May 2019

Crowds brave rain to rejoice in new era of ‘beautiful harmony’ as formal ceremonies to anoint new emperor beginJapan is poised to declare a new imperial era later today, hours after Naruhito became the country’s emperor following his father’s historic abdication on Tuesday.Naruhito, whose accession is formalised in ceremonies this Read more

Opposition leader’s video inspires hundreds to flock to Caracas airbase, amid reports of pro-opposition protests in multiple citiesFollow for the latest updates as clashes erupt in VenezuelaUS declares support for bid to overthrow Venezuela’s Nicolás MaduroVenezuela’s political crisis has lurched into a potentially historic and violent new phase as an Read more

In letter to Barr, special counsel said attorney general ‘did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance’ of investigationThe special counsel Robert Mueller wrote a letter to US attorney general William Barr expressing frustration with how the attorney general characterized the conclusions of Mueller’s investigation into potential ties between Read more

SpaceX delivery delayed after old power-switching unit malfunctions The International Space Station has been hit by a major power shortage that has forced a delivery from SpaceX to be delayed.SpaceX was supposed to launch a shipment on Wednesday. But an old power-switching unit malfunctioned at the space station on Monday Read more