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SpaceX’s Starship Flight 11 Marks Final Test of V2 Design With Successful Launch

Starship Flight 11 launched flawlessly from Starbase, Texas, marking the final test of SpaceX’s Starship V2 design. The mission validated new descent and heat-shield...

Environment

Trump trade rep says new 100% tariff on China depends on Beijing’s next move

President Donald Trump could still slap China with 100% tariffs on Nov. 1 or sooner, depending on Beijing’s next move in a dispute over...

Technology

Major real estate developers are fast becoming power brokers

Aerial view of the Apple Data Center in Mesa near Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. on August 6, 2017. Picture taken on August 6, 2017. Apple...

UK must prepare for 2C of warming by 2050, government told for first time

Britain must prepare for at least 2C of warming within just 25 years, the government has been advised by its top climate advisers. That...

World

Bodies of four hostages returned to Israel – and why finding others will be ‘massive challenge’

The families of 24 dead hostages are still waiting to have their bodies returned from Gaza. Only four bodies were transferred by Hamas to...

Deadline day for firm linked to Tory peer to pay back millions over COVID contract scandal

Today is the High Court’s deadline for a firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone to repay £122m for supplying defective PPE at the height...

Business

Four big themes as IMF takes aim at UK growth and inflation

Six months ago the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that the world economy was heading for a serious slowdown, in the face of Donald...

Business

UK to have highest inflation in G7, IMF says

Price rises in the UK are to be the highest among the G7 club of industrialised nations, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)....

Environment

How China’s rare earth restrictions could disrupt the U.S. defense industry and reignite a trade war

China’s sweeping restrictions on rare earth exports threaten the U.S. defense industry, providing President Xi Jinping with powerful leverage over President Donald Trump in...

Environment

OpenAI’s latest deals show an aggressive pivot to control every part of its business

Sam Altman didn’t set out to compete with Nvidia. OpenAI began with a simple bet that better ideas, not better infrastructure, would unlock artificial...

Authorities name 16 killed in Tennessee explosives factory blast

Authorities have identified the 16 people killed in a massive blast at a munitions factory in rural Tennessee. They were killed in an explosion...

Business

Getting a job becomes harder with fewer vacancies – official ONS figures

The jobs market continued to slow, with 9,000 fewer vacancies in the three months to September, official figures show. It is the 39th consecutive...

World

Trump achieves something remarkable, but will his ‘goldfish’ attention span stay the course?

Two things can be true at the same time – an adage so apt for the past day. This was the Trump show. There’s...

Politics

‘Make or break’: Chancellor warned businesses can’t take more tax hikes in budget

Rachel Reeves has been warned that firms face a “make-or-break moment” at next month’s budget. The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) urged the chancellor,...

World

‘Peace in the Middle East,’ declares Trump after leaders fly in to witness deal signing

US President Donald Trump has said the “prayers of millions have finally been answered” after a Gaza peace deal was signed at a global...

World

Trump achieves something remarkable, but will his ‘goldfish’ attention span stay the course?

Two things can be true at the same time – an adage so apt for the past day. This was the Trump show. There’s...

Sports

Belichick calls UNC exit rumors ‘categorically false’

David HaleOct 13, 2025, 12:59 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions...