Nasa to build nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030
Georgina Rannard Science correspondent NASA A concept image of NASA’s Fission Surface Power Project US space agency Nasa will fast-track plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by…
Bill and Hillary Clinton subpoened in House committee’s Epstein probe
Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary are among a range of high-profile names to receive subpoenas from a congressional committee to testify about deceased sex offender Jeffrey…
Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu dies aged 95
Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu, who presided over the country’s chaotic transition from communism to democracy, has died aged 95. Iliescu had been diagnosed with lung cancer and hospitalised in…
Family ‘devastated’ after woman kidnapped in Haiti
Universtity of Limerick Gena Heraty was among those taken from the privately-run Sainte-Hélène orphanage in Kenscoff during the early hours of Sunday morning The family of an Irish woman kidnapped…
Netanyahu to propose full reoccupation of Gaza, Israeli media report
Yolande Knell BBC News, Jerusalem Reuters Netanyahu’s plan reportedly faces opposition from military chiefs Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to propose fully reoccupying the Gaza Strip when he meets…
Besieged el-Fasher city residents face starvation, UN warns
The UN’s food agency has warned that families trapped within the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher face starvation. The World Food Programme (WFP) said it had not been able to…
Texas Republicans vote to arrest Democrats stalling redistricting vote
Ana Faguy and Max Matza BBC News Watch: Texas Speaker plans civil arrest warrants against absent Democrats Texas Republicans have voted to track down and arrest dozens of Democratic legislators…
Fireworks ignite as blaze hits Japanese festival launch boats
Launch barges caught fire after pyrotechnics landed on them during a summer fireworks festival in Japan’s city Yokohama on Monday evening. The blaze broke out on two boats being used…
Dozens feared trapped as cloudburst triggers flash floods
Dozens of people are feared trapped after a massive cloudburst triggered flash floods in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rescue teams, including army personnel, have reached Dharali village in…
Protests in China over viral school bullying case
A school bullying incident in southern China has sparked a series of protests and calls for more justice for the 14-year-old victim. A video of the girl being slapped, kicked…