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    Tesla's new Roadster jumps, flips and lands in SpaceX test-site demo

    On Thursday, 15 October, at SpaceX's McGregor test site in Texas, Tesla showed its new Roadster climbing a ramp upside down and passing over five parked vehicles using compressed-gas thrusters, with no driver on board.

  • 2d ago

    Tesla unveils next-generation Roadster that drives upside down and hovers, due in 2028

    Tesla showed its next-generation two-seat Roadster at a Texas event on Thursday, 15 October, using SpaceX-derived thrusters for hovering. Production is planned to start in 2028, and the flying version is available only by invitation.

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Two tankers burn off Sulina

Trump squeezes Kyiv as Europe haggles over money and Black Sea shipping burns

Ukrainian officials said the White House ordered a 160 km/h speed cap on Starshield terminals used by fast drones, as Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would resume strikes on Russian refineries after a three-day pause. In the Black Sea, two tankers burned near Romania and at least seven sailors were missing, while rescuers in Peshawar counted at least 34 dead after a school roof collapsed.

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European Union · Updated 36m ago

Brussels vs capitals: EU integration

The summit ended without a budget deal and only confirmed the existing 26 November meeting and December target, with no discrete new decision.

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