Watch: From launch to fiery splashdown, SpaceX’s Starship completes orbit test
A thunderous lift off, rapid satellite deployments and a fiery ending. That's how SpaceX's 14th launch of its Starship rocket panned out today.
Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows
EU to push member states to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 11% surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran war
Sales of residential heat pumps increased 11% across Europe in the first six months of the year as the Iran war sent oil and gas prices rocketing and some countries lowered electricity taxes.
Homeowners bought 1.16m heat pumps across 12 European countries, up from 1.05m in the first half of 2025, according to the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA).
Continue reading...Less broad than first reported, Dutch luggage checks for settlement goods spark Israeli warning – The Times of Israel
- Less broad than first reported, Dutch luggage checks for settlement goods spark Israeli warning The Times of Israel
- Netherlands summons Israeli ambassador over ousting of Dutch Ramallah diplomats The Jerusalem Post
- Israel revokes Dutch diplomats’ status over sanctions on settlements Al Jazeera
- Israel's envoy to the Netherlands likely to be summoned for reprimand over retaliatory measures for West Bank trade ban The Times of Israel
- Israel Warns of 'Offensive' Bag Searches in Netherlands Amid Settlement Ban haaretz.com
Moscow Wants Ukraine to ‘Pay the Price’ as Russian Drones Rain Down on Central Kyiv – Kyiv Post
- Moscow Wants Ukraine to ‘Pay the Price’ as Russian Drones Rain Down on Central Kyiv Kyiv Post
- Kremlin says Ukraine is now 'paying the price' for its own attacks on Russia Reuters
- Answers to media questions Президент России
- Kremlin: Ukraine will have to "pay the price" for recent actions Українська правда
- Putin Signals New Terms for Ukraine Talks, Analyst Says Военное дело
In run for Brazil’s presidency, Flavio Bolsonaro tests staying power of his father’s legacy – Yahoo
Brazil’s presidential election is more than just another polarized contest – Chatham House
- Brazil’s presidential election is more than just another polarized contest Chatham House
- Brazil's Lula widens first-round lead, remains tied with Bolsonaro in runoff polls Reuters
- Brazil’s next president will either be a vengeful nepo-baby or a doddering leftie The Economist
- Lula Scraps for Every Vote in a Part of Brazil He’s Dominated for Decades Bloomberg.com
- Brazil’s Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro still essentially tied in new poll Al Jazeera
Plan for controversial Sydney data centre scrapped after push-back
Goodman Group, the property giant behind the Project Mars data centre, says the decision is due to changes to the "policy and regulatory environment".
Plan for controversial Sydney data centre scrapped after push-back
Goodman Group, the property giant behind the Project Mars data centre, says the decision is due to changes to the "policy and regulatory environment".
NATO uses fighter jets to stop drones. One ally says a Ukraine-inspired defense will handle them first. – Business Insider
- NATO uses fighter jets to stop drones. One ally says a Ukraine-inspired defense will handle them first. Business Insider
- NATO Needs a Drone-Interceptor Squadron Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
- Czechia Can Produce 12 L-39NG Skyfox Aircraft a Year, Has Sold 40, Including Four Reportedly for Armenia Defense Express
- Latvia nears completion of anti-drone wall along entire Russian border The New Voice of Ukraine
- Aero Vodochody showcases Skyfox Drone Hunter Janes
Why South Korea is demanding an apology from Ukraine over North Korean PoWs – Al Jazeera
- Why South Korea is demanding an apology from Ukraine over North Korean PoWs Al Jazeera
- South Korea demands apology from Ukraine over disclosure of North Korean POW transfer CNN
- Seoul demands an apology after Zelenskyy reveals North Korean POWs were sent to South Korea Yahoo
- South Korea summons Ukraine envoy over North Korean prisoner-of-war row BBC
- Zelenskyy says Ukraine sent 2 North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea AP News
Three dead, including child, in Channel crossing attempt – BBC
RAF Fairford live updates: Five men arrested over suspected bomb plot are UK nationals from London, say counter terror police
The counter terror police say the investigation has led to multiple lines of new enquiry
Speaking at the Labour party conference in Liverpool, the defence secretary, Wes Streeting, said he could not give further details about the RAF Fairford incident because there is a live police investigation.
However, he used his speech to stress that the UK-US relationship is “the closest alliance” of any two countries in the world, adding the two nations will always “stand together” against those who wish to cause harm.
Continue reading...Nor’easter storm floods coastal areas from New Jersey to New England
Powerful weather system pummels shoreline for a second day, knocking out power to tens of thousands
Residents of coastal communities in the US’s north-east slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful storm known as a nor’easter pummeled the shoreline on Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes.
Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods in New Jersey while wind gusts toppled trees on New York’s Long Island, damaging homes and bringing down utility poles.
