First stop, the Moon. Next stop, Mars? Why Nasa’s mission matters
From a race with China to lunar discoveries, the US is investing time, effort and money to head to the Moon - and beyond.
Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem church – AP News
- Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem church AP News
- Israel reverses course after barring Palm Sunday Mass in Jerusalem CNN
- Police, Catholic patriarchate reach agreement on prayer at Holy Sepulchre after cardinal blocked The Times of Israel
- Israeli police block Catholic figures from Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre NBC News
- Cardinal Pizzaballa blocked from Church of Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday The Jerusalem Post
Ukraine uses drone innovation to help level battlefield in war with Russia – CBS News
- Ukraine uses drone innovation to help level battlefield in war with Russia CBS News
- Opinion | Ukraine’s drone army has done the incredible The Washington Post
- Ukraine's drone masters eye Iran war to kickstart export ambitions reuters.com
- Zelenskyy says 10 Ukrainian interceptor drone factories built "behind state's back" Українська правда
- Ukraine’s Air Defense Units Have Filled the Shortage of Interceptor Drones Мілітарний
Why Chinese tech companies are racing to set up in Hong Kong
Mainland firms are using the territory to test products and as a springboard for global expansion.
Tech CEOs suddenly love blaming AI for mass job cuts. Why?
More tech leaders are pointing to job cuts caused by AI tools - and a need for more investment cash.
Egypt’s early closing order jolts Cairo’s night life as war-driven oil costs soar – AP News
- Egypt’s early closing order jolts Cairo’s night life as war-driven oil costs soar AP News
- Shops and restaurants in Egypt told to close early as energy crisis deepens BBC
- Egypt imposes emergency measures to save fuel Financial Times
- Eye on Africa - Egypt imposes business curfew to counter soaring fuel costs France 24
- Egypt introduces 9 p.m. closing time for commercial premises in bid to save electricity Yahoo
How will the Houthis’ involvement shape the war?
The Yemeni group has launched missiles towards Israel in support of Iran.
European nations criticise Israel’s death penalty plans
France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom raise concern over 'de facto discriminatory character of the bill.'
Trump appears to relax oil blockade on Cuba as Russian tanker arrives
US president says he has ‘no problem’ with countries sending oil to Cuba, in potential lifeline to island nation
Donald Trump appears to have relaxed his blockade on fuel-starved Cuba after a Russian tanker reached the Caribbean island carrying 100,000 tonnes of crude.
Russia’s transport ministry said the Anatoly Kolodkin tanker arrived at the port of Matanzas on Cuba’s northern coast on Monday to deliver the crisis-hit country’s first such cargo in more than three months.
Continue reading...Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack, as Israel steps up bombardment
Power being restored after Iran's Ministry of Energy reported outages in the capital, Tehran following attacks.
Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack, as Israel steps up bombardment
Power being restored after Iran's Ministry of Energy reported outages in the capital, Tehran following attacks.
Israel prevents Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem church – politico.com
- Israel prevents Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem church politico.com
- Catholic Leaders Barred From Jerusalem Holy Site on Palm Sunday The New York Times
- Cardinal Parolin meets Israel’s ambassador, expresses regret over Holy Sepulchre incident Vatican News
- Palm Sunday: Cardinal Pizzaballa blocked by Israeli police from Holy Sepulchre as Pope Leo denounces war in Rome America Magazine
- Israel blocks cardinal from Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, sparking outcry Reuters
Pope seems to rebuke Trump in remarks about leaders with ‘hands full of blood’
Pontiff’s unusually pointed comments come after Pete Hegseth’s prayer for violence against enemies ‘who deserve no mercy’
Pope Leo has said God ignores the prayers of leaders who wage war and have “hands full of blood”, in an apparent rebuke to the Trump administration.
The pontiff made the comments on Sunday as thousands of US troops arrived in the Middle East and days after the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, prayed for violence against enemies who deserved “no mercy”.
Continue reading...Keir Starmer to launch local elections campaign with focus on cost of living
PM will also cite Iran war as reason to stick with Labour, as party adopts new slogan: ‘Pride in Britain’
Keir Starmer will say that a vote for Reform UK will put at risk progress Labour is making on the cost of living, arguing that Britain’s values are being tested in a volatile world.
Launching the party’s local elections campaign with a new slogan: “Pride in Britain”, Starmer will urge voters to stay the course with Labour. A dire set of results are predicted for the party in Wales, Scotland and English councils, especially in the north-east of England and London.
Continue reading...Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings in three-minute Italian heist
The paintings were taken from a museum in Parma by four masked men in the middle of the night, police say.
Educated and employed but still struggling: India’s middle class under strain
Once aspirational, India's middle class today are finding fewer avenues for their ambition.
Sperm Whale Birth Filmed For The First Time Reveals Astonishing Group Behavior – Indian Defence Review
- Sperm Whale Birth Filmed For The First Time Reveals Astonishing Group Behavior Indian Defence Review
- Description of a collaborative sperm whale birth and shifts in coda vocal styles during key events | Scientific Reports Nature
- Scientists Filmed a Whale Birth. The Surprise: Mom Had Many Helpers. The New York Times
- Scientists film whale giving birth while other whales work together to help her The Guardian
- The Astonishing Lessons of a Sperm-Whale Birth The New Yorker
Chesney the kangaroo found three days after hopping away from farm
Marsupial escaped from enclosure at Wisconsin’s Sunshine Farm on Wednesday after he was spooked by stray dogs
How does a kangaroo escape a petting zoo?
It’s not the opening line to a dad joke. If you’re Chesney the kangaroo, you scale an 8ft (2.5-meter) fence and go on the lam for three days, giving your keeper sleepless nights and sending residents of a small Wisconsin town on a search that would end happily on Saturday.
Continue reading...Israeli police bar priest from Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday
Christians in Jerusalem marked Holy Week under wartime restrictions as Israeli police blocked the Latin Patriarch.
Stranded humpback whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea weakens as hopes of its return to the Atlantic fade – PBS
- Stranded humpback whale in Germany's Baltic Sea weakens as hopes of its return to the Atlantic fade PBS
- Struggling humpback whale stranded for third time on German coast The Guardian
- Germany news: Rescuers launch fresh whale rescue effort dw.com
- Humpback whale 'Timmy' struggles to escape shallow waters off Germany reuters.com
- Video: Stranded Humpback Whale Beats the Odds and Swims Out to Sea The New York Times