US declassifies even more UFO videos
The US government released a fourth tranche of records regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs), marking the latest step in an effort to declassify government files on UFOs. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the long-classified files have historically fuelled "justified speculation," saying that the American people have a right to see the information for themselves.
Read previous coverage of the US government's release of these formerly classified materials.
Man fatally shot by ICE in Houston was not intended target, DHS says
The incident prompted protests in Houston on Wednesday, and four Democratic Congress members have demanded an independent investigation into Salgado's death.
In a letter to DHS, Sylvia Garcia, Al Green, Lizzie Fletcher and Christian Menefeewrote, wrote that the incident was "not the first time ICE agents have used unnecessary, deadly force".
They urged Senator Markwayne Mullin, head of the Department of Homeland Security, to not forget the cases of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two US citizens killed by federal agents in Minneapolis in January
Passenger 'nearly sucked out of window mid-air' on Ryanair plane
A passenger was reportedly nearly sucked out of a cabin window in mid-air on a Ryanair plane.
Witnesses told local media the man, said to be a Serbian citizen in his 60s, was left hanging head first out of the window as far as his shoulders for several minutes, before other passengers on the flight managed to pull him back inside.
In a statement, Ryanair said its Friday morning flight from the Greek city of Thessaloniki to Germany's Memmingen returned "shortly after take-off when a
East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines
Taiwanese authorities have warned that Bavi could bring up to 1m (39 inches) of rainfall. Some 29,000 soldiers have been put on standby to help with relief efforts, according to the island's defence ministry.
Bavi is set to be the largest storm, by size, to hit the island since 1987, Taiwan's Central Weather Administration told Reuters.
Farmers across the region rushed to harvest or protect their crops while the weather held earlier on Friday, while fishermen
China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says
China has successfully landed a reusable rocket for the first time in a major breakthrough for the country's space programme, according to state media.
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said the Long March 10B rocket lifted off from Hainan in southern China at 12:15 local time (04:15GMT) on Friday.
Around six minutes after separating from the rocket's upper stage, its booster returned to Earth vertically and was recovered on a floating platform.
It signals that China
Twelve die in wildfire in Spain as heatwave continues in southern Europe
At least 12 people have died in a wildfire in Los Gallardos in the southeastern province of Almería, according to the Andalusian regional government, while six have been injured.
Some of the victims were found inside vehicles which had been engulfed by the flames. Witnesses say the fire was caused by a downed power line, with the blaze spreading quickly to a nearby wooded area. Authorities have not confirmed the cause of the fire.
A sustained heatwave with temperatures of around 40C (104F)
South Korean chip giant SK Hynix raises $26.5bn in US share sale
South Korean computer chip maker SK Hynix has raised $26.5bn (£19.8bn) in its New York share offering, marking the largest ever listing by a foreign firm in the US.
The company, a key supplier to artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant Nvidia, said on Thursday that it had sold 177.9 million American depositary shares for $149 each. The shares are set to begin trading on Friday on the Nasdaq.
In May, SK Hynix
Huge crowds in Mashhad as Iran's late supreme leader is buried
Huge crowds lined the streets of the holy city of Mashhad for the burial of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Khamenei was laid to rest at the shrine of Imam Reza, Iran's holiest Shia Muslim site, marking the end of six days of public mourning ceremonies in five cities across Iran and neighbouring Iraq.
The burial, reported by the state news agency IRNA, came after an exchange of strikes between Iran and the US that threatens to derail a preliminary deal to end the war in which
All the best looks from Paris Haute Couture Week 2026
American rapper Cardi B attends the Robert Wun Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2026/2027 show
The hottest week in haute couture was accompanied by scorching temperatures as the biggest names in the world of fashion and celebrity descended on Paris for Couture Week.
Brands such as Schiaparelli, Balenciaga, Chanel and Dior showcased custom, handmade designs that take hundreds of hours to create.
Haute couture week, which happens twice a year, is so exclusive that you have to be
Pressure builds on Europe's biggest port to be greener
The port says it is making efforts to shift its business model.
"We try to work together with the polluters, and slowly phase them out," says Oscar van Veen, director of innovation at the Port of Rotterdam, speaking on a small boat in the harbour. He pauses, then corrects himself: "As fast as possible, of course."
But many of the biggest emitters in the port answer to headquarters in the US or China.
Their loyalty lies with boardrooms abroad. If the rules in Rotterdam