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Fifa admits mistakes but Infantino remains presidentGianni Infantino will remain as Fifa president after he receives the backing of senior executives following a meeting, despite the governing body admitting “mistakes” were made.37 mins agoFootball

ReutersThe ministry did not release any specific details on the proposed routeIran says it has reached an agreement with Oman on a route for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei did not give any further details on the agreement, which he said was “in the final stages”.Baqaei warned however that a deal with Oman would not guarantee safe navigation through the strait on its own, arguing that security remains impacted by the US blockade of Iran’s ports. The US and Oman have not commented on the proposal.Since the US and Israel attacked Iran in late February,…

Instagram/César GastélumCésar Gastélum had more than 500,000 followers on TikTokA Mexican influencer, César Gastélum, has been shot dead while livestreaming on social media.Gastélum was filming with two friends outside a fast food restaurant in Tres Ríos, in the northern city of Culiacán, on Tuesday evening when when two men on a motorbike drove up to him and one shot him at close range.He had more than half a million followers on TikTok and mainly uploaded comedy videos.It is not the first time a social media influencer has been killed in Mexico. Last year, 23-year-old Valeria Márquez was shot dead at…

Watch: ‘Scariest night’ as Ukraine fails to intercept Russian attackAt the Kvitneva railway station near Kyiv, workers lift white body bags from the pockmarked platform and carry them to waiting ambulances. Shoes, glasses and some pieces of clothing mark the spot where eight people were killed during Russia’s latest massive aerial attack on Ukraine. Overnight, Moscow fired 115 drones and 24 ballistic missiles. Most of the drones were shot down, but Kyiv’s depleted air defences did not intercept any of the missiles. Twenty-one people were killed and dozens more were injured.In Kvitneva, it is not clear if the target was…

Getty ImagesDonald Trump’s administration has paid back $100bn (£78bn) in “Liberation Day” tariff refunds to businesses through US customs officials. This represents roughly 60% of all tariff revenue collected by the government under the policy, according to a recent court filing from US Customs and Border Protection.However, a significant chunk of money remains unpaid. Nearly $29bn in potential refunds is undergoing review by trade authorities, while another $1.6bn remains stuck because importers have not yet supplied their banking details.The repayments follow a major Supreme Court decision in February, in which judges ruled that broad import tariffs introduced under economic powers…

See through the eyes of the world’s most powerful solar telescope as it zooms in on the Sun’s surface (NSF/NSO/AURA/MPS)Scientists using the world’s most powerful solar telescope have captured the surface of our Sun in new, unprecedented detail.Images and footage show “whirlpools” of activity that it has not been possible to see before. It is the Sun’s magnetic field being twisted and moved by the motion of hot gas.That constant swirling is a driving force behind bursts of energy from the Sun, creating so-called space weather, that can disrupt Earth’s power grids and satellites, and could even injure astronauts. Capturing…

Cnews agenciesE CANAVERAL, Fla. (news agencies) — A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday after drifting off course for the past year, scientists reported.Although no one observed the actual 5,400-mph (8,700-kph) collision, a telescope in Chile spotted what astronomers have identified as the debris plume resulting from the crash. Space tracking experts said it was inevitable that the leftover rocket segment plowed into the moon. It’s the latest instance of lunar litter, a problem that many fear could worsen as the U.S. and China race to put astronauts on…

EPARecent tensions in Kashmir have led to demonstrations, and police crackdowns, like this one in Lahore Pakistani authorities have imposed new restrictions on international media reporting in the country in a move that has drawn sharp criticism from journalist organisations.Anyone working for foreign media, including Pakistani nationals, must now seek permission to report from anywhere except the cities of Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore.The restrictions would leave on-the-ground reporting by foreign media at the discretion and timing of the authorities across most of Pakistan, which currently ranks 153 out of 180 on the World Press Freedom Index.”These guidelines are tantamount to…

LightRocket via Getty ImagesOpponents of the death penalty in Iran staged a protest in London’s Piccadilly Circus last weekThe UN human rights chief has said he is alarmed by the rise in executions in Iran, with capital punishment continuing to be used “to instil fear among the population and suppress dissent”.Volker Türk said at least 56 people had been executed on national security-related charges since 19 March, including 27 in cases linked to January’s nationwide anti-government protests.More than 100 others were at risk of execution on similar charges, while executions for drug-related offences were also continuing at an alarming rate,…

ReutersThe last time it was confirmed that part of a rocket had collided with the Moon by accident was in 2022A stray SpaceX rocket is believed to have crashed into the Moon, forming a crater near a famous lunar landmark and giving scientists a unique research opportunity that could help future missions.The empty upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket was due to strike the Moon near the Einstein crater at a speed of about 5,400mph (8,700km/h) on Wednesday.The short, dramatic flash it created would have been hard to catch by amateur astronomers even with high-end telescopes, but larger observatories…