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Toshiyuki Mimaki is exhausted when we meet him.

Eighty years ago today, an American B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

"Critically flawed" safety practices and a "toxic workplace culture" were among the contributing factors that led to the Titan submersible imploding on its way to the Titanic, a report has said.

The search for the Titan submersible, which went missing on its voyage to the wreck of the Titanic, gripped the world in 2023.

The family of an Irishwoman who was among eight people taken by armed kidnappers in Haiti have asked people to keep the group "in your hearts".

The scientist who first raised the alarm over microplastics in the world's oceans has warned of a "David versus Goliath" battle between scientists and the plastics industry - as delegates begin to negotiate a global deal to reduce plastic pollution.

One thing is now painfully clear: Israel's war in Gaza is sliding into a forever war.

Brazil's former president has been put under house arrest while he is on trial for allegedly plotting to stage a coup.

At least four people have been killed and buildings swept away after floodwater crashed through a Himalayan village in India.

The US government has proposed charging some visitors a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the country.