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It is adding an extra mission to its Artemis programme before landing astronauts on the Moon.

To many, Iran now seems to be hovering in a tense limbo where everything could change suddenly.

The letter was written when Princess Elizabeth would have been between 10 and 12 years old.

The municipality says the hot and windy conditions caused several flare-ups.

Two other children also sustained injuries, the 14-year-old’s body was found on the school premises

The victim was raped by her brother at night while was sleeping.

The tech firm has been criticised for not reporting the suspect’s ChatGPT account to police despite it being flagged internally due to concerns over content.

Australian supermarket giant Woolworths tweaks its AI-powered assistant after users said it gave them the “ick”.

The move could undermine Lilongwe’s pursuit of a new programme with the International Monetary Fund

He used the girls’ mother’s life-threatening illness as an opportunity to demand sex, said the US Office of Public Affairs.

This is the highest number of confirmed casualties from a single African country in the Ukraine-Russia war.

A total of 1,000 Kenyans have reportedly been recruited to fight for Russia in its war against Ukraine.

The chancellor has stepped in to protect jobs at the helicopter manufacturer in Somerset, the BBC understands.

Walmart will expand its presence in the country, with a new store set to open on Saturday, 28 February 2026, at Eastpoint Shopping Centre in Boksburg.

DA National Spokesperson Karabo Khakhau says the nomination window runs until the 23rd of March.

The municipality says the extra ward will be located in the northern region of the Municipality.

DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga put his hand up for the federal chair position held by Ivan Meyer

Gauteng DA leader Solly Msimanga addressed a media briefing at the Union Buildings.

Rehan Ahmed and Will Jacks lead England to an unlikely four-wicket win over New Zealand in a nail-biting finish at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Northern Ireland midfielder Nadene Caldwell backs Kris Lindsay to take the manager’s job permanently after impressing players in camp before their opening two World Cup qualifiers

Paraag Marathe is standing as Rangers’ vice-chair, while fellow director Gene Schneur is doing the same because of multi-club ownership rules.

Carrie Jones says Wales’ players are grateful to have Jess Fishlock in the dressing room as they head into their Women’s World Cup qualifying campaign.

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Sne Mseleku took a pregnancy test in the presence of MaCele, which confirmed that she is expecting her third child.

The aunt’s partner and accomplice was fatally wounded while trying to evade arrest.

Coach Kevin Foote said his team made the most of their opportunities despite conceding many penalties and seeing two players sin-binned.

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Plans to return humans to the moon will come in later mission as agency grapples with delays and glitches

Nasa announced on Friday radical changes to its delayed Artemis III mission to land humans back on the moon, as the US space agency grapples with technical glitches and criticism that it is trying to do too much too soon.

The abrupt shift in strategy was laid out by the space agency’s...

The president’s cuts have defunded and alienated thousands of American scientists. Europe can benefit, if it makes the right offer

Donald Trump has spent much of his second term at war with science and scientists. He is cutting staff at institutions such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by a third, and has cancelled or frozen up to 8,000 federal research grants. This hasn’t just...

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Birmingham Children’s Trust refused respite help and suggested training grandparents to help.

Aria’s parents say their daughter suffered brain damage after NHS staff failed to treat an infection.