Thousands showed up to pay their last respects to Japan’s longest-serving prime minister.
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Nasa telescope takes super sharp view of early cosmos
The new $10bn space telescope delivers its first full-colour image of the distant Universe.
SAS unit repeatedly killed Afghan detainees, BBC finds
Internal emails seen by the BBC show top special forces officers were aware of concerns over killings.
Ukraine invasion could cause global food crisis, UN warns
UN chief Antonio Guterres warns that developing countries face disaster due to rising prices.
US mothers warned against DIY baby formula
Desperate mothers are trying to mix their own baby formula, but experts warn of the dangers.
EU reveals its plans to stop using Russian gas
It will invest in pipelines in other countries but will speed up a shift to green energy.
Buffalo shooting: New York to investigate social media’s ‘bone-chilling’ role
Prosecutors will ask whether social platforms were “used to stream, promote, or plan” the murders.
AG Perarivalan: India top court frees killer of ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi
AG Perarivalan was convicted of procuring batteries used in the bomb to kill former Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi.
Russian soldier pleads guilty in first war crimes trial of Ukraine conflict
The soldier was accused of killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial of the conflict.
Gambler to pay back Japanese Covid-19 fund he spent
The man’s lawyer said his client gambled the pay-out after it was mistakenly paid to his bank account.
China Eastern plane crash likely intentional, US reports say
Flight data reportedly indicates someone in the cockpit made the China Eastern Airlines jet crash.
Pennsylvania primary: Trump-backed TV doctor in cliffhanger vote count
Celebrity surgeon Mehmet Oz’s bid to become the next Republican senator from Pennsylvania is in jeopardy.
Ivan Kuliak: Russian gymnast given one-year ban for wearing pro-war symbol on podium next to Ukrainian
Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak is given a one-year ban for wearing a national war symbol on the podium at an event in Qatar in March.
Ukraine round-up: Beauty blogger row and UK sweets to refugees
A Ukrainian beauty blogger’s trolls ordeal and sweets driven all the way from Somerset to Ukraine.
Mariupol: Ukraine doing everything to save remaining fighters
But Kyiv refuses to say how many soldiers are still trapped, saying such information is “sensitive”.
Buffalo shooting: Biden rebukes ‘poison’ of white supremacy
The suspect in a mass shooting in New York belongs to “a hateful minority”, the president said.
Retired colonel speaks out on Russian TV
Mikhail Khodarenok gives a rare insight saying the military operation in Ukraine can only get worse.
Mexico disappearances reach record high of 100,000 amid impunity
Many of the missing are victims of organised crime and hardly any of those responsible are punished.
US agrees to ease Trump-era sanctions on Cuba
Under the new rules more travel will be permitted to the island and visa processing will speed-up.
Mariupol: Hundreds of besieged Ukrainian soldiers evacuated
Ukraine says 264 fighters – some badly wounded – have been taken from the Azovstal steelworks.