Russian and US crew blasts off in Soyuz rocket bound for ISS The spacecraft with two Russian and one American astronaut took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan The Soyuz MS-27 space craft blasting off the launchpad to head to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan [Joel Kowsky/NASA/Handout…
EXPLAINERNews Why Indonesia’s sinking rupiah is a flashing alarm for its $1.4tn economy Indonesia’s currency is at a record low against the US dollar amid concerns over President Prabowo Subianto’s policies. A clerk poses with Indonesian rupiah banknotes at a money changer in Jakarta on May 2, 2024 [Adek Berry/ AFP] By Erin HalePublished On 8…
Timelapse video shows a cloud of ash pouring skywards during a volcanic eruption on Mount Kanlaon in the Philippines
EXPLAINER Which countries are International Criminal Court members? The court, established in 2002 to prosecute individuals for the most serious crimes under the Rome Statute, has 125 member states that have ratified the treaty as of April 2025. By Marium AliPublished On 8 Apr 20258 Apr 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to the United…
Record global temperatures in March illustrate threat to climate goals Average global temperature in March was 1.6C higher than in pre-industrial times, threatening that international climate goals are moving out of reach. A plant sprouts on the cracked ground of La Vinuela reservoir during a severe drought in La Vinuela, near Malaga in southern Spain…
Trump, Putin want Zelenskyy out. But is a vote possible in wartime Ukraine? The US and Russian leaders are united in their distrust of Zelenskyy, who won the 2019 presidential vote as a fresh-faced comic with no political experience. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last cast his ballot – for himself – at a polling station…
EXPLAINER Why is Israel attacking Syria? Regional tensions are rising due to Israel’s attacks on Syria and its expanding occupation of Syrian land. Debris lie on the ground at the scene of an Israeli strike in a military facility in Syria’s southern Hama governorate, on April 3, 2025 [AFP] Published On 8 Apr 20258 Apr…
Protesters in Berlin opposed deportation of a group of foreign nationals who campaigned against the genocide in Gaza.
US Supreme Court upholds deportations under Alien Enemies Act The ruling says the Trump administration can invoke the law, but deportees have the right to challenge their removal. Prison guards transfer deportees from the US to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16, 2025 [El Salvador presidential press office via AP]…