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SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft successfully lifts off during first test flight but explodes minutes later

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The world’s most powerful rocket ever – blew up on its first integrated flight test

About four minutes into flight – SpaceX’s next-generation Starship spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico on its Thursday flight in Texas.

It climbed to just under 40 kilometres, making it less than halfway to the edge of space.

Touted as the world’s most-powerful rocket ever – it was unmanned and on its first integrated flight test.

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk watched the launch from space command and said afterwards that he was pleased.

A sentiment also shared by cheering employees.

Even though the mission fell short of reaching several objectives, SpaceX engineers say they learned a lot to make future improvements.

Starship is massive and one day when it’s cleared to carry humans, it could take some 100 astronauts or even large loads of cargo to a staging area on the moon.

America and its global partners want to build a staging area on the Moon for humans to be able to conduct space flights to Mars.

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U.S. shutdown ends: what’s next?

Congress reopens U.S. government after 43-day shutdown; Zoran Kresovic examines the deal’s implications and ongoing political tensions.

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Congress reopens U.S. government after 43-day shutdown; Zoran Kresovic examines the deal’s implications and ongoing political tensions.


After a record 43-day government shutdown, Congress has finally agreed to reopen the U.S. government, but political tensions and risks remain.

Zoran Kresovic from Blueberry Markets breaks down the deal and its implications.

#USPolitics #GovernmentShutdown #Congress #FederalWorkers #BlueberryMarkets #PoliticalAnalysis


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Trump Threatens $5B BBC Lawsuit

Trump targets BBC with a $5 billion defamation claim over edited video; expert discusses implications.

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Trump targets BBC with a $5 billion defamation claim over edited video; expert discusses implications.


U.S. President Donald Trump is pursuing a defamation claim against the BBC over an edited speech video, potentially seeking up to $5 billion.

Oz Sultan from Sultan Interactive Group joins us to unpack the legal and reputational implications.

#Trump #BBC #Defamation #MediaLaw #USPolitics #FreeSpeech


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Trump-Xi APEC talks stir Taiwan concerns

Trump and Xi’s APEC meeting raises concerns over US Taiwan policy and changing regional alliances.

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November 17, 2025

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Trump and Xi’s APEC meeting raises concerns over US Taiwan policy and changing regional alliances.


President Trump and Xi Jinping met at APEC, prompting questions about US policy on Taiwan and shifting regional alliances.

#TrumpXi #APEC2025 #Taiwan #USJapanAlliances #China #Geopolitics #AsiaPacific #RegionalSecurity


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