Iran, Lebanon bore brunt of missiles and drones launched during war
Some three-quarters of the airstrikes during the Middle East war targeted sites in Iran or Lebanon, according to an AFP analysis of data from ACLED, a non‑profit that tracks political violence worldwide.
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Somalia president congratulates World Cup-bound referee Omar Artan
Somalia president Hassan Mohamud congratulated football referee Omar Artan who has made history as the first Somalian to be selected to officiate at the World Cup finals.
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After Artemis II, NASA looks to SpaceX, Blue Origin for Moon landings
With Artemis II successfully completing its historic lunar mission on Friday, NASA is banking on billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk for the next step: landing astronauts on the Moon.
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Benin leans into painful past to attract tourists
Tourists crowded beneath the Door of No Return, an arch built by the beach at Ouidah in southern Benin in memory of those crammed onto slave ships bound for the New World.
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Britain storm into Billie Jean King Cup finals with Australia thumping
Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage won a decisive doubles rubber to power Britain into the Billie Jean King Cup finals on Saturday with an emphatic 3-0 thumping of Australia.
Read more'Howl at the Moon': NASA's bid to boost space enthusiasm
When NASA flight director Zebulon Scoville was working a shift during the uncrewed Artemis I test flight, he realized the US space agency wasn't consistently livestreaming the spacecraft's journey to Earth.
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Hawks clinch NBA playoff berth with win over Cavs
The Atlanta Hawks secured an NBA playoff berth with a 124-102 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday as the Boston Celtics locked up the Eastern Conference second seed with a lopsided win of their own.
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Artemis II lunar mission draws flood of conspiracy theories
From false claims that a historic lunar fly-by was staged in a movie studio to unfounded narratives that footage of the crew was AI-generated, the Artemis II mission has been clouded by a blizzard of misinformation.
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Extra time at Augusta helps McIlroy make Masters magic
Rory McIlroy spent nine days over his three-week PGA Tour break making visits to Augusta National, practice that has helped him seize the greatest 36-hole lead in Masters history.
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Panic buttons, undercover cops: How Peru bus drivers try to stay safe
From undercover police to panic buttons, bus drivers in Peru's capital Lima are pulling out all the stops to protect themselves from attack by extortion gangs, a key theme in Sunday's presidential election.
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