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SpaceX pulls off first-ever spaceship ‘catch’

The feat marked a milestone in the space industry's decadeslong pursuit of fully reusable rocket systems.

Kim Jong Un’s top aide heads to Moscow, days before Putin-Xi-Trump summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s right-hand man Jo Yong Won arrived in Moscow for talks with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday, st...

Iran's navy says three tankers on fire after hitting mines in Hormuz

Nov 14 (Reuters) - Iran's navy said three oil tankers caught fire on Saturday after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media r...

UK to extradite PIO bizman to US for cancer drugs fraud

‘A moral red line’? World on cusp of autonomous weapons revolution

A conference starting Monday at the United Nations in Geneva will discuss how to establish curbs and prohibitions on such weapons.

Iraq PM targets powerful militia stronghold in $30m oil smuggling probe

Iraq’s PM has dismissed nine senior security officials over an alleged oil smuggling network worth up to $30m monthly.

SpaceX successfully catches Starship rocket in huge milestone for the space industry

The historic first gets SpaceX closer to “rapid reusability” of rockets.

U.S. floated idea of Ukraine ceding Donbas for NATO membership

This is the first time the question of linking NATO membership to territorial concessions has been raised during the talks.

In reversal, Pentagon eyes smaller troop cuts across Europe

European allies had previously feared the U.S. might cut as many as 25,000 troops, but a smaller cut is now more likely.

Kiev troops bombard Donetsk People’s Republic 32 times over past day

A civilian was killed and four more sustained wounds

Bomb rips through Damascus suburb; killing 2, including child

The explosion took place in the southern Damascus suburb of Jaramana near a factory where batteries are produced, state TV said

Netanyahu says only a unity government can guarantee Israel’s security

Eisenkot, in charge of forming a government, dismisses the appeal as ‘tricks’ as talks and a Knesset speaker vote loom.