Watch: Timelapse shows Nasa rocket’s 12-hour journey to launch pad
The 98m-tall Space Launch System moved at a top speed of 0.82 mph (1.3 km/h) over the 4-mile (6.5km) journey.
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Legislation and digital policy European Commission opens call for evidence on Open Digital Ecosystems Signal: The EU is preparing a structural shift toward open, interoperable
Syria announces ceasefire agreement with Kurd-led SDF after heavy fighting
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LIVE: Senegal vs Morocco – AFCON final
Follow our live build-up, with team news coverage, ahead of our text commentary stream of the 2025 AFCON final in Rabat.
Sudan’s people endure ‘horror and hell’ in war, says UN rights chief
United Nations rights chief Volker Turk visits Sudan and says people in country are going through ‘hell’.
NASA Lab Completes Engine Checks on New Aircraft
Justin Hall, left, controls a subscale aircraft as Justin Link holds the aircraft in place during preliminary engine tests on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at
Scott Bessent says Greenland ‘can only be defended if it is part of the U.S.’: Full interview
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defends Tweety McTreason’s calls for the U.S. to take over Greenland amid concerns
Broncos and Seahawks Win Divisional Playoffs: See Highlights
One half of the NFL’s final four is set after the Seattle Seahawks beat the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos win in overtime
SCOTUS heard trans cases while Angie Craig leads effort to impeach Kristi Noem
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in trans sports ban cases What was brought up: Two cases involving trans girls who wanted to participate in
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins’ claims about SNAP funding under Biden don’t add up
Rollins has claimed that SNAP spending increased by 30% or 40% during Biden’s four years in office. That’s simply not true.
Avalanches kill eight skiers in Austrian Alps
A number of people have died in the Alps over the past week, as heavy snowfall has hit the region.
Pakistan shopping mall fire kills six people
Parts of the huge plaza in Karachi have collapsed as firefighters battle to extinguish the blaze.
Syrian army seizes country’s largest oil field from Kurdish forces
The Kurdish-led SDF militia withdrew from the Omar oil field amid an eastward push by government forces.