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Elon Musk’s SpaceX to expand beyond Texas Starbase with new Louisiana spaceport dedicated to Starship Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s SpaceX to expand beyond Texas Starbase with new Louisiana spaceport dedicated to Starship

August 25, 2026 2 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm The new spaceport will support thousands of launches each year, according to SpaceX By Claire Cameron SpaceX’s Starship lifts off from Starbase in Texas on March 6, 2025. RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images Join Our Community of Science…
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August 25, 2026
CIA Director Ratcliffe’s Surprise Moscow Trip Raises Questions Over Russia, Ukraine, Iran Ukraine

CIA Director Ratcliffe’s Surprise Moscow Trip Raises Questions Over Russia, Ukraine, Iran

WASHINGTON -- CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced visit to Moscow on August 25, US officials confirmed to RFE/RL, a rare trip that comes as Washington's efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine have stalled and tensions over Moscow's relationship with Iran have intensified. The reason for Ratcliffe's visit,…
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August 25, 2026
Syrian Kurdish leader dissolves force that spearheaded jihadist fight Syria

Syrian Kurdish leader dissolves force that spearheaded jihadist fight

The leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, the Washington-backed group at the forefront of the battle against the Islamic State jihadist group, announced their dissolution on Tuesday under a deal with the government. After being Syria's most highly trained and organised paramilitary force for years, the SDF was promptly dropped…
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August 25, 2026
India, China to work towards political settlement of boundary question in long-term interests; Beijing stresses package solution Xi Jinping

India, China to work towards political settlement of boundary question in long-term interests; Beijing stresses package solution

Ajit Doval and Wang Yi after the meeting. Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to India next month, India and China held the 25th round of Special Representatives (SR) Dialogue on the Boundary Question, endorsing efforts to formalise the recent turnaround in the relationship on the back of border…
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August 25, 2026
Vulnerability to wildfire smoke is in our genes, thanks to an evolutionary quirk Air Pollution

Vulnerability to wildfire smoke is in our genes, thanks to an evolutionary quirk

When the sky becomes orange and hazy from wildfire smoke, modern humans are at greater risk than our earlier ancestors would have been. This is because mutations that occurred tens of thousands of years ago made humans exquisitely sensitive to some types of air pollution. Wildfire smoke includes two dangerous…
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August 25, 2026
Why I Led Ogun People To Protest Against Obasanjo Over Subsidy Removal – Oshiomhole NATO

Why I Led Ogun People To Protest Against Obasanjo Over Subsidy Removal – Oshiomhole

News Published August 25, 2026 at 7:16 PM Adams Oshiomhole Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole , has disclosed that fears over how proceeds from fuel subsidy removal will be utilised led him to organise residents of Ogun State to protest against the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Naija News…
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August 25, 2026