The timely detection of a “crack in an oxidizer line” in the first stage of the Falcon-9 rocket – which will take four astronauts, including India’s Shubhanshu Shukla, to the International Space Station – averted a major disaster.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said the parks at tourist places, which were closed in view of security considerations after the April 22 Pahalgam attack, are being reopened in a phased manner.

In a politically motivated attack, two Minnesota lawmakers were shot in their homes early Saturday. Former House Speaker Melissa Hortman was killed, while State Senator John Hoffman was wounded. Authorities are conducting a statewide manhunt for the suspect, who may have impersonated a police officer. The shootings have shocked the political community amid rising threats against elected officials.