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Has the army turned the page on control of western Sudan?

Sudan's military repels a series of offensives by the RSF paramilitary in a strategically significant region.

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The space rocket I could have been aboard explodes: Rhiannon Adam’s best photograph

‘I was chosen to go around the Moon on a SpaceX starship. Preparations took over my life. Then, four minutes into watching a rocket on a test flight, it broke apart. And that was the end of my adventure’ This photograph was taken on 20 April 2023 from the VIP section of SpaceX’s launch viewing area, looking out from South Padre Island, Texas, towards Boca Chica, a nature reserve near the Mexican border which is home to SpaceX’s Starbase launchpad. In 2021, I and seven other civilians were selected from an open call to go around the Moon on a free SpaceX Starship flight funded by the Japanese b

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The space rocket I could have been aboard explodes: Rhiannon Adam’s best photograph

‘I was chosen to go around the Moon on a SpaceX starship. Preparations took over my life. Then, four minutes into watching a rocket on a test flight, it broke apart. And that was the end of my adventure’ This photograph was taken on 20 April 2023 from the VIP section of SpaceX’s launch viewing area, looking out from South Padre Island, Texas, towards Boca Chica, a nature reserve near the Mexican border which is home to SpaceX’s Starbase launchpad. In 2021, I and seven other civilians were selected from an open call to go around the Moon on a free SpaceX Starship flight funded by the Japanese b

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Armistice Day: Crowds fall silent across the South

People gathered for Armistice ceremonies in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire and Dorset.

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Northern Ireland’s Sinn Fein faces police probe as protest tensions fester

The Democratic Unionist Party calls for the prosecution of Sinn Fein lawmakers who participated in the protest.

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China’s AI is quietly making big inroads in Silicon Valley

Chinese AI models are being adopted by US firms and winning praise from tech leaders in a challenge to Big Tech.

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‘Devastating’: At least 15 killed in shooting at Jewish festival in Sydney

One of the suspects was also killed in the attack in Sydney, while another is in custody in critical condition.

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Thousands march for climate action outside COP30 summit in Brazil

Indigenous and other climate activists say they need to 'make their voices heard' as UN conference hits halfway mark.

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Praise for people who died while trying to stop Bondi Beach attackers

One of the bystanders who tried to stop the attack came to Australia from the USSR to escape anti-Semitic persecution.

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Morocco launches nationwide emergency relief after floods kill dozens

Authorities distribute aid to tens of thousands of families hit by deadly winter storms.

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