The November midterm elections will determine the balance of power in Washington for the last two years of President Donald Trump’s time in office. Trump declared the Michigan Senate result “Great news for the Republican Party”. In his post on Truth Social, Trump referred to the Democratic Party as the “Dumocrats”, and claimed their “crazy…
A drone carrying an explosive device has been found at a German airport, police say. A robot was deployed at Leipzig/Halle Airport after the device was spotted by an employee near Ukrainian cargo planes overnight, according to Saxony police. A second unidentified object also collided with a cargo aircraft near the same airport. It landed…
A new crater may have been made on the Moon after a SpaceX rocket was believed to have crashed into the surface. The empty upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket was due to strike the Moon about 5,400mph (8,700km/h) on Wednesday 5 August. However it could be days or even weeks we see any…
Authorities in California have arrested a man who was seen near a golf course owned by President Donald Trump in the Los Angeles area, ahead of the president’s visit for a fundraising dinner there. Jeanine John Taele, 38, was found with a pistol and illegal ammunition at the Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos…
In a statement, Türk urged Iranian authorities to halt all executions and move toward the abolition of the death penalty, saying that “such punishment has no place in our world”. As well as expressing alarm at the rise in executions, he said the persistent lack of fair trial and due process guarantees was “deeply troubling”,…
“In terms of arch support and joint support, it’s not the best style, but people are investing a bit more, getting their flip-flops customised, because it’s something that is just so easy to wear,” Baidoo says. Podiatrist Dr Helen Branthwaite, who is also chief clinical adviser at the Royal College of Podiatry, says it’s “not…
Firefighters have tackled a small blaze at the site of a coastal wildfire that burned for five days on the Isle of Wight. The fire at Headon Warren, where campfire remains were found by crews, first started on 23 July – it wiped out nine hectares (22.2 acres) of heathland. Hampshire & Isle of Wight…
Oil prices fell to a three-week low on Tuesday as senior US officials raised hopes of a deal with Iran to reopen the key Strait of Hormuz waterway. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments potentially to resume as soon as this week….
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson said it was a “nightmare situation”, adding: “This is likely the worst natural disaster in Spokane history.” No deaths or injuries have been confirmed. But the city’s mayor Lisa Brown said there was still “the potential for lives to be lost”. Authorities are trying to make contact with 14 people they…
SpaceX has delivered its first-ever quarterly business report, which showed revenue nearly doubled but its spending skyrocketed. The company, run by Elon Musk, builds space rockets and Starlink internet satellites and owns the social media platform X. It began trading on the US stock market in June. SpaceX said its revenue had grown 92% to…
