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Sunita Williams
personIndian space agency ISRO praised Williams for her remarkable achievement. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauded the astronauts' resilience. Tollywood stars Chiranjeevi and Madhavan are among the first to laud her efforts.
Sunita Williams
personNASA astronaut Sunita Williams is set to return to Earth after nearly nine months in space. Williams launched with the crew of STS-116 on December 9, 2006, and docked with the ISS on December 11, 2006. Williams and her colleague, Butch Wilmore, on Tuesday departed for Earth.
Butch Wilmore
personThe veteran Nasa astronauts completed 17-hour trip from the International Space Station (ISS) with a splashdown off Florida’s coast. The duo returned home on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule alongside astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.
Hamas
organizationHamas official: Netanyahu's decision to return to war amounts to a "death sentence" Israel says it will not end the war until it destroys Hamas' governing and military capabilities. At least 326 people killed, Palestinian Health Ministry reports.
Vladimir Putin
personRussian President Vladimir Putin appears to reject US calls for immediate halt to violence. Putin demands Ukraine order troops who had occupied land in the Kursk region to surrender. Putin expressed his support but raised ‘serious questions’ about how it would be implemented.
American Airlines
organizationAmerican Airlines Flight 1006 was headed from Colorado Springs to Dallas-Fort Worth. The crew reported engine vibrations, the FAA says.
Tesla
organizationTesla's shares tumbled 15.4% to $222.15, marking their lowest level since October 2023. Comes amid protests and calls for a boycott over Mr Musk’s close ties with Mr Trump.
Rodrigo Duterte
personThe International Criminal Court is investigating allegations of "crimes against humanity" committed during his presidency. The charge is related to his brutal anti-drugs drive, which resulted in the deaths of thousands.
Mahmoud Khalil
personPalestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by federal immigration authorities. Khalil helped lead protests against Israel and the war in Gaza as a student. Protesters plan to rally in New York City's Federal Plaza on Monday.
Rohit Sharma
personIndia beat New Zealand by four wickets in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy. The Men in Blue won the tournament unbeaten as they won all five games. Rohit Sharma received the Man of the Match for his 76-run knock.
Mark Carney
personMark Carney, 59, won 86% of the votes in the Liberal Party leadership vote. He ran Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. Carney is expected to be sworn in this week and call for an election as early as April.
Rohit Sharma
personIndia beat New Zealand by 4 wickets to win their record third title in the tournament. Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja took five wickets.
SpaceX
organizationThe rocket's engines failed shortly after lift-off, leading the rocket to spin out of control and explode mid-air. The failure comes just over a month after the company's seventh Starship flight also ended in an explosive failure.
Congress
organizationDonald Trump condemned 'wokeism' during his first Congress address of his second term. He reiterated that the United States will no longer will be a ‘woke’ country as he said hirings will be done on the basis of competency and skills and not race or gender. There were standing ovations, boos and a member of Congress thrown out during President Trump's address.
Donald Trump
personPresident Donald Trump's declaration that "America is back" during his joint address to Congress was well-received by both Republicans and independents. Trump announced 13-year-old DJ Daniels as honorary Secret Service agent.
Donald Trump
person'Trump take nest egg' is exploding on social media after stock markets plummeted in response to the president's new tariffs. Trump announced 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, as well as a 10% increase on tariffs against China.
Justin Trudeau
personUS President Donald Trump's long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico finally went into effect on Tuesday. Starting just past midnight local time, imports from the two countries are now to be taxed at 25%. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said his country would slap tariffs on more than 100 billion dollars (£78.7 billion) of American goods.
Rohit Sharma
personCongress spokesperson Shama Mohamed called Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma “overweight’ The comment came after Sharma was dismissed after 15 runs off 17 balls during a match against New Zealand for the Champions Trophy. She deleted the posts after her remarks triggered an attack from the BJP.
Adrien Brody
personAdrien Brody won his second Oscar this morning for his stellar performance in The Brutalist. The actor made history as the youngest winner in the category when he won his first Oscar at 29 for The Piano (2003) Brody dedicated his award to his partner Georgina.
Sean Baker
personSean Baker won his first Oscar for original screenplay for "Anora" The screwball dramedy about a stripper who marries the son of a Russian oligarch. Anora has received widespread critical acclaim.