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SpaceX's final mission for the year, the Falcon 9 launch, was not just successful, but also caused quite a stir in California.

The Egyptian government hangs 15 extremists linked to the Islamic State in two prisons located in northern Egypt.

"These platforms don't offer the kind of capabilities we need to expand our app's features in the future," the company said.

Toffees manager Sam Allardyce says the club are unlikely to make a fresh approach for the 31-year-old France international.

Barcelona are keen to offload Arda Turan at the earliest as he is not part of manager Ernesto Valverde's plans this season.

"I have never been that scared in my life. We jumped in the car, drove really fast. It was following us," he said while recalling the event.

Arsene Wenger is keen to bring in defensive reinforcements in January to improve Arsenal's defensive record in the second-half of the season.

Arthur Rathburn, the man behind the operation, pleaded not guilty to defrauding customers by sending them diseased body parts.

Virgil van Dijk, 26, was left out of the Saints squad by manager Mauricio Pellegrino for the 5-2 defeat against Tottenham on Boxing Day.

"I was playing around with my nephew and realised that my words were inappropriate so I removed the post," Hamilton wrote.

The Twitter archive is still not allowed for public access and will remain until embargo "until access issues can be resolved in a cost-effective and sustainable manner."

Antonina Zakharchenko's vision was impaired since childhood and kept getting worse until she lost her sight completely.

The FBI reportedly purchased biometric data from a French firm, which contains code created by a Russian company with close ties to the Kremlin.

The US treasury department places travel restrictions on two key North Korean technocrats.

Ronnie Lynn Gipson confessed to the crimes while chatting with the victim on Facebook before telling her to "get over it".

Newly released documents show how Prince Philip had opposed the nuclear arms race during the Cold War.

Retailers have reportedly complained that the £200 threshold to probe thefts has prompted a rise in shoplifting from organised crime groups.

A North Korean soldier who defected is said to have anthrax antibodies in his system, raising fears in Seoul over its weapons capabilities.

A new Isis propaganda video calls on lone wolves to launch attacks on revellers celebrating Christmas and New Year's Eve in the West.

A new study reveals that an estimated 2,250 adult great white sharks are roaming off the western coast of Australia, prompting calls for aggressive measures to protect swimmers.

British universities have been warned they could be fined if they restrict free speech on campus, but campaigners say that it banning speakers is the fault of student unions.

London's Oxford Street was the scene of chaos after a smashed window appeared to prompt a stampede of Boxing Day shoppers.

Hamilton posted a video on Instagram where he says to his followers: "I'm so sad right now. Look at my nephew." He then points the camera at the child.

The 69-year-old victim had walked into Lloyds Bank in Ilford to withdraw £1,000 cash from her account before she got into a lift, where she was pick-pocketed.

Christmas celebrations in the UK have been marred by tragic deaths, road incidents and violent robberies.

Trump was referencing the unverified allegations that he had colluded with Russian intelligence before the US election to sabotage Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

The officer was responding to an incident when his car collided with another vehicle driving in the opposite direction on the A57 in Sheffield.

Nadal turned out to be the greatest ever competitor on clay the world has ever seen, winning 10 French Open titles, with the latest coming in 2017.

In one of the photos, Rumer, 29, Scout, 26, and Tallulah, 23, are seen taking a dip in a cold steam that has a snow-covered forest in the background.