Trump gives top US science awards to Elon Musk and other tech executives

United States President Donald Trump has awarded the country’s most prestigious honours in science and engineering to executives from top technology firms including SpaceX, Alphabet, Microsoft and Nvidia.

On Thursday, Trump presented the National Medal of Science to billionaire SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Lisa Su of the semiconductor firm AMD.

Western civilisation is 'at an inflection point' Rubio says in speech overloooking Acropolis

Standing before the Acropolis in Athens, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio swept through the history of ancient Greece to the rise of American industry in a speech on Wednesday that portrayed western civilisation at risk of decline.

Maricarmen dies at 87 after eviction sparked Spain housing protests

The general strike is the first to be jointly backed by Spain’s two largest unions ‌in 14 years.

An 87-year-old woman whose eviction helped stoke nationwide protests over housing has died, Madrid’s tenants’ union said, as trade unions announced a general strike next month over housing issues, which helped prompt a looming snap election.

German court orders detention of former intelligence chief after spying arrest

A formal arrest warrant has been issued against Germany’s former top spy, with a judge ordering him to be held in pre-trial detention, a day after he was arrested on suspicion of treason and spying on behalf of an overseas intelligence agency.

Abortion pill access jumps almost 50% after Australia eases restrictions for pharmacies

The number of Australian pharmacies stocking an abortion pill increased by almost 50% when prescribing restrictions were relaxed, with researchers saying the findings suggest deregulation of abortion promotes safer and faster healthcare.

Flávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is grim jolt for climate campaigners

More fire, more ash, more crime, more death. And a globally important ecosystem driven ever more rapidly towards a point of no return. That is the prospect for the Amazon rainforest for at least the next four years if Flávio Bolsonaro holds on to the lead he established this week in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election.

Reform internal inquiry says party did not break law over donations sting

An internal investigation by Reform UK has said the party did not breach electoral law when senior officials were recorded by an undercover journalist discussing a potential way to secure foreign donations to the party.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to French scientist Henri B. Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai for providing a solution to the chemical mystery of life's asymmetry.

The researchers discovered how nature exclusively makes the correct version of a molecule - rather than its mirror image.

Manchester City: Senior football figures concerned club could play in Champions League next season

BBC Sport has spoken to a number of senior figures with the game in recent days who are concerned about prospect of City qualifying for the Champions League next season.

Justina Shiroka Pula: Kosovo’s new president, elected during a crisis

Kosovo’s election of a new president has brought an end to heightened tensions in parliament and possibly on the streets.

On Tuesday, protests against the convictions of former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders coincided with a midnight deadline to elect a president.