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NASA has delayed at the last minute the launch of SpaceX rocket carrying a replacement crew for the ISS in a mission that was meant to rescue stranded US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.

US President Donald Trump says officials are travelling to Russia ‘right now’ to discuss a Ukraine ceasefire agreement, warning of what he could do if Vladimir Putin doesn’t agree to peace.

NICOLA SMITH: Today’s America is nobody’s friend and there is no blueprint on how to mend relations or navigate this new Donald Trump world. 

LATIKA M BOURKE: The US shift back towards Kyiv during the truce talks will test the relationship between Trump and Putin, and likely impact the MAGA warriors stoking a Ukraine-America split.

Five-year-old Thomas had been receiving therapy in the US for sleep apnea and ADHD.

Erik and Lyle Menendez are serving life sentences without parole for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents.

Users of Elon Musk's X have reported several outages on the social media platform, with the owner blaming ‘a massive cyberattack’.

A plane has crashed into the carpark of a retirement village in the US, with shocking vision from the scene showing a huge fireball erupting.

Donald Trump has long dealt in distortions and lies, including in his first term. Now, as he executes a much more aggressive agenda, his contradictions have become more brazen and his plan may be working.

Three major brush fires have erupted on New York’s Long Island, with authorities racing to bring blazes under control as a state of emergency is declared.

Health officials say there has been a steady increase in a measles outbreak that has now spilled over 200.

A 67-year-old man chose to die by firing squad, becoming the first American prisoner in 15 years to die that way.

Authorities have announced the cause of death for actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa after the pair were found dead alongside their dog.

THE WASHINGTON POST: More than 100 teenagers were encouraged to participate in ‘gladiator fight’ matchups.

It is the second straight failure this year for Elon Musk’s Mars rocket program.