It’s the first time the “chopsticks manoeuvre” has been attempted, with previous boosters landing in the ocean.
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Israeli attack on northern Gaza hints at retired general’s ‘surrender or starve’ plan for war
Giora Eiland tells Jeremy Bowen that Israel should tell Palestinians to leave northern Gaza before sealing it off as a way of pressuring Hamas.
Indian politician Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai
Siddique was a senior political figure in Maharashtra state, which is due to hold elections next month.
Columbus likely Spanish and Jewish, study suggests
A new study shines light on a hotly contested centuries-old mystery.
Ukraine denounces Russia’s reported execution of captured troops
Kyiv’s human rights ombudsman has written to the UN, after reports that Russia executed Ukrainian PoWs.
Empty bars and bookshops: How Israeli strikes transformed Lebanon’s buzzing capital
There’s no music or dancing in central Beirut bars as fear spreads and displaced people fill the streets.
Can illegal immigrants really vote in the US election?
It is illegal for non-citizens to vote in the US election – but Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed illegal immigrants are going to.
Navalny believed he would die in prison, memoir reveals
The Russian opposition leader’s posthumous memoir traces his final years, including his captivity.
Denzel Washington’s children join forces in ‘fearless’ film
Malcolm Washington directs The Piano Lesson, which his brother John David Washington also stars in.
Mysterious ‘blobs’ are washing up on Newfoundland shore
The Canadian government is looking into the dough-like substance that is appearing on beaches in the province.