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A privately owned lunar lander equipped with a drill, vacuum equipment and other experimental equipment for NASA has successfully landed on the moon, becoming the latest in a series of companies seeking to launch commercial operations on our celestial neighbor…

A US aircraft carrier has reached the shores of South Korea in a show of force just days after North Korea test-fired cruise missiles to demonstrate its retaliatory strike capabilities. The arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and…

Hamas has accused Israel of trying to destroy a tense ceasefire in Gaza by proposing a new extension. The militants said Israel’s decision to stop aid to the region on Sunday was “base extortion, a military violation and a blatant…

David Johansen, the skinny, gravelly-voiced vocalist and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls who later went by the name Buster Poindexter, his flamboyant, pompadour-haired alter ego, has died at 74. According to Rolling…

The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday sparked controversy when Vice President J.D. Vance, seated on a couch across from Trump in the Oval Office, made a witty remark. “With respect, I think…

Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to the “American people” and leadership, hoping for a “strong relationship” a day after an unexpected clash with Donald Trump left many questioning the position of the once-staunch allies. Ukraine walked into the White House on…

Lady Gaga has confirmed that she will perform a free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on May 3. “I’ve been dying to come perform for you for years and was heartbroken when I had to cancel years ago…

Swedish authorities said they are investigating a damaged cable that was discovered in the Baltic Sea. It is the latest in a string of recent incidents of ruptured undersea cables that have heightened fears of Russian sabotage and spying in…

The Danish government has announced plans to bolster its military by setting up a 50 billion-kroner (£5.5 billion) fund that it says will raise the country’s defence spending to more than 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) this year and…

Anne Marie Hochhalter, who was partially paralysed in the Columbine High School shooting but found strength to forgive, has died. She was 43. Ms Hochhalter was found in her home in Denver on Sunday. Her family suspects she died of…