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SpaceX is launching a new mission: making its Starbase site a new Texas city. Billionaire Elon Musk ‘s company on Thursday sent a letter to local officials requesting an election to turn what it calls Starbase – the South Texas…

Russia on Friday launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine, involving dozens of cruise missiles and drones, the latest such strike aimed at crippling the country’s electricity system. The Russian military targeted the Ukrainian power grid, energy minister Herman Halushchenko…

Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to about £1,030 per kilo at auction. Japan’s Fisheries Agency this year added fin whales to its list of three whale…

Hundreds of protesters led by university students held a noisy rally on Thursday outside Serbia’s state television headquarters, despite the country’s president pledging to fulfil all their demands. The demonstration is part of wider protests which erupted after the fall…

A prominent human rights attorney has parted ways with the International Criminal Court to protest what he sees as an unjustified failure of its chief prosecutor to indict members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government. Chilean-born Claudio Grossman, a past…

A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture after being arrested in July for visa fraud charges, authorities said Thursday. Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, who…

Trump invites Xi to inauguration: Spokesperson President-elect Donald Trump has invited China’s President Xi Jinping to his inauguration in January, his spokesperson said Thursday. Sourse: abcnews.go.com Rate this item:1.002.003.004.005.00Submit Rating No votes yet. Please wait…

Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest chess world champion after beating defending champion Ding Liren of China in the final match of their series in Singapore. The 18-year-old secured 7.5 points against the 6.5 of his Chinese rival…

Country music star Morgan Wallen has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanour counts of reckless endangerment for throwing a chair from the rooftop of a six-storey bar in Nashville and nearly hitting two police officers with it. Wallen, who appeared in…

Syrian families search for their missing; American found near Damascus ABC News’ Marcus Moore reports on the thousands of families in Syria searching for their loved ones who vanished under Assad’s regime. Sourse: abcnews.go.com Rate this item:1.002.003.004.005.00Submit Rating No votes…