Morning Chronicle - News around the clock from London, Great Britain and the world

Zambia's opposition leader charged with treason

In-form Marc Marquez wins Aragon MotoGP Grand Prix

Marc Marquez wins Aragon MotoGP Grand Prix

At least six die in ferry capsize off Northern Cyprus

Robinson rocks Pakistan again as England eye series win at Lord's

Niamey back to normal after soldier mutiny

Nepal rescuers advance towards trapped tunnel workers

King Haakon joins Norway memorials for Harald

Grisly search for missing as Nepal morgues overflow, burials begin

NASA launches Roman telescope on cosmic mapping mission

Barcelona's Yamal getting back to 'top level': Flick

Van Dijk wants Gakpo to stay at Liverpool amid Man City interest

Dutch federation calls for football summit without Infantino

Five-wicket Abbas has Lord's landmark as Pakistan set 389 to win second Test

An overview of NASA's Artemis 1 mission to the Moon

NASA's Artemis 1 mission, scheduled to take off on Monday, is a 42-day voyage beyond the far side of the Moon and back.

All systems go for Artemis 1 mission to Moon

Fifty years after the last Apollo mission, the Artemis program is poised to take up the baton of lunar exploration with a test launch on Monday of NASA's most powerful rocket ever.

China probes state property firm execs for 'serious violations'

China has announced it is investigating several executives at state-owned property companies over allegations of "serious violations of discipline and law".

Whistle blows in Germany for world's first hydrogen train fleet

Germany on Wednesday will inaugurate a railway line powered entirely by hydrogen, a "world first" and a major step forward for green train transport despite nagging supply challenges.

Cost of living crisis dominates UK leadership campaign

With double-digit inflation and an economy teetering on the brink of recession, the cost-of-living crisis has dominated the race for Downing Street.

Angolans head to the polls in tightest ever race

Angolans head to the polls on Wednesday in what is expected to be the most competitive vote in its democratic history, with incumbent president Joao Lourenco squaring up against charismatic opposition leader Adalberto Costa Junior.

Boiling heat and no water: taps run dry in southern Iraq

Younes Ajil turns on the tap in his home but nothing comes out: dozens of villages are without running water in drought-hit Iraq, surviving on sporadic tanker-truck deliveries and salty wells.

Asian markets drop as investors eye US Fed outlook

Asian markets were down on Wednesday after falls in global stocks as the euro plunged against the dollar and traders await news on the next US interest rate hikes.

Real Madrid and rivals await Champions League draw in Istanbul

Title holders Real Madrid and the rest of Europe's elite clubs will be able to start plotting their route to Champions League glory when the draw for this season's group stage is made in Istanbul on Thursday from 1600 GMT.

China warns of 'severe' threat to harvest from worst heatwave on record

China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the face of the country's hottest summer on record.

In The News

All Blacks captain Cane warns 'plenty of work to do'