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Risa Sato-san joins the Chery Tiggo Crossovers following her release from the Creamline Cool Smashers!

Sato is eligible to play immediately due to her release being secured before the current All-Filipino Conference.

Disappointment, denial and confusion flooded U.S. TikTok on Wednesday upon hearing the news that Chinese owner ByteDance planned to shut off the app for its 170 million U.S. users by Sunday, seemingly throwing in the towel on efforts to keep the popular video-sharing platform going.

Breaking News: Sudan’s military has used chemical weapons at least twice against the paramilitary group it is battling, U.S. officials said.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, according to her spokesperson.

A spokesman did not disclose a reason why the California Democrat is skipping the high-profile event.

-ABC News

🇸🇾SPAIN REOPENS EMBASSY IN SYRIA AFTER ASSAD’S OUSTER

After 12 years, Spain is back in Damascus, reopening its embassy under Syria’s new transitional administration.

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares called it a “sign of hope” and stressed the importance of peace, women’s rights, and protecting minorities, adding, “No exceptions.”

The country’s new leaders, rebel group HTS, have promised the rule of law and safety for all.

Only time will tell if they deliver.

Source: France24

Breathtaking image showing an orbital sunset above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Africa as the space station passed 266 miles overhead.

(Credit: NASA)

A century ago, our understanding of the universe exploded.

By observing a Cepheid variable star (which pulse at a rhythm directly tied to their luminosity) called V1, astronomer Edwin Hubble determined that our galaxy wasn't the whole universe.

Our universe, rather, is full of countless galaxies beyond our own Milky Way.

His observations of V1, nestled inside the Andromeda "nebula", confirmed that Andromeda is actually an entire galaxy itself, located over two million light-years away. That distance far exceeded anything in our own Milky Way, and led Hubble to the jaw-dropping realization that the universe extends far, far beyond our galaxy.

Edwin Hubble went on to measure the distances to many galaxies beyond the Milky Way. The velocities of those galaxies also allowed him to determine that the universe is expanding.

In the hundred years since, the telescope named for Edwin Hubble continues his legacy, measuring and observing our massive, expanding universe.

Read more about this benchmark discovery and anniversary: https://go.nasa.gov/4h7erxq

Image credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgment: R. Gendler

China reveals pictures of its latest 6th-generation stealth fighter jet.

A Russian air defense officer was sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison for mistakenly shooting down a Russian helicopter after mistaking it for a Ukrainian drone

Three crew members of the Mi-8 helicopter were killed after a Russian anti-air missile system shot it down down over annexed Crimea on Oct. 18, 2023.

TRUMP INVITES EUROPE’S RIGHT-WING LEADERS TO HIS INAUGURATION

AfD co-chair Tino Krupalla, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, and Marion Maréchal—niece of France's Marine Le Pen—are set to attend.

The move signals Trump’s growing alignment with right-wing powers in Europe, solidifying transatlantic ties ahead of his second term.

Source: RIA News

🚨🇫🇷FRANCE’S EX-PRESIDENT SARKOZY ON TRIAL OVER ALLEGED LIBYAN CAMPAIGN FINANCING

Nicolas Sarkozy faces charges of corruption, illegal campaign financing, and criminal conspiracy for allegedly receiving millions from Libya's Gaddafi for his 2007 election campaign.

The trial, spanning 3 months, accuses Sarkozy of making a pact with Gaddafi to support Libya in exchange for campaign funds. Sarkozy denies all allegations, calling the case a fabrication.

If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison and €375,000 in fines.

Source: Reuters