The launch of the uncrewed Chang’e-6 is part of China’s effort to put a human on the lunar surface by 2030

White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby told reporters on Thursday that weather in the region can be ‘unpredictable’

Decision appears to be based on official assessment of Israel’s compliance with humanitarian law that did not cover recent events

Scientists say the findings could help shed light on how the knowledge of wound medications evolved in humans.

There are few policy reasons to change leader, so lack of campaigning nous of PM who ‘can’t do human’ may be only argument

human Rights Watch has accused Kenyan authorities of not responding adequately to ongoing floods that have killed more than 170 people since the start of the rainy season

Israel has reopened the only crossing on Gaza’s northern border for the first time since 7 October, to allow urgent aid through. The IDF confirmed the Erez Crossing had opened on Wednesday (1 May), with 30 trucks delivering food and medical supplie ...

Cows in 46 herds across nine states have been infected by the virus with officials now preparing for any transmission of the infection

Gustavo Petro tells May Day rally ‘if Palestine dies, humanity dies’, as Israeli foreign minister accuses president of antisemitism

CBP One app offers far too few appointments, meaning asylum seekers must wait or pay human trafficking groups, report reveals

MP says trade in remains is ‘gross violation of human dignity’, as skulls from Pitt Rivers collection removed

Critics have accused the government of using mental health as a political culture war which ‘dehumanises’ disabled people

Theresa May has ruled out a David Cameron-style return to politics once she steps down at the next election. Speaking at a Chatham House event on Tuesday (30 April), Mrs May was asked by an audience member whether she would consider a return to front ...

François Bozizé is wanted by special criminal court over alleged crimes including murder and torture

“For many of us, we are not without any fear and anxiety,” said one professor, who has been forming human barricades with other faculty members to protect protesting students from police

One human was found infected with bird flu in Texas

Exclusive: Speaking to The Independent, one MP described the sale of the remain as “sickening” and a “perpetuation of a dark legacy of colonialism”.

Two men to appear in Manchester crown court charged with murder of 67-year-old Stuart Everett

Two men have now been charged with murder after a torso was discovered in a nature reserve. Michal Jaroslaw Polchowski, 68, and Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, both of Worsley Road, Eccles, were charged with murder as more human remains were discovered in t ...

humanitarian group paused operations for approximately four weeks after the fatal Israeli airstrike on a three-vehicle convoy