SpaceX launches crew to ISS

The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral with two Americans, a Russian and a Canadian who will spend up to six months aboard the International Space Station.

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The children dying in India's remote tribal heartland

At least 32 children have died in India's Balaghat district since May amid outbreaks of measles and malaria.

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Last UK and US troops leave Iraq as anti-Islamic State mission ends

The withdrawal of coalition forces, under a deal agreed two years ago, was a key demand of the Iraqi government.

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Flydubai passenger describes putting attacker in chokehold after cockpit stabbing

Other passengers on the Israel-bound flight described the "terrifying" moment the plane dropped.

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Lindsay Clancy appears in court as her lawyer pushes for murder case dismissal

Clancy's defence lawyer wants her to be cleared of murdering her three children in 2023 but prosecutors say the state proved guilt.

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The journalist who became king in Uganda

Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has been crowned king of Tooro in a ceremony attended by Uganda's President Museveni.

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Journalist to be crowned king in Uganda after bitter succession dispute

Kijanangoma is being crowned amid a dispute over a young heir whom the royal clan does not recognise.

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