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Two new missions called DAVINCI+ and VERITAS aim to shed light on key aspects of Earth's so-called 'sister planet.'

Prosecutors ask for 30 years in prison after US judge ruled aggravating factors allow for a harsher sentence.

Food buyers fear that disruptions from the JBS attack compound already challenging issues in the meat industry.

US President Joe Biden wants to get 70 percent of Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 for 'summer of freedom'.

Facing widespread criticism, Sebastian Pinera's low popularity could affect upcoming presidential vote, analysts say.

Employees are asking Facebook to address claims that pro-Palestine voices are being suppressed, the FT reported.

Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will confront Iranian threat even if it means discord with the US.

Former Black players say the league used 'race-norming' to make it harder for them to receive legal damages.

Yair Lapid tells Israeli president he can form a coalition government that would end Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year rule.

Thousands continue to protest across Colombia to demand a basic income, more opportunities and end to police violence.

WHO warns of 'staggering health needs' across occupied Palestinian territory as Red Cross appeals for $16m for Gaza aid.

Brahim Ghali returns to Algeria after stay in Spanish hospital that caused Spain-Morocco diplomatic row.

Germany said earlier it had banned incoming Russian airlines after Moscow did not extend Lufthansa's flight permissions.

The Pan American Health Organization blamed the region's leaders for an ineffective response to the pandemic.

The movie-theatre chain's gains pushed its market value to roughly $28bn, surpassing GameStop.

After suspending executions due to a botched lethal injection in 2014, Arizona now has 115 inmates awaiting execution.

Paul Allard Hodgkins is the second to plead guilty so far, admitting he was on the Senate floor during the riot.

Attorney general accused CVS's pharmacy chain, one of the US's largest, of flooding the state with prescription opioids.

The company says the post violated its abusive behaviour policy, leading to a 12-hour suspension of his account.

Dogecoin vaulted more than 30 percent on Wednesday after Coinbase said it will make it available to users.

The launch of the operating system comes as Huawei is still cut off from US technologies including Google’s services.

General Mohammed Othman al-Hussein says negotiations are under way with Russian officials 'to serve Sudan's interests'.

Exploring songs from Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Sudan and the people, cultures and traditions behind them.

The poll on possible breakaway from France will take place on December 12, French overseas territories minister says.

Almost half of the teens surveyed said GameStop's surge boosted their interest in investing, according to Wells Fargo.

UK royal officials banned ethnic minorities from clerical roles until at least the 1960s, The Guardian report reveals.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps trip to Costa Rica, while VP Kamala Harris gears for a visit to Central America.

Stoltenberg says Belarus to be punished over flight diversion as shock grows after activist stabbed self in Minsk court.

China's Fudan University plans to open campus in Hungary's capital, a development Mayor Karacsony decries.

Kenya's High Court last month ruled President Uhuru Kenyatta's proposed constitutional reforms were illegal.

Saudi Aramco may seek to raise $5bn in Islamic bonds to help fund its $75bn dividend commitment, sources tell Bloomberg.

Erdogan's demand for an interest rate cut sent the lira to a new all-time low, but many traders have seen it before.

After being told to return to Damascus, Syrians, some of whom arrived as children, stage a sit-in outside parliament.

The Israeli authorities resented the success of Palestinian activism in Jerusalem and now want to quash it.

Zack Lamb has one of the most severe cases of Tourette’s syndrome in the US. Can drastic surgery save his life?

Midterm elections will decide if Mexican president's leftist Morena party will hold onto key majority in Congress.

The US FAA downgraded Mexico's civil aviation safety rating at a time when the Mexican tourism industry needs a rebound.

UNRWA representatives say Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood are refugees who have a right to support.

Benny Gantz will meet US officials in Washington on Thursday, weeks after the 11-day escalation with Gaza.

The removal comes amid a continuing reckoning over symbols and statues that critics say honour the US's racist history.

Japan's most senior medical adviser calls out organisers with less than two months until start of the postponed Games.

The coronavirus pandemic‐induced shortfall in jobs is estimated to remain at 75 million in 2021 and 23 million in 2022.

UK, which recorded Europe's worst COVID death toll, celebrates milestone but fears simmer over effect of Delta variant.

Reporters Without Borders says 13 Palestinian journalists were detained by Israeli authorities.

More than 250 Palestinians, including 66 children, killed by Israeli air attacks.

Doctors in Italy fear another health emergency may soon arise - of non-COVID patients neglected during the pandemic.

Controversial Iraqi paramilitary leader's arrest could give PM al-Kadhimi impetus before October parliamentary polls.

Lukashenko hijacked a European civil aircraft because he thought he could get away with it. History shows he can.

Ship carrying tonnes of chemicals is sinking, government says, in one of island nation's worst-ever marine disasters.

Land can be our greatest ally in fighting climate change, but first we need to restore it to full health.