SPACE: Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman made the first private spacewalk today, testing out Elon Musk-owned SpaceX spacesuits on a chartered flight, but he refused to disclose how much he had invested in the trip.

After the chief executive of a credit card processing company had finished his spacewalk, it was the turn of SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis, with the elite stunt lasting a total of two hours.

PAKISTAN: A officer opened fire inside a police station in the south-western city of Quetta yesterday, killing a suspect held on suspicion of blasphemy who had been rescued from a mob that claimed he had insulted the prophet Mohammed.

Killings of suspects in police custody are rare in Pakistan, although accusations of blasphemy are common, and the officer responsible for the shooting has been arrested.

MALAYSIA: More than 400 children aged one to 17 suspected of being physically and sexually abused across 20 care homes were rescued by the police yesterday, with some allegedly forced to perform sex acts on other children.

Police have arrested 171 suspects, including religious teachers and caretakers who worked at the homes, which are allegedly run by a prominent Islamic conglomerate.

UNITED STATES: Hundreds of people gathered on a Seattle beach on Wednesday night to mourn US human rights activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, the victim of an “intentional” killing of the Israeli military in the West Bank, where she had gone to witness and protest at the occupation.

“I can’t imagine what she felt like in her last moments, lying alone under the olive trees,” her friend Kelsie Nabass told the crowd, adding: “Did she know all of us would show up here tonight, for her?”