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World of photos, August 28, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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Space headache: Astronauts’ plight piles pressure on Starliner program
NASA deemed the capsule’s troublesome thrusters unsafe for the return journey for two astronauts, creating the latest humiliation for Boeing at the hands of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
- by Joey Roulette
Donald Trump hints he might not join debate with Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris’ team said the campaigns were in a dispute over whether the microphones at the forum should be muted when the other candidate is speaking.
- by Stephanie Lai
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Will Trump get a boost now that RFK Jr’s brain worm has turned?
Robert Kennedy Jr has thrown his support behind Donald Trump in a move former friends have described as “sad and surreal”.
- by Peter Hartcher
A billionaire adventurer returns to space, this time on a riskier mission
The mission, named Polaris Dawn, hearkens back to the earliest era of space flight, the 1960s, when pioneers pushed the boundaries of what had been accomplished in space
- by Kenneth Chang
Pelosi rejects claims that Biden was ‘pushed’, focuses on Democrats beating Trump
The powerful California congresswoman rejected suggestions Joe Biden was forced to withdraw, saying he “made a selfless decision ... pass the torch to another generation”.
- by Farrah Tomazin
World of photos, August 26, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Don’t mistake MAGA loyalists for ‘turning’ on Trump – they’re just hedging their bets
After months of discontent, some of Donald Trump’s most high-profile supporters are criticising his campaign. But they haven’t turned on him – yet.
- by Dr Emma Shortis
How Trump’s carefully planned week kept veering off script
The race to be US president remains neck-and-neck nationally and in battleground states.
- by Michael C. Bender and Michael Gold
Astronauts who went to space for a week stranded for eight months
The astronauts have been stuck at the International Space Station since the beginning of June – and will spend more months in space before returning to Earth.
- by Marcia Dunn
‘His anger and words speak volumes’: Trump struggling in battle with Harris
Trump’s personal attacks on his rival underscored his frustration with having to face a biracial woman, a task complicated by his history of making racist remarks.
- by Nathan Layne