Fighting for Space: The Low Earth Satellite Race | Al Jazeera

Fighting for Space: The Low Earth Satellite Race | Al Jazeera

People & Power investigates the new satellite space race and its implications for the future. Space may be infinite, but the Earth’s orbit is not. Since 2019, the number of satellites circling the planet has more than doubled. Companies like Elon Musk’s Starlink, OneWeb, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, and even entities…

‘We fled oppression, not our home’: Albania to Australia and back again | Features

‘We fled oppression, not our home’: Albania to Australia and back again | Features

Pogradec, Albania – Almost every evening during the summer of 1975, Bajram Fezollari’s father, Feridon, would take him on a walk along the banks of Lake Ohrid. But these were not simply strolls for bonding purposes between a once-distant father who had spent more than a decade behind bars and…

Putin praises Russian ‘defenders’ as Ukraine deflects another barrage | Russia-Ukraine war News

Putin praises Russian ‘defenders’ as Ukraine deflects another barrage | Russia-Ukraine war News

The Russian leader marked the eve of Orthodox Christmas with a call for ‘justice’ as drones and missiles struck Ukraine. Celebrating Orthodox Christmas, President Vladimir Putin has pledged to support soldiers defending Russia as his army sent another barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight. Speaking on the eve…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 683 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 683 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 683rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Sunday, January 7, 2024. Fighting At least 11 people, including five children, were killed by a Russian missile attack in and around the Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk. Vadym Filashkin, the regional governor of…

Pro-Palestine protesters block bridge outside UK parliament | Israel War on Gaza News

Pro-Palestine protesters block bridge outside UK parliament | Israel War on Gaza News

Hundreds of pro-Palestine demonstrators blocked access to a bridge near the British parliament on Saturday, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza in an act of civil disobedience. London, like other Western cities, has seen regular and sometimes large demonstrations calling for an end to Israel’s bombardment of the besieged strip….

Ukraine says Russian missile attack kills 11 in eastern town | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine says Russian missile attack kills 11 in eastern town | Russia-Ukraine war News

At least 11 people, including five children, have been killed by a Russian missile attack in and around the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, according to the regional governor. Eight people were also wounded when Russian missiles hit the area, Vadym Filashkin, the governor of the Ukrainian-controlled part of Donetsk…

US diplomat Blinken meets Turkey’s Erdogan, kicking off Gaza diplomacy tour | Israel War on Gaza News

US diplomat Blinken meets Turkey’s Erdogan, kicking off Gaza diplomacy tour | Israel War on Gaza News

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met senior Turkish officials in Istanbul, kicking off a week-long trip across the Middle East aimed at calming tensions that have spiked since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October. In his meeting with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Blinken “emphasised the need…

Jelena Begovic: Serbia’s tech rise in East vs West power struggle | Science and Technology

Jelena Begovic: Serbia’s tech rise in East vs West power struggle | Science and Technology

Serbian minister of science explores how the country’s growth in technology navigates the East-West rivalry. Following the Cold War’s ideological rift, East-West rivalry persists, fuelled by advances in AI, cybersecurity, telecommunications and biotechnology. Emerging from conflict, Serbia, once a war-torn nation, has left its pariah status behind. Two decades after…

T20 World Cup 2024: India vs Pakistan scheduled on June 9 in New York | Cricket News

T20 World Cup 2024: India vs Pakistan scheduled on June 9 in New York | Cricket News

India and Pakistan will face each other in New York in their group-stage match at the T20 World Cup 2024. The cricketing rivals have been scheduled to play at the 34,000-seat modular stadium in Long