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Nasa’s first look at a tiny asteroid shows the space rock is more moist and studded with boulders than originally thought. Scientists released the first...

Nasa’s new Mars lander has captured the first sounds of the Martian wind. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory released audio clips of the alien wind,...

An American high school teacher who refused to use a transgender student’s new pronouns has been fired. News outlets report that the West Point School...

Some residents of a northern California town devastated by a deadly wildfire will be allowed to return home, authorities said, nearly a month after...

A letter written by Albert Einstein in which he doubts the existence of God has been auctioned for $2.9m (€2.6m) in New York. The letter,...

CIA director Gina Haspel has briefed US Senate leaders on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Ms Haspel met with a small group of...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is unruffled by the refusal of US President Donald Trump to have a meeting with him on the sidelines of...

Tyson Fury was denied one of the greatest comebacks in history when his WBC heavyweight title fight against Deontay Wilder at the Staples Center...

Donald Trump will attend the state funeral for George HW Bush, despite being vocal in the past of his criticism of much of what...

The 41st president of the United States, George HW Bush, has died at the age of 94. The World War II hero, who also presided...