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Indian space startup Skyroot ​Aerospace on ​Saturday launched the ⁠country's first ​privately developed ​orbital rocket, a key test of ​the ​nation's efforts to open ‌its ⁠space sector to private companies and ​compete ​for ⁠a bigger share ​of the ​global ⁠commercial launch market.

Surrogacy is banned in Germany, a policy firmly backed by Jens Spahn's Christian Democrat party, and several years ago by Spahn, too.

Relations have been strained ​over defence spending and the ‌war with Iran.

A senior member of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's ruling conservatives faced pressure to resign on Friday after having a baby born through ​a surrogate mother in the United States, contrary to his own ‌party's opposition to surrogacy.

China said Trump's claims were fabricated and US Democrats said he was paving the way to undermine November's elections.

The US military says its attacks were intended to "further degrade Iranian military capabilities".

Explosions were heard across Iran overnight, shortly after neighbouring Gulf states began to report attacks.

Russian ballistic missiles struck at ​least two districts in the Ukrainian capital ‌Kyiv early on Thursday, triggering fires and killing two people, officials said.

The New York Times has filed a court motion ​to block federal grand jury subpoenas to three ‌of its journalists over their reporting on President Donald Trump's new Qatari-donated Air Force One, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Trump's comments aired as the two countries exchanged fire for the fourth day in a row and the US resumed blockading Iranian ports.

Russia on Tuesday accused Ukraine of terrorism over its escalating attacks on shipping in the Sea of Azov, a route ‌that handles about a quarter of its grain exports.

The European Union pledged on Monday aid worth €120 ​million ($137.14 million) to strengthen the ‌air defence system of Moldova.

The judge said the suit was brought for 'improper purposes' and referred a Trump attorney for possible disciplinary action.

A senior officer in the Hamas-run police force was among those killed in the strike, which Israel's military says targeted "terrorists".

Ukraine's parliament accepted the resignation on Tuesday of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, who stepped down after just a year in office at ​the request of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in a reshuffle for which he ‌has offered little explanation.

A month on from the firm's stock market debut, the reality of how SpaceX currently makes money has seemed to come into clearer focus.

EU countries have yet ​to reach agreement on a broad ‌21st package of sanctions against Russia, but may decide on Monday to add 250 ​individuals and entities to their ​Russia sanctions list, EU foreign policy ⁠chief Kaja Kallas said.

Khanna, 49, was visiting the occupied West Bank when he was held for 90 minutes, he says.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that officials who allowed weapons warehouses to operate ​in a residential area outside Kyiv where ‌explosions killed 10 people had been identified and would be held accountable.

Nearly 2 million ​people were evacuated ahead of Bavi's arrival.