Continue reading...John Healey says Labour will stick to fiscal rules in first speech as chancellor – UK politics live
The chancellor announced a new local apprenticeship service to boost opportunities for young people
Lisa O’Carroll is a senior Guardian correspondent.
The head of the SDLP, Claire Hanna, has called for an international mediator to resolve the continuing crisis over a unionist parade in a nationalist area close to Drumcree, the site of some of the worst violence of the troubles almost 30 years ago.
The truth is everybody has got to want to seek mediation and seek compromise and that’s what I’m trying to find, whether there’s that little chink on both sides that we can use to get to a decent compromise that means everybody can walk away with their head held high and their sense of honour.
Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says
Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue
Recent attacks on US universities by the Trump administration have built on decades of efforts by libertarian donor networks, fossil fuel companies and conservative thinktanks to reshape university governance and increase outside influence, according to a new study.
The authors of the new perspective study argue that the erosion of university autonomy has left colleges more vulnerable to corporate interests, especially within climate and energy research.
Continue reading...Five UK nationals arrested near RAF Fairford released on bail
Police say alleged offences could have been committed ‘knowingly or unknowingly’ on behalf of a foreign state
Five men arrested over a suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford have been released on bail as police investigate why they were so close to the airbase in three vans with suspicious material in the back.
The five suspects were revealed to be British men, all in their 20s and from London. They had been arrested in the Gloucestershire countryside early on Sunday morning on suspicion of explosives offences and preparing an act of terrorism, with an Iranian link a key line of inquiry.
Continue reading...Child euthanized in Netherlands’ assisted-dying program was just a baby – New York Post
- Child euthanized in Netherlands’ assisted-dying program was just a baby New York Post
- One-year-old euthanised in the Netherlands The Telegraph
- Netherlands Confirms First Child Euthanized Under New Law Was 1 Year Old Yahoo News Canada
- Toddler, 2, euthanised after Dutch government cuts the age limit for assisted dying Daily Star
- Euthanasia of Dutch child, nearly 2, is ‘mercy’ being used to justify questionable actions, cardinal tells Crux Now Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
Ukraine Strikes 4 Russian Oil Depots, Moscow Reports 254 Downed Drones – Kyiv Post
- Ukraine Strikes 4 Russian Oil Depots, Moscow Reports 254 Downed Drones Kyiv Post
- Putin Dealt ‘Massive’ New Double Humiliation The Daily Beast
- Drones attack oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar Krai that sources fuel from major Russian refineries – video Українська правда
- Defense plants, oil facilities and target in Black Sea: Zelensky shows new strikes in Russia Ukrinform
- Russian Regional Head Says Facilities Ablaze After Drone Strike Bloomberg.com
Three people dead, including a child, in attempt to cross Channel to UK
Official says deaths – and dozens of injuries – were probably caused by crushing on boat carrying 105 people
A 10-year-old child and two women died attempting to cross the Channel on Monday, French authorities have said.
Their deaths and the injuries of dozens of others in a large dinghy were probably caused by crushing, according to a French official.
Continue reading...‘Counting window’ seen as high-risk time for Trump to cast doubt on midterm results | First Thing
Experts warn Republicans may try to sow distrust and claim ‘foreign interference’ in crucial hours after counting begins. Plus, two pandas have a new home thanks to US-China diplomacy
Good morning. Election experts have warned that Donald Trump’s administration could use the crucial hours and days after November’s midterm elections to disrupt the results after struggling to enforce the crackdown it wanted on voting.
After a succession of court setbacks to plans to restrict voting access, and with less than six weeks remaining until polls close, the post-election “counting window” is being seen as a particularly vulnerable moment by former US federal government officials.
How might Republicans cause doubt over results? Caitlin Durkovich, a former deputy homeland security adviser, said: “I think because the administration has lost so many of their attempts to disrupt the normal process in court, that they are going to use the claim of foreign interference at the end of voting days to either seize equipment or to seize ballots, whether they’re legally justified to do so or not.”
What are Democratic prospects for the midterms looking like? With control of the US Congress in the balance, Shrai Popat has interviewed Yasmin Radjy, a grassroots organizer, about what Democrats are getting right – and wrong – in the election run-up.
What have authorities said about the plot? Counter-terrorism police said: “At around 12.45am Sunday, police received a call relating to three suspicious vehicles which appeared to be travelling towards the airbase. Armed officers responded and five men were arrested.”
How did the arrests unfold? A resident of the village of Whelford was driving home from a party when she saw three white vans parked on a country road. She was immediately suspicious, she said, and became all the more so when she spotted a “large group of hooded and balaclavaed” men. She called emergency services and police arrived on the scene 15 minutes later. You can follow the latest developments in this story in our live blog.
What has the US ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, said about attempts to end the US-Iran war? “They were asking for everything upfront with a promise that they would then talk,” Waltz told CNN. “The president is just not confident that the Iranians are coming in good faith and that we will truly negotiate the end of their nuclear program.”
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