Boca Chica and Medford Colonia (United States) (AFP) – SpaceX’s Starship blasts off from the company’s spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas on the first test flight of the spacecraft designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
Boca Chica and Medford Colonia (United States) (AFP) – SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, explodes during the first test flight of the spacecraft designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
South Padre Island (United States) (AFP) – SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, lifts off on the first test flight of the spacecraft designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola hails Erling Haaland, describing the 22-year-old Norwegian as “an incredible machine”. Guardiola’s comments come after his side’s two-legged win over Bayern Munich, which sees them progress to the semi-final of the Champions League, where they will face the holders Real Madrid. Guardiola also addresses Haaland’s penalty miss, the first of his career. “Erling will learn… to take the ball, disappear, disappear, get out of the situation.”
Singapore (AFP) – Crowds flock to one of Singapore’s most popular Ramadan bazaars ahead of Eid, also known in the city-state as Hari Raya Puasa.
Sanaa (AFP) – At least 85 people were killed and over 300 injured in a crush at a charity distribution event in war-torn Yemen on Thursday, Huthi officials said, one of the deadliest stampedes in a decade. + COMPLETES VIDI33DH8QJ_EN +
Shan State (Myanmar) (AFP) – The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) is one of around a dozen ethnic rebel groups along the Myanmar-China border that have fought the military for decades over autonomy and control of lucrative resources. Since the coup in Myanmar two years ago, ethnic rebel groups have taken centre stage in the nationwide battle for democracy, clashing with junta troops and training anti-coup “People’s Defence Force” groups from the Bamar majority.
Moscow (AFP) – “Without Sakharov’s ideas, without this team’s activity, I see no future for Russia,” says Yan Rachinsky. Moscow’s Sakharov Center and human rights museum holds its last event after Russian authorities decided to evict the organisation from its premises, after nearly 30 years in operation.
Palma (Spain) (AFP) – Swedish director Ruben Östlund vows to keep his ego in check as jury head at the Cannes Film Festival, promising that newcomers will get the chance to make their mark alongside the big names. Östlund spoke to AFP in the garden of his townhouse on the Spanish island of Majorca about his excitement over leading the jury at the world’s most prestigious film festival next month.
Mount Darwin (Zimbabwe) (AFP) – In a speech to mark Zimbabwe’s Independence Day, the country’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa vows “free and fair” general elections expected later this year – but warns what he calls “rogue” civil society organisations not to “sow division and disharmony”.
Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola insists that opponents Bayern Munich believe they can pull off a miracle and overturn a three-goal deficit against his side to reach the Champions League semi-finals. “I’ve been here at Bayern Munich and I know the mentality of this club. I know that they believe they can do it,” says Guardiola, who was head coach at Bayern from 2013 to 2016 before joining City.
Tegucigalpa (AFP) – Fires rage in the forests of la Montanita in Honduras, turning trees to ash and blanketing the area in thick smoke. According to the Forest Conservation Institute (ICF), wildfires have resulted in more than 64,000 hectares of burnt forest so far this year.
