the french foreign minister has denounced in the strongest terms the new security pact in the pacific. jean yves le drian accused the united states and australia of lying and said there was now a serious crisis, following what he called a major breach of trust between them. the first non professional space crew ever launched into orbit has splashed down in the atlantic ocean, off the coast of florida. the commercial spacex inspiration4 mission had been orbiting the earth for three days at an altitude of more than 570 kilometres. the spacecraft was operated by ground based flight teams. un agencies have urged the taliban to re open girls schools in afghanistan. more than a month after the taliban seized power, secondary schools for boys have reopened and all male teachers have been ordered back to work. but the taliban have said nothing about reopening secondary schools for girls.