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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...

US to designate two Brazilian gangs as ‘terrorist’ organisations 

28 May 2026

The United States has announced its intention to designate two Brazilian gangs as “terrorist” organisations, continu...

Tense protests erupt outside Delaney Hall immigrant detention centre in US 

28 May 2026

Protesters have returned to the Delaney Hall immigrant detention centre in the United States, a site that has become one...

Iran war live: Tehran, Trump yet to comment on 60-day truce extension plan 

28 May 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, By Lyndal Rowlands, Zaid Sabah and Adam Hancock Publishe...

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

28 May 2026

A United States judge has declined to immediately block President Donald Trump’s executive order tightening rules on m...

Guatemala denies agreeing to US strikes against drug traffickers 

28 May 2026

News|Military The Guatemalan government has denied reports that it agreed to allow the United States to carry out strike...

Trump administration sues states for denying ICE agents undercover plates 

28 May 2026

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has filed lawsuits against four Democrat-leaning states for r...

EU sanctions ‘extremist’ Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank 

28 May 2026

The European Union has sanctioned four entities and three individuals it says are “extremist Israeli settlers” respo...

US and Iran reach tentative deal for 60-day truce extension, officials say 

28 May 2026

The United States and Iran have reached a preliminary memorandum of understanding (MOU) to extend the ceasefire between ...