One Direction’s Liam Payne falls to death at Argentina hotel

The 31-year-old UK singer, a former member of the bestselling boy band, had fallen from the third floor of the building in Buenos Aires.

The astronaut wears Prada – new spacesuit for Nasa moon mission revealed

The Italian luxury brand has teamed up with private company Axiom Space to provide garments for the Artemis 3 project.

US elections 2024: the China factor

In America’s 2024 presidential and Congress elections, China is an inescapable factor on all levels, whether on a countrywide level such as trade or the contest for Asia, or on the ground, where investments by Chinese companies are causing divisions in local communities. This series looks at all the ways US elections and China are intersecting.

Renewal of US-China science pact said to be close, but may hold until after Election Day

Both sides seem poised to renew a landmark agreement from 1979, sources say, but anti-China feelings in Washington make it hard to say when.

Can China fill the gap as next US president tackles loss of influence in Middle East?

Analysts say both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will have to come to terms with Beijing seeking a greater role as Washington loses sway.

‘State-of-the-art’ Russian weapons found in Hezbollah bases, Israeli PM Netanyahu says

The militants have dug hundreds of tunnels and caches in the area south of Lebanon’s Litani river, the prime minister says.

Donald Trump claims to be ‘father of IVF’ at all-woman campaign stop

The remarks were the latest in a series of conflicting stances he has taken on reproductive rights, a key weakness in his White House push.

Australia’s planned social media ban for teens raises fears of isolation among minorities

Experts warn a proposed age-based ban on social media access could reduce social support for vulnerable young people and is unrealistic.

Joe Biden unveils US$425 million Ukraine arms package in call with Zelensky

The news comes ahead of the US president’s whirlwind trip to Germany, where Russia’s war in Ukraine will be high on the agenda.

Portrait by robot Ai-Da to sell at auction in art world first

The ‘haunting’ piece depicts Alan Turing, one of the fathers of modern computing, who had warned about the use of artificial intelligence.