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SpaceX's Starship rocket lifted off from Texas on Friday in the company's 13th flight test to demonstrate an array of onboard capabilities, including the rocket's first suborbital deployments of new Starlink satellites.

Venezuela will withdraw from the International Criminal Court over the tribunal's perceived bias, the nation's foreign minister said Friday.

US President Donald Trump said Friday that Venezuela is not ready to hold elections, more than seven months after the American military operation that toppled then-leader Nicolas Maduro.

Russia struck an arms show near Kyiv on Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding a hundred, Ukrainian officials said, raising questions around the safety of such events.

Saudi strikes attacked Yemen's Red Sea governorate of Hodeidah on Friday, Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported, after eyewitnesses earlier said several strikes had targeted Hodeidah's port.

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had not decided on whether to launch major strikes on Iran as Tehran was now getting "very serious" in talks with Washington.

A federal court in Virginia has ruled that restrictions imposed by the US drug regulator on the abortion pill mifepristone are "unlawful" and ordered the Trump administration to reconsider them.

Trump's comment on Truth Social comes amid reports that Washington is investigating whether Moscow and Beijing are giving Iran targeting information, following a series of strikes on US bases.

In what is being described as Japan's biggest intelligence overhaul since World War II, the government is building a modern spy network of its own, according to a report by The Washington Post.

Exploratory discussions took place during a visit by Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni to Islamabad this week - his second within the last 10 days, the report said.

Canada scratched a joint gathering after President Donald Trump this week suddenly announced 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods entering the US.

Another person was under investigation for the same incident, the Guardia Civil said on X.

In a fresh statement on Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said information received from the Directorate General of Maritime Administration showed that the Guinea-Bissau-flagged vessel had loaded grain before departing Odesa on July 19.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the bloc "will pay a very big price for this illegal and highly unethical conduct, which I have consistently warned them about" and said a "substantial tariff" would be imposed "at the earliest possible moment".

The Indian Embassy in Tehran has been in close contact with the relevant authorities and has confirmed that all Indian crew members are safe.

Tehran maintains that any facility or base in the Middle East that the US military uses for strikes on Iran is considered a legitimate target for retaliatory attacks.

The black-tie gathering of journalists, politicians and administration officials was called off on April 25 after a man tried to force his way through a security checkpoint and fired a shotgun outside the ballroom where Trump and members of his cabinet were taking their seats.

The EU said minors' accounts should only be visible to those they have given permission to. Children aged 13 and over can use TikTok.

Musk's partner, Shivon Zilis, is half-Indian and grew up in Canada. The middle name of one of his sons with Zilis is Sekhar, named after Indian-American physicist and Nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.

China, Philippine coastguard vessels clash in South China Sea.

The delay, filed in court on Friday, can cost Paramount $1.7bn in fees if the deal is not closed by next June.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran does not fear threats or 'succumb to pressures'.

Tyson Fury forced his Polish opponent, Mariusz Wach, to retire in the fight at a Muay Thai stadium in Pattaya, Thailand.

The number of people forced to flee the heatwave-induced fires in Spain and France has now passed the 100,000 mark.

Sebastia in the occupied West Bank and five Lebanese castles get emergency listing despite Israeli objections.

In lawsuit on Friday, two small businesses said latest round of tariffs on 60 countries needs to be legally justified.

Israeli settlers have set fire to Palestinian homes and vehicles in villages near Nablus

Announcement comes as Venezuela has hewed close to Trump administration, who has pledged to'disable' international court.

Houthi-controlled foreign ministry warns that the attack will spark further escalation in the Yemeni conflict.

Canada cancelled planned cross-border ribbon-cutting ceremony and the milestone opening was only among Canadians.

In a historic first, Afrah al-Zouba was appointed Yemeni foreign minister on July 23.

More than 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate as firefighters struggle to contain wildfires in central Spain.

The Pakistani Taliban said four suicide bombers carried out the assault in the country's northwest.

Karim Khan's defence team underscores that the prosecutor was removed while many court officials are under US sanctions.

Colt Gray pleads guilty to killing two students and two teachers in 2024 attack, which upped scrutiny of parental role.

Omani delegation in Iran to discuss managing traffic in the strait, which has become the main focus of the US conflict.

Trump’s Israel condition on Saudi nuclear deal

Huge crater after back-to-back Israeli strikes on Gaza refugee camp.

Israel has arrested wounded Palestinians in a hospital as it shuts off Nablus following Friday’s deadly settler attack

The incident adds to concern that Moscow’s war on Ukraine risks spilling over to entangle neighbouring NATO states.

Scientists warn that falling vaccination rates leave vulnerable groups such as young children more exposed to disease.

Gaza families endure scorching summers without refrigerators, struggling to preserve food, medicine and basics.

Countries question Trump administration's latest round of tariffs, which relate to forced labour claims.

Yemen's eastern Wadi Dawan valley is picturesque, but on closer inspection the scourge of plastic waste is clear to see.