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• SpaceX's Starship rocket launch sixth test flight as Trump and Musk watch November 20, 2024
  SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket Tuesday, attended by President-elect Donald Trump and allies. The Super Heavy booster splashed into the Gulf of Mexico, missing the "chopstick" tower catch. SpaceX cited technical issues, overshadowing the event despite Trump's praise of the engineering feat during his victory speech.
• US recognises opposition leader Gonzalez as Venezuela's president-elect November 20, 2024
  The US officially recognised opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as Venezuela's president-elect Tuesday, four months after disputed elections. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statement, rejecting Nicolas Maduro's claimed victory, drew sharp criticism from Caracas, which dismissed the move as "ridiculous."
• Rafael Nadal glittering tennis career over after Spain's Davis Cup defeat November 19, 2024
  Tennis legend Rafael Nadal retired from tennis as Spain lost to the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarter-finals. The 38-year-old, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, was emotional during the anthem. Over 10,000 fans chanted "Rafa, Rafa" in tribute after his final singles match, marking the end of an iconic career.
• Trump names China hawk Howard Lutnick as US Commerce Secretary November 19, 2024
  US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Haward Lutnick, a Wall Street executive and leader of Trump's transition team, to be the next US Commerce Secretary. The billionaire has been a key economic adviser to Trump and a keen advocate of using tariffs as a tool to protect American jobs and industries. Plus, German police moved […]
• No, these videos don’t show Putin’s reaction to Biden giving Ukraine long-range missile access November 19, 2024
  Following President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use Western missiles in Russia, users on social media are sharing videos of Putin threatening to use nuclear weapons, and more. We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake.
• 24 qualified teams confirmed for Africa Cup of Nations 2025 November 19, 2024
  The tickets for next year's Africa Cup of Nations have been booked! Botswana, Mozambique and Tanzania will be flying to Morocco when the competition begins at the end of next year. Meanwhile, standoff continues between hundreds of illegal miners and police in South Africa. After wanting to, quote, "to smoke them out", the government says […]
• Trump names China hawk Howard Lutnick commerce secretary November 19, 2024
  President-elect Donald Trump nominated Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, as his commerce secretary on Tuesday -- a choice set to bring a tougher stance on China from the incoming administration.
• Goodbye old world order? Final G20 Summit before Trump inauguration November 19, 2024
  Will history remember Rio as the swansong gathering of the US-led world order as we now know it?
• US approval for Ukraine long-range missile strikes into Russia is a slim lifeline for Kyiv November 19, 2024
  Two months before leaving office, US President Joe Biden has lifted restrictions preventing Kyiv from using the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) for strikes deep into Russian territory that could help defend its territorial gains in Russia's Kursk region. Today, Ukraine launched the US-made missiles onto Russian soil for the first time. Here's what you need to […]
• 'Sabotage' suspected after two Baltic Sea cables cut November 19, 2024
  Two telecommunications cables cut in the Baltic Sea in 48 hours prompted European officials to say Tuesday that they suspect "sabotage" and "hybrid warfare" linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Story by Camille Knight.