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From Moon mission to Moon economy: What Nasa's Artemis III is really about

The Artemis III crew announcement grabbed headlines, but the bigger story is Nasa's shift from building spacecraft to buying services from private companies

El Niño emerges in Pacific, raising risks of droughts, floods, crop losses

A powerful El Niño in 1997 killed at least 30,000 people and caused an estimated $100 billion in damage worldwide

Bill Gates to appear before congressional panel investigating Epstein files

Gates, who chairs the Gates Foundation, has not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein and has denied any knowledge of Epstein's abuse of girls

13 killed after Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan: Taliban official

Taliban chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid announced the airstrikes, which he said targeted the Afghan provinces of Khost, Kunar and Paktika

US, Iran launch airstrikes after Trump blames Tehran for downing helicopter

Iran launched attacks in Bahrain and Kuwait, which both sounded alerts and fired air defences in response

US, Iran zero in on four nuclear issues in talks amid escalating tensions

With the cease-fire proving tenuous, negotiations between the two nations are in flux, but have advanced to outline potential paths forward on difficult questions about Iran's nuclear program

Revlon fails to ensure some products are safe, warns US regulator

The Food and Drug Administration called one Revlon product higher risk because of its potential to be contaminated with a known human carcinogen in the letter dated June 2

US House passes $70 bn bill to fund immigration enforcement for 3 years

Republicans used their majority to get the bill over the finish line, funding a pair of Homeland Security agencies through the next three years

As US refines tariff refund system, who gets to apply is under dispute

Court of International Trade Judge Richard Eaton said he wanted to hear details that would help him decide whether to order the government to speed up and expand its system for issuing tariff refunds

'Leave our region if you want to be safe': Iran warns US amid tensions

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran's armed forces would respond to any attack or threat and added that 'intruding outsiders' in the Persian Gulf have faced dire consequences in history

Trump says Iran downed US Apache helicopter, vows military response

Monday's flare-up added further strain to efforts to broker a peace deal to end the wider Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Honda's board backs CEO Mibe despite push by old guard to oust him

They blamed Mibe for neglecting China, the world's biggest auto market, and making a "failed" bet on electric vehicles that would leave Honda with its first annual loss in seven decades

EU orders Meta to restore WhatsApp access for rival AI chatbots

EU regulators last year began scrutinising updated terms and conditions for Meta's business customers using AI assistants to communicate with customers over WhatsApp

PM Modi to visit France, Slovakia from June 13; G7 Summit high on agenda

The Prime Minister will hold bilateral meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the G7 Summit and seek to deepen ties with France and Slovakia

India urges global community to hold Pak accountable for violence in PoK

India's reaction came as over 20 people were reportedly killed in police action on protesters in several parts of PoK

Nepal govt restricts mango imports from India over pesticide concerns

As a result of the ban, the local markets are now filled with domestically grown mangoes. Mangoes are in high demand during the summer season

US helicopter pilots who went down in Strait of Hormuz are fine, says Trump

It was not immediately clear whether the Apache was shot down by Iranian fire, experienced mechanical failure or encountered some other problem

Congo's Ebola outbreak rises to 100 deaths out of 550 cases after a month

Attacks on health workers from angry residents, skepticism among some locals and armed conflict in hot spots continue to challenge efforts to stop the spread

Demand surges for SpaceX's record-setting IPO as orders top $10 billion

Banks leading the offering by SpaceX are expected to stop taking orders from institutional investors on Wednesday after the market closes in New York at 4 pm

Stellantis recalls over 1 mn US vehicles over power steering defect: NHTSA

As part of ‌the remedy, dealers ​will inspect ‌and replace affected components as necessary, free ‌of charge