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EPA The US has launched a wave of air strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, President Donald Trump has said, citing the armed group’s attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. “Funded by Iran, the Houthi thugs have fired missiles at US aircraft, and targeted our Troops and Allies,” Trump wrote on his Truth social…

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said military planning to protect a potential Ukraine ceasefire is moving to an “operational phase” after a virtual meeting with 29 other world leaders. Military leaders will meet in London on Thursday “to put strong and robust plans in place to swing in behind a peace deal and guarantee…

Over a dozen people have died, including 11 in Missouri, after deadly tornadoes tore through multiple states, bringing damaging winds that flipped cars and flattened homes. The other deaths occurred in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas, where three people were killed in a car crash during a fierce dust storm. More than 200,000 people are without…

A team of charity workers has been killed in Israeli strikes in northern Gaza, the UK-registered Al Khair Foundation has told the BBC. The charity said eight workers – including volunteers and journalists documenting their activities – were killed when their vehicles were targeted on Saturday in what Hamas described as a “blatant violation” of…

Nasa astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have been left at the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months, after the Boeing Starliner capsule that carried them there encountered faults. On 14 March, SpaceX launched a rocket carrying a new crew to the ISS, as part of a plan to bring the astronauts back to…

Greenland’s leading political parties have issued a joint statement to condemn Donald Trump’s “unacceptable behaviour”, after the US president seemed to escalate his campaign to take over the island. The show of unity saw all leaders of parties in the Inatsisartut – the parliament – release a joint message saying they “cannot accept the repeated…

BBC The eighth week of Donald Trump’s second term has been marked by the dizzying ping-pong of tariffs and counter-tariffs, and Ukraine peace talks with officials from both Kyiv and Moscow. The US president and his administration continue to make headlines as they forge ahead with their policies. Here’s a quick look at some of…

Rushdi Abu Alouf Gaza correspondent EPA More than 90% of homes in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged, says the UN Talks to extend the Gaza ceasefire have failed to reach an agreement, a Palestinian official has told the BBC, as the US accused Hamas of making “entirely impractical” demands at meetings in Qatar. Negotiators…

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said his Starship rocket will head to Mars by the end of next year, as the company investigates several recent explosions in flight tests. Human landings could begin as early as 2029 if initial missions go well, though “2031 was more likely”, he added in a post on his social…

James Landale Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine Getty Images Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield say they don’t expect to see the war end any time soon Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Vladimir Putin of trying to “sabotage” diplomatic efforts to secure an immediate ceasefire. In a post on social media, he urged the US to…