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Two people have been killed when an engine exploded and burned at a Russian missile testing base, the third major fire involving the country’s military this summer. The defence ministry said six employees of the military and a weapons developer were injured in a blast during testing of a "liquid-fuel reactive propulsion system," which then…

A court in Berlin is to decide on Friday whether traditional all-male cathedral choirs are obliged to accept female singers under gender discrimination laws. The family of a nine-year-old girl is suing the city’s oldest choir for discrimination after it rejected her application for an audition. The case comes after Lesley Garrett, the British soprano, described…

Donald Trump has announced scrapping a rule which limits the detention of migrant families to 20 days while they await a decision on asylum applications to America.  A White House statement said the current agreement, known as the Flores Settlement, is fuelling the surge in families crossing the US border and being used by smugglers. …

A secretive US space plane has reportedly set a new record for consecutive time in orbit after spending almost two years on its current mission.  The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle has now spent a 718th day in space, overtaking the 717-day mark set by the same type of vehicle on a previous mission.  CNN, ABC…

Ukraine’s parliament has voted to strip its members of immunity from prosecution in the first major victory for president Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s populist reform programme. Supported by 373 of 450 MPs, the legislation removes from the constitution a guarantee that the chamber’s members cannot be held criminally liable without a vote by parliament. It will come…

Scientists have uncovered the footprints of a group of Neanderthal children who walked on a sand dune in France 80,000 years ago. The team of archaeologists analysed 257 footprints discovered at Le Rozel on the coast of Normandy, northern France, and found that they belong to a group of between 10 and 14 individuals, most…

Who launched the attack? The Houthi militia in Yemen – who are backed and supplied by Iran – initially claimed the attack. But experts and officials are not convinced the grpup has the organisational or operational capability. The US and Saudi Arabia claim they have evidence that Iranian weapons were used and satellite images released…

À Arezzo, dans une petite ville italienne, un chat a contracté un virus rare, proche de la rage. Le pays, qui se remet doucement de l’épidémie de coronavirus, s’inquiète face à cette nouvelle maladie, dont un seul cas avait été identifié précédemment, en 2002. Un chat atteint du Lyssavirus : qu’est-ce que cette maladie qui…

Thousands of people in Los Angeles were ordered to evacuate after a fast-moving brush fire ignited on Monday near the Getty Center museum, the latest outbreak in a wildfire season that has scorched parts of California. The fire broke out around 8.30 GMT and grew to consume more than 500 acres (202 hectares) in the…

Tonight’s episode of 205 Live opens up with 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick addressing The WWE Universe to hype up The WWE Cruiserweight Title Matchup between Buddy Murphy & Tony Nese at Wrestlemania this Sunday. Maverick then informs us that Nese & Murphy will both speak later in the evening. Maverick also announces the…