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SpaceX Starship launch aborted on the pad

Engine glitch halts Starship test as SpaceX probes last-second abort

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship stands ready but was aborted before liftoff, in Starbase, Texas, Thursday, July 16, 2026.

$96-billion Iran war package clear first US hurdle

House budget package ties Iran war funds to farm aid and strict voter ID rules

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, center, speaks with an aide during a markup on the Fiscal Year 2027 spending plan, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Brazil: Trump’s 25% tariff 'unjust', US runs surplus

Brazil decries ‘political’ U.S. tariffs, prepares tit-for-tat trade response

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a working session at the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)

Hegseth orders testosterone screening for troops

US defence secretary says annual testing will boost military readiness and performance

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at U.S. Army War College on July 15, 2026 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Carbon monoxide present in Ford Explorer where 3 died

Grandmother, grandchildren among victims in suspected accidental poisoning

Emergency personnel respond to a hazardous material call on Phillips Avenue in Toledo, Ohio, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (Alex Bracken/The Blade via AP)

China, Xi seen more favourably than the US, Trump: Poll

Xi Jinping viewed more favorably than Trump across much of Europe and the Americas

FILE - President Donald Trump talks with China's President Xi Jinping at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound, May 15, 2026, in Beijing.

Israel's latest strikes kill a dozen people in Gaza

Ceasefire under strain as Israeli raids kill civilians, officers across Gaza

Palestinians mourn the bodies of people killed in an Israeli military strike on a residential building during their funeral at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.

Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths

Unpaid medical staff walk off the job amid surging Ebola infections and mounting deaths

Workers at an Ebola treatment center go on strike over unpaid salaries and bonuses at Rwampara General Hospital, in Ituri, northeastern Congo, Monday, July 13, 2026, (AP Photo/Prosper Heri Ngorora)

Buffett says Gates' Epstein ties are 'distasteful'

Buffett accelerates $140 billion giveaway as he distances giving from Gates controversy

FILE - Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates, left, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. billionaire Warren Buffett laugh while answering questions Aug 5, 2006, before the Nebraska Regional Bridge tournament in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Drama-filled women's Wimbledon final hits record views

Noskova–Muchova thriller delivers ESPN’s most-watched Wimbledon women’s final

Linda Noskova of Czech Republic reacts after winning against Karolina Muchova of Czech Republic in the women's singles final at Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Argentina reaches World Cup final by beating England

Late Fernandez and Martinez goals send Argentina past England to final

Argentina's Lautaro Martinez (22) celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between England and Argentina in Atlanta, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)

UK unveils plans for voluntary social media curfew

Critics question effectiveness of measures as teenagers can switch off default settings

A teenager looks at her mobile phone in London, Monday, June 15, 2026.

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