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A hitchhiker’s guide to Hera’s target asteroids

Currently speeding through deep space at 12 km/s relative to Earth, ESA’s Hera spacecraft is due to reach its target Dim...

PM’s new anti-disinformation unit won’t target ‘domestic political dissent’, defence secretary says – UK politics live

Wes Streeting told GB News: ‘We’re not interested in policing domestic political dissent’ Good morning. Andy Burnham del...

Abu Dhabi lifts 2035 solar target to 35 GW, sets 15 GW storage goal

Abu Dhabi’s EWEC has raised its 2035 solar target to more than 35 GW, up from 30 GW, while setting an interim goal of 14...

Ethiopian Airlines Cancels Tigray Flights as Rebels Take Airport

Ethiopian Airlines has suspended flights to three destinations in Tigray, after reports that forces affiliated to the Ti...

Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready for ‘energy ceasefire’, calls for trilateral meeting with Putin, Trump

Zelenskyy said Ukraine is ready for an “energy ceasefire” with Russia, provided Moscow stops attacks on critical infrast...

Russia concerned about military-biological activities of several countries — Lavrov

According to the Russian foreign minister, half a century after the BTWC took effect in 1975, "the problem of ensuring b...

Shell done with US Gulf oil asset sale set to realize $1.7 billion total deal value

Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, has brought to a close the divestment of non-op...

Russia’s Lancet systems, strike UAVs destroy Ukraine’s foreign artillery systems

Reconnaissance teams detected a camouflaged M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer and two Bogdan self-propelled howitzers

Zelenskyy to present Ukraine’s case to UN general assembly – live

Second day of UNGA in New York will feature speeches by European leaders, while Trump and Xi will meet laterSmoke ⁠was ⁠...

Finnish politician says NATO should return to its 1990s borders to reach peace in Ukraine

"The west will re-arm Ukraine if any peace deal were made," Armando Mema said

BREAKING NEWS: OECD ups inflation outlook for G20 to 3.6% in 2027 on higher energy prices

BREAKING NEWS: OECD ups inflation outlook for G20 to 3.6% in 2027 on higher energy prices Read full story here

The future of European airpower might be unmanned

With one sixth-gen fighter program in Europe dead, could the future for European airpower be drones?

PLA chiefs’ downfall eliminated ‘political danger’, military mouthpiece says

The expulsion of two former leaders from the Chinese armed forces and Communist Party “eliminated a major hidden politic...

Lockheed Martin Wins $1.2B PrSM Increment 2 Contract Following Second Maritime Test

Lockheed Martin has received an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $1.2 billion to produce th...

Bank of England can avoid raising interest rates, says OECD

Paris-based group says the UK is ‘starting from a different position’ on monetary policy compared with other countries’

OECD sounds alarm on surging government bond yields

Paris-based forecaster says governments’ debt interest bills are increasing pressure on public finances

OECD sounds alarm on surging government bond yields

Paris-based forecaster says governments’ debt interest bills are increasing pressure on public finances

Trump slams Chagos deal in first meeting with U.K.’s Burnham

Tuesday's meeting represented the biggest diplomatic test yet for Burnham, Britain's sixth prime minister in a decade.

Germany is electing far-right and socialist parties. What does it mean for the country's floundering centre?

The rise of both Germany’s far-right and -left signals a significant shift for a country that founded its post-war polit...

Trump is hailing his new deal with Greenland and Denmark — but a deal already existed. So what changed?

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a new security agreement with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Tuesday. But th...

'Nuclear' threat or market boom? Either way, AI race looms over Trump-Xi talks

Calls for the U.S. and China to co-operate on creating AI guardrails are ramping up as U.S. President Donald Trump welco...

UK to launch military squadron to protect satellites in space

New RAF unit will warn of incoming missile attacks, and support offensive and defensive operationsA new military unit de...

EU-Morocco migration issue needs a ‘creative solution’, expert says

Aboubakr Jamai, Dean of the Donna Dillon Manning School of Global Affairs at the American College of the Mediterranean, ...

Myanmar leader says he has been ‘extremely lenient’ toward Suu Kyi: Report

Ex-military chief Min Aung Hlaing became civilian president in April after elections that rights groups deemed a charade...

Children speak up for themselves at South Korea Parliament

They want adults to see children as independent people with their own thoughts, tastes and feelings.

Azerbaijan pardons jailed Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on Russian oligarchs

Azerbaijan's President ​Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday pardoned a ​French national imprisoned for espionage a day ​after ‌the...

Opposition chair slams DP for pressuring Supreme Court chief

The conservative main opposition People Power Party is raising the pressure on the ruling party over its confrontation w...

14 years later, ex-detainee repays Malaysia’s Najib for life-changing second chance

A Malaysian tofu pudding seller has pledged to donate 10,000 ringgit (US$2,452) to help former prime minister Najib Raza...

Morocco: Morocco Goes to Polls With Youth Unemployment Topping Voter Concerns

[RFI] Moroccans will on Wednesday elect a new parliament, with the political disengagement of the country's youth among ...

Finland’s Stubb Sees Trump Taking Stronger Role Again in Ukraine

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Donald Trump appears to be focusing more on peace efforts in Ukraine as US negoti...

Trump-Xi summit puts AI safety talks on the table but neither side wants to slow down

Recent weeks have seen AI safety fears reach new heights. That will be a key focus for the U.S. and Chinese premiers, an...

Argentina's Milei addresses UN as tensions rise over Falkland Islands

By Leila MillerSept 23 (Reuters) - Argentina's President JavierMilei on Wednesday willaddress world leaders at the Unite...

NTS chief calls for tax support for Korean firms in Mexico

South Korea's top tax official called on Mexico to provide tax support for Korean firms operating in the country during ...

Kenya: Can Kenya Keep Hired Goons Out of Its 2027 Election?

[ISS] Youth gangs disrupt rallies, civil rights meetings and polling stations, yet the politicians who bankroll them go ...

Long-suffering Yemeni families flee renewed fighting

As fighting escalates once again, thousands of families have been forced from their homes, many of them for a second or ...

South Sudan: South Sudan's Green Book Law Brings Harsh Justice, but Little Lasting Peace

[The New Humanitarian] Rumbek, South Sudan -- "Officials are fostering injustice and marginalisation."

Philippine Senate lowers threshold to oust V-P Duterte, derail her presidential bid

At least four senators loyal to her are now absent from the impeachment proceedings.

Trump-Xi summit: $14 billion Taiwan arms deal hangs over Washington talks

Hong Kong, Macau student trip to Beijing shows ‘fruitful results’ of patriotic push

A Hong Kong and Macau youth delegation trip to Beijing to pay tribute to the national flag has showcased the “fruitful r...

Sudan: Somoud Anti-War Forces Call On UN Security Council for Immediate Truce in Sudan

[Dabanga] New York -- Civilian forces opposed to the war in Sudan have called on the UN secretary-general and members of...