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A spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart outshines everything within sight in a new picture from Nasa’s Webb Space Telescope. The image depicts the Messier 77 galaxy 45 million light-years away in the Cetus, or whale, constellation. A light year is about six trillion miles. Messier 77 is appreciated among astronomers for its combination of relative proximity […]

Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered south-east Asian nation, state media reported. The ruby, measuring 11,000 carats (2.2kg, or 4.8lbs), was unearthed near the town of Mogok, in the upper Mandalay region, the heartland of the lucrative gem-mining […]

The Pentagon has begun releasing new files on UFOs, saying members of the public can draw their own conclusions on “unidentified anomalous phenomena”. In addition to the Pentagon, the effort is led by the White House, the director of national intelligence, the Energy Department, Nasa and the FBI. The Pentagon said in a post on […]

Keir Starmer insisted he would carry on as British Prime Minister despite Labour suffering disastrous local election losses. He acknowledged it had been a “tough” night for Labour but said that “days like this don’t weaken my resolve to deliver the change that I promised”. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK made gains across the country as […]

Family members and activists have called for the release of imprisoned Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu due to health concerns. Dong, an editor at a major state-owned newspaper, the Guangming Daily, was taken away while meeting a Japanese diplomat for lunch in 2022 and was sentenced to seven years in prison for espionage in 2024. “Yuyu […]

A third British national has been diagnosed with suspected hantavirus linked to a cruise ship outbreak, health officials have said. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said two British nationals have confirmed hantavirus but there is now “an additional suspected case of a British national on Tristan da Cunha”. The patient remains on the remote […]

A man will appear in court after being charged with allegedly threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor near his new home on the Sandringham Estate. The former British prince was out walking his dogs when the incident occurred in Wolferton, close to his Marsh Farm property, shortly after 7.30pm on Wednesday, the Telegraph reported previously. Alex Jenkinson, 39, […]

From controversial comments and trade rows to immigration crackdowns and social media firestorms, Donald Trump has dominated global news again in 2026. But how closely have you been following the former, and now current, US president’s biggest moments this year? Test your knowledge with our quiz!

The US military has said it intercepted Iranian attacks on three navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking US forces”. The exchange occurred on Thursday as US navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command said in a social media post. US forces intercepted “unprovoked […]