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'I'll pay it out of my own pocket': Trump on Nasa astronauts' overtime fee

Originally an eight-day test mission, Williams and Wilmore stayed over nine months at the ISS due to helium leaks and thruster malfunctions that made their Starliner capsule unsafe to return

Israel vows severe response to rocket attack from Lebanon amid Gaza ops

Israel's army said the intercepted rockets were targeting the Israeli town of Metula. This is the second time rockets have been fired from Lebanon into Israel since December

High Court in Israel issues order against sacking Shin Bet head Ronen Bar

In a significant development, the attorney general added that meanwhile, PM Netanyahu's involvement in the process for the appointment of a new chief for Shin Bet will be examined

Heathrow airport says open, fully operational after blackout shutdown

Heathrow advised passengers traveling on Saturday to check with their airline for the latest information regarding their flights

North Korea's Kim Jong Un reaffirms support for Russia's war in Ukraine

Meeting between Kim and Sergei Shoigu, Russia's Security Council secretary, followed a South Korean intelligence assessment in late February that North Korea had likely sent additional troops

Balochistan leader Mahrang Baloch arrested while protesting in Pak's Quetta

Mahrang Baloch, who had been with the protestors during the sit-in protest, had shared messages on Friday night bringing attention towards the atrocities being faced by Baloch people

Imran Khan's party PTI denied permission to hold rally at Minar-i-Pakistan

According to Dawn, the request had been rejected "in view of serious security issues, threats, and the general law and order situation in the country"

Heathrow's unprecedented blackout exposes weak spot in power supplies

A fire late Thursday at a nearby electrical substation cut off the power supply to Heathrow, bringing flights to a standstill for almost all of Friday

JFK-related records reveal past CIA secrets but also some personal data

According to researchers and the FBI, roughly 3,700 files held by federal authorities still haven't been released

US imposes travel ban on former Argentine president over corruption charges

State Department also banned Fernandez' planning minister Julio Miguel De Vido and their families

Donald Trump revokes security clearances for Biden, Harris, Blinken, others

Trump said it was "no longer in the national interest" for them to continue to have access to classified information

Unicef urges Taliban to lift ban on girls' education as schools reopen

For over three years, the rights of girls in Afghanistan have been violated," Catherine Russell, UNICEF executive director, said in a statement

Trump urges US Supreme Court to limit judges' power to issue injunctions

With a 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court - including three justices nominated by US President Donald Trump - his administration is seeking to limit judicial authority over his policies

US decision to limit Canadian access to border library sparks outcry

Starting in the coming days, only library card holders and employees will be able to cross over from Canada to enter the building through the main door on the US side

Taiwan detects 47 Chinese aircraft, 7 naval vessels near its shores

As per the MND, out of 47 sorties, 41 crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern ADIZ

Trump will want talks as Americans suffer from trade war, says Canada PM

Trump has kept up his near-daily attacks on Canada, repeating that the country should be the 51st state and that the US keeps Canada afloat

Trump awards Boeing deal to build US Air Force's next-gen F-47 fighter

During his announcement, US President Donald Trump revealed that a prototype of the F-47 has been undergoing secret flight testing for nearly five years

Thousands rally in Istanbul as President Erdogan warns against protests

Water cannons were used to break up demonstrations in Ankara, the capital, as well as in the Aegean coastal city of Izmir

Trump sketches start of roadmap for winding down US education department

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said she is preparing to relocate the department's core operations to other agencies and roll back federal regulations

Under threat from Trump, Columbia University agrees to policy changes

Columbia will also bar protests inside academic buildings and the wearing of face masks on campus for the purposes of concealing one's identity