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China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft on May 24, 2026, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center with commander Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan, and Lai Ka-ying aboard. The mission heads to the Tiangong space station for crew rotation, science projects, and a planned year-long stay by one astronaut. China maintains a target of a crewed lunar landing by 2030.
Multiple sources confirm 82 cases and seven deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Bundibugyo Ebola strain, which lacks an approved vaccine or treatment. Two cases reached Uganda via travelers from the DRC, with one fatality, while WHO rated national risk very high, regional risk high, and global risk low. Contact tracing and event cancellations in Uganda have limited further spread according to reporting from The Globe and Mail, CNA, and Straits Times.
The Delhi High Court granted Umar Khalid three days of interim bail in the UAPA-linked 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, citing his mother's upcoming surgery. The order came after the trial court rejected a similar plea on May 19. The case stems from violence during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC that injured more than 700 people.
The China Manned Space Agency plans to launch Shenzhou-23 on May 24 2026 at 11:08 p.m. local time aboard a Long March-2F Y23 rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The three-person crew includes payload specialist Li Jiaying, the first astronaut from Hong Kong, and two People's Liberation Army astronauts. One crew member will remain aboard the Tiangong space station for one year, a duration China has not previously achieved.
The Delhi High Court has directed the central government to form an expert panel to assess Vinesh Phogat's eligibility for domestic events following a Wrestling Federation of India decision to bar her participation. Supported records show Phogat retired after the 2024 Paris Olympics, gave birth in July, reversed retirement in December 2025, and faced a May 9 show-cause notice citing weight-category participation, whereabouts failures, and a six-month retirement notice requirement. The court criticized the federation's ineligibility ruling while unverified details include bench composition and upcoming Asian Games selection trial dates.
China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with three astronauts aboard, according to reports from Al Jazeera and the Washington Times. The crew is heading to the Tiangong space station to conduct operations including crew rotation. Multiple additional details about the mission remain unverified and originate from a single source.
The CBI arrested Manisha Sanjay Havaldar, a lecturer at Seth Hiralal Saraf Prashala in Pune and NTA-appointed expert for the NEET-UG 2026 physics paper. The arrest marks the eleventh in the ongoing case registered on May 12 after the May 3 exam was cancelled. A re-test is scheduled for June 21 with nearly 23 lakh candidates registered.
Eli Lilly's experimental retatrutide produced weight losses of up to 85 pounds in a Phase 3 trial as a triple-hormone agonist. Analyses from progressive, conservative, and libertarian viewpoints differ on the role of pharmaceutical innovation versus behavioral or systemic factors, while a devil's advocate review questions trial interpretation and long-term pipeline strategy.
OpenAI intends to file for an initial public offering within days, with a targeted public debut in September 2026 and plans to raise $60 billion. The company, founded as a nonprofit research lab in 2015, could reach a valuation above $1 trillion. Parallel developments include SpaceX filing its own IPO prospectus this week.
A SpaceX Starship vehicle completed a test flight that concluded with a fireball upon water impact. Nearly all technical details of the flight remain unverified beyond a single source. The event has prompted differing interpretations regarding regulation, private innovation, and environmental effects.