Spain will be treated to a rare total solar eclipse on August 12

Day turns to night

What to know about the total solar eclipse on August 12

A total solar eclipse is expected to be seen from northern Spain on August 12

'Like the end of the world': the eclipse chasers flocking to Spain

Australian third seed Alex de Minaur is through to the third round of the ATP Montreal Masters

'A lot of fighting and competing'

De Minaur fights past Duckworth in all-Aussie Montreal battle

Taiwan military personnel conduct a live-fire exercise on Zhongfu Beach as part of annual Han Kuang military exercise

Taiwan begins military drills as China pressure grows

The 'Miked' or 'M' room was a secret World War II British intelligence listening facility, and is now part of a new museum

Trent Park House of Secrets

UK mansion where 'listeners' spied on Nazi generals becomes museum

World number one Aryna Sabalenka is through to the third round of the WTA 1000 in Toronto after a victory over Japanese qualifier Moyuka Uchijima

Sabalenka tops Uchijima in WTA Toronto opener

US President Donald Trump holds a printed copy of a post from his Truth Social account -- and now his media group is charging for early access to his content

'Outrageous abuse'

Trump's sale of access to Truth Social raises eyebrows

Paramount CEO David Ellison insists that his offer will not face the regulatory scrutiny in the US and Europe that could derail the Netflix deal

Paramount CEO says politics fueling Warner Bros. merger battle

South Africa match-winner Thembi Kgatlana celebrates a goal for her Mexican club Tigres.

Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Kgatlana strikes as South Africa reach WAFCON quarter-finals

SpaceX signage is displayed outside a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. facility in Hawthorne, California in March 2026

SpaceX revenue jumps 92% in first earnings report, but shares slide

Gianni Infantino has been heavily criticised by former FIFA allies Arsene Wenger (4L) and secretary-general Mattias Grafstrom (2R)

'Take immediate steps'

Infantino's problems mount as Wenger and key FIFA ally turn on him

Off-spinner Sajid Khan took four wickets to help Pakistan move towards victory in the second Test

Pakistan close on series-levelling win against West Indies

SpaceX signage is displayed outside a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. facility in Hawthorne, California in March 2026

Beating expectations

SpaceX revenue jumps 92% in first earnings report

The fate of some 100 ex-guerrillas is uncertain as Colombia's left-wing government is replaced by a bellicose right-wing one

'Institutional suicide

Colombian ex-guerrillas fear for future under hardline president

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