Watch: Nasa astronauts conduct 6.5-hour spacewalk outside ISS
Nasa astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir ventured outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk on Thursday to install mounting hardware. The hardware will prepare the station’s 3B power…
Jharkhand exam protests in Ranchi: After CJP, a new youth agitation grips Indian state
Weeks after thousands of young Indians poured onto the streets of Delhi in a major ‘cockroach’ protest over examination paper leaks, another group of frustrated job seekers is making headlines…
Leipzig airport drone-bomb: Could Russia be involved?
In statements to investigators, Vladyslav D. said he was paid more than $2,000 (£1,487) in cryptocurrency for his efforts. His motive was clear. And what about the Leipzig case? Few…
‘Put your phone down’: K-pop band Cortis weighs in on concert etiquette
Kicking off their global tour in the South Korean city of Incheon, the five members of K-pop boy band Cortis saunter onto stage in casual, streetwear-inspired outfits, exuding an effortlessly…
Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan
Newly-released security camera footage shows the moment last month’s magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital in Japan. Four surgeries were under way at the time. Footage from a camera…
Doge overstated claims to have saved Americans $110bn, watchdog finds
Some estimates made by Doge, the body charged with reducing US government spending, that it saved billions of dollars are “incorrect or lack supporting evidence”, a watchdog has found. A…
Sudan’s invisible children – born in war with no legal identity
Warning: This story contains details some may find distressing A 17-year-old Sudanese girl holds a young child in her arms with a heavy calm that belies her age and the…
Why was Taiwan’s president evacuated in a military drill overnight?
President William Lai took part in an emergency evacuation drill as part of Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercises that are running from August 5th to 14th. The BBC’s Katy…
Trump again limits US birthright citizenship with new executive orders
The Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan research group, has said that the most expansive census-based estimate accounts for about 22,000 to 26,000 babies born in the US from birth tourism…
