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A government minister has declined to say if the UK was involved in a Ukrainian drone strike after the Russian ambassador partially blamed Britain for the attack.More than a hundred drones were used to attack sites inside Russia over the weekend, leading to more than 40 warplanes being destroyed. Speaking to The World With Yalda Hakim on Sky News following the attack, Russia's UK ambassador warned it could risk escalating […]

Japan's private space company ispace has said its latest uncrewed moon lander has probably crashed on to the surface, two years after another unsuccessful touchdown attempt.The Tokyo-based company declared the mission a failure on Friday, several hours after communication was lost with the lander, named Resilience. It follows its failed inaugural mission in 2023. CEO and founder Takeshi Hakamada issued an apology at a news conference. Image: Staff are shocked […]

Japan's private space company ispace has said it has lost contact with its uncrewed moon lander, following its lunar touchdown attempt."We have not yet been able to establish communication", the company posted on X, adding that control centre members are "continuing to work to contact the lander". Image: 'Resilience' lander circling the moon on Wednesday. Pic: AP The mission, with its aircraft named Resilience, is its second attempt on the […]

Everyone at NATO knows about battles.Sometimes you come out on top and sometimes you have to know when you're beaten. And here, it's the Americans who are wearing the biggest smiles. It has long been a mantra of President Trump that European nations should spend a lot more money on defence.During his first term in office, when he seemed to be deriding NATO on a regular basis, he amplified a […]

US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping have held a phone call amid their ongoing trade war.Trade negotiations between the United States and China stalled shortly after a May 12 agreement between the two countries to reduce their tariff rates while talks played out.The call was first reported by Chinese state media and confirmed by the Chinese foreign ministry. According to Chinese state media, Mr Trump initiated the […]

The bodies of a couple taken into Gaza by Hamas during the 7 October attacks have been recovered by Israeli forces, the country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced.He said the bodies of husband and wife Judi Weinstein Haggai, 70, and Gad Haggai, 72, were recovered during a special operation by the Israeli military and the country's security agency, Shin Bet. Mr Netanyahu said they were killed on 7 October, […]

It's only been ten days since Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin crazy following a series of Russian attacks on Ukraine.But now the attacks have been flowing in the opposite direction, it feels like the Russian president has seen an opportunity to win back Washington's affections. It involves playing the victim.Ukraine war latest: Putin wants revenge for airbase attacks, says TrumpThe Kremlin, for example, said the leaders' call was focussed on […]

Day two in the search in Portugal's Algarve region for clues to where Madeleine McCann is - and there are pockets of police activity dotted around the vast scrubland.From where I'm standing, I can see three searches under way, all in abandoned buildings. To our right, police are using chainsaws to cut down a tree that's grown inside a derelict barn. Latest updates from the searchAhead of us, officers in […]

A truck driver found guilty of murdering his wife, whose remains were found under the stairs at their home in Ireland, has been sentenced to life in prison.Richard Satchwell, originally from Leicester, had denied the murder of Tina Satchwell on a date between 19 March and 20 March 2017. Her skeletal remains were discovered at the Co Cork property in October 2023, six years after her husband reported her missing.During […]