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China’s Tianwen-2 mission will mark the country’s first attempt to survey and sample an asteroid and put it in league with the US, Russia and Japan.   Tianwen-2 will investigate a nearby asteroid called Kamo’oalewa, which orbits the sun at a distance relatively close to Earth. The entire mission could last a decade. If it successfully retrieves and returns samples from the asteroid, it will continue to explore the solar system with a second trip to the main asteroid belt. When will Tianwen-2 launch? Tianwen-2 will launch at the end of May 2025 on a Long March 3B rocket from the…

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-88 on Tuesday night to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals. Isaiah Hartenstein, who is vying to become just the second German after Dirk Nowitzki to win an NBA title, had 12 points and 5 rebounds on the night. “At the beginning, we got the shots we wanted, we just didn’t make them. A few layups missed,” Hartenstein said post-match. “Once our offense found its footing, we took our game to the next level.” ‘NBA always No. 1’ German fans are hoping that not only will he win…

Two staff members of the Israeli embassy were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington on Wednesday night. The two victims, a man and a woman, were leaving an event at the museum when the 30-year-old suspect approached a group of four people and opened fire, Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said at a news conference. The suspect was detained by event security, Smith said. When he was taken into custody, the man began chanting, “free, free Palestine,” Smith said. The suspect had no previous contact with police, she added. ‘Harming the Jewish community is crossing a red line’ Israel’s envoy to the United Nations,…

Canada is conducting “high level” talks with the United States over joining President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense program, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday. Trump announced his plans the previous day to develop the multilayered, $175 billion (€155 billion) system with ground- and space-based capabilities that can defend against a wide range of enemy weapons, like drones, hypersonic and cruise missiles, and intercontinental ballistic missiles. The US President said he expected the missile shield to be ready by the end of his second term in 2029. ‘Good to have protections,’ says Canada Speaking at a news conference…

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One of the marquee events of US President Donald Trump’s recent trip to the Middle East was a high-powered lunch at the royal court in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh. The guest list of those joining Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman caught the eye. Alongside Tesla chief confidante Elon Musk were some of the biggest names in global artificial intelligence (AI) — Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Sam Altman of ChatGPT parent OpenAI, Google president Ruth Porat and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, to name a few. Their collective presence soon made sense, when several US tech firms announced a range…

“This book was born from the belief that no story is ever small; that in the tapestry of human experience, every thread holds the weight of the whole,” author Banu Mushtaq said in her acceptance speech for the International Booker Prize, which she won for “Heart Lamp” on May 20. “In a world that often tries to divide us, literature remains one of the last sacred spaces where we can live inside each other’s minds, if only for a few pages,” the Indian writer added. The English-language translation of her book “Heart Lamp” (original title: “Hridaya Deepa”) becomes the first short-story collection…

World Health Organization member states adopted a treaty on global pandemic preparedness at its 78th annual Assembly on Tuesday, May 20, after three years of protracted negotiations. It’s only the second time in WHO history that member states have successfully negotiated and agreed a major treaty; the first was the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2003. “That in itself is an achievement,” Ayelet Berman, a global health law expert at the National University of Singapore, told DW. The WHO Pandemic Agreement follows the COVID-19 pandemic, which is estimated to have resulted in more than 20 million human deaths. It remains one of…

Women’s football is experiencing a surge, breaking attendance records, drawing new investment and inspiring a new generation of players and fans. World Sevens Football (W7F) , a new seven-a-side series, aims to take advantage of this boom. It brings faster, more dynamic matches to fans worldwide while giving players an opportunity for a significant financial reward. However, the inaugural event, which will take place in Estoril, Portugal, from May 21-23, has drawn criticism for one participating club, Rosengard, disrupting the Swedish league schedule and the tournament adding to player workloads ahead of the Women’s Euros in July. Created to redefine the women’s game…

While expectations for a major breakthrough were modest, Tuesday’s meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels delivered what analysts say is a small but significant development: EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas announced a review of the bloc’s trade partnership with Israel. This marks the first formal step in response to mounting calls for stronger action over the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. As Israel intensifies the military offensive that it began in early May in and around the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, and continues to maintain a tight control on aid entering Gaza, pressure has been mounting on Brussels from several…