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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes on launchpad 

29 May 2026

News|Science and Technology Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has exploded on the launchpad during a test in the US state...

US Treasury secretary confirms plans for banknote featuring Trump’s face 

28 May 2026

News|Donald Trump US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent says preparations are under way to print a new $250 banknot...

Rebuilding US weapons stockpile may ‘take years’ post-Iran war 

28 May 2026

Restoring pre-war stockpiles of critical US munitions will take at least two years, according to CSIS report.  

Israel’s Netanyahu directs army to seize 70 percent of Gaza Strip 

28 May 2026

Israeli army has already expanded its control of Gaza by 11 percent over the ‘Yellow Line’, beyond terms of ...

US judge rejects immediate block on Trump’s mail-in voting executive order 

28 May 2026

Judge Carl Nichols says Democrats’ legal challenge is premature as the administration moves to implement the measure. ...

EU sanctions ‘extremist’ Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank 

28 May 2026

European Union says sanctioned individuals and groups have violated the rights of Palestinians.  

Trump administration sues states for denying ICE agents undercover plates 

28 May 2026

The Department of Justice has argued that states are obliged to give ICE vehicles confidential licence plates.  

Guatemala denies agreeing to US strikes against drug traffickers 

28 May 2026

President Bernardo Arevalo’s government says it requested security cooperation but did not approve US attacks.  

Tense protests erupt outside Delaney Hall immigrant detention centre in US 

28 May 2026

A hunger strike at the New Jersey facility has raised questions about conditions in US immigration detention centres.  ...