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SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said his Starship rocket will head to Mars by the end of next year, as the company investigates several recent explosions in flight tests. Human landings could begin as early as 2029 if initial missions go well, though “2031 was more likely”, he added in a post on his social … Read more

Rushdi Abu Alouf Gaza correspondent EPA More than 90% of homes in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged, says the UN Talks to extend the Gaza ceasefire have failed to reach an agreement, a Palestinian official has told the BBC, as the US accused Hamas of making “entirely impractical” demands at meetings in Qatar. Negotiators … Read more

A senior Islamic State (IS) group leader in Iraq and Syria has been killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with US-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister has said. Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifa, also known as Abu Khadija, “was considered one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq … Read more

Rachel Looker BBC News, Washington DC Defensa Civil Dominicana Search efforts for a missing University of Pittsburgh student who disappeared on spring break while in the Dominican Republican have entered their second week. Sudiksha Konanki, 20, was last seen at a hotel around 04:00 local time on 6 March. Her disappearance is being investigated as … Read more

The US is expelling South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying he is “no longer welcome in our great country”. In a post on X, Rubio accused Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool of hating America and President Donald Trump. He described him as a “race-baiting politician”, adding “we have nothing to discuss … Read more

Will Grant Mexico, Central America and Cuba correspondent Reporting fromTeuchitlán, Mexico Getty Images Three human crematory ovens were located at the Izaguirre Ranch at the beginning of March The gates to the Izaguirre Ranch look much like any others you might find in the state of Jalisco. Two prancing horses on the front perhaps a … Read more

Nandhini Vellaisamy BBC Tamil Sheik Hasan K The students captured labourers at work, including a woman working in a turmeric factory The elderly woman gazes wistfully into the distance, her hands curled over a basket of tobacco, surrounded by the hundreds of cigarettes she has spent hours rolling by hand. The photograph is one of … Read more

The US has averted a government shutdown after the Senate passed a Republican-led measure to keep the government funded for the next six months. The stopgap funding bill passed in the Senate 54-46, as two Democrats joined all but one Republican senator in voting yes. President Donald Trump must now sign it into law before … Read more

The BBC has been speaking to people in Kyiv to find out whether people in the Ukrainian capital believe a ceasefire deal could be a step towards ending the war with Russia. Ukraine agreed to a plan for a 30-day ceasefire earlier this week, following talks with the United States. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has … Read more

Sean “Diddy” Combs has pleaded not guilty to an amended indictment that includes new allegations of forced labour. The superseding indictment alleges the rap mogul forced employees to work long hours under threat of physical and reputational harm and forced at least one worker to engage in sex acts with him. Mr Combs’s lawyers have … Read more