Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket to space from Texas, advancing the ship’s spaceflight abilities but botching an attempt to bring its booster back to land as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump watched from the company’s rocket facilities.

When one correctional officer first became a prison guard, he thought he could make a difference in a community he loved that was beleaguered by poverty and generational trauma.

Tourists are taking extra safety precautions as two Australian teens fight for life in hospital following suspected methanol poisoning in Laos.

At COP29 in Baku, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Government of Tuvalu signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the island nation’s green growth and climate resilience efforts.

French farmers held a second day of protests over EU-Mercosur trade talks.

Groups of European countries agreed to work together to develop missile defence, electronic warfare and other military assets as part of a drive to foster closer defence cooperation between national governments.

Gerard Hutch, named in a court case last year as head of a well-known crime family in Ireland, is seeking election to parliament.

Armed forces chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan criticised factional strife within its former ruling party as risky for Sudan after a move to reinstate an ally of deposed autocrat Omar al-Bashir as the party’s leader.

South Africa will use its G20 presidency to focus on advancing inclusive economic growth, food security and artificial intelligence, President Cyril Ramaphosa said at a summit of the Group of 20 major economies in Brazil.

Hong Kong’s High Court jailed 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years following a national security trial that has damaged the city’s once feisty democracy movement and drawn criticism from the United States and other countries.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged leaders of the Group of 20 major economies to accelerate their national climate targets.

Iraq will begin its first full national census in more than three decades, a pivotal moment as it looks to gather demographic data for future planning and development.