International news from Friday, February 27th, 2026

NASA is adding a spacecraft docking test to its Artemis moon programme before landing its first astronauts on the moon in over half a century, overhauling the flagship US moon effort amid mounting delays and competitive pressure from China.

An Indian court on Friday declined to proceed with a trial against opposition leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in an alleged corruption case that his party has labelled as politically motivated.

Former President Bill Clinton is due to testify on Friday behind closed doors to a congressional panel about his ties to the late convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told a congressional committee on Thursday that she did not remember ever meeting the late convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein and had no information to share about his criminal activities.

Pakistan has bombed Taliban government targets in Afghanistan's major cities overnight, officials from both countries said on Friday, with Pakistan's defence minister describing the conflict as "open war".