A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon. The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure several hours after communication was lost with the lander. Flight controllers scrambled to regain contact, but were met with only silence and said they … Read more
A sign in German that reads “part of the UBS group” in Basel on May 5, 2025. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images The Swiss government on Friday proposed strict new capital rules that would require banking giant UBS to hold an additional $26 billion in core capital, following its 2023 takeover of stricken … Read more
June 8, 2025 01:23 AM With a tight finish, Shaine Casas won the men’s 200m individual medley with a time of 1:55.73, just three hundredths of a second ahead of Carson Foster. Source link
Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent NASA/Johns Hopkins The heart-shape on Pluto was captured by a spacecraft that will be turned off mid-mission if Nasa cuts are approved The row between Donald Trump and Elon Musk over a major spending bill has exacerbated uncertainty over the future of Nasa’s budget, which is facing deep cuts. The space … Read more
Russia struck Ukraine with a thunderous aerial bombardment overnight, further dampening hopes that the warring sides could reach a peace deal anytime soon, days after Kyiv embarrassed the Kremlin with a surprising drone attack on military airfields deep inside Russia. The barrage was one of the fiercest of the three-year war, lasting several hours, striking … Read more
US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday June 5, 2025. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump urged Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to slash interest rates by a full percentage point despite a … Read more
June 8, 2025 12:39 AM Jack Alexy won the men’s 50m freestyle in 21.36 seconds, becoming the second-fastest American in history behind Caeleb Dressel and beating his past previous season best of 21.49. Source link
BBC Even wars have rules. They don’t stop soldiers killing each other but they’re intended to make sure that civilians caught up in the fighting are treated humanely and protected from as much danger as possible. The rules apply equally to all sides. If one side has suffered a brutal surprise attack that killed hundreds … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has “operated clans” in Gaza in a video published on social media Thursday after an opposition leader accused him of arming Palestinian militias in order to bolster opposition to Hamas. When asked about the allegations made by Avigdor Lieberman, leader of one of the opposition parties in the Knesset and a former defence minister, … Read more
Elon Musk speaks during a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Elon Musk has appeared to delete some of his posts on his social media platform X that escalated his bitter feud with President Donald Trump this … Read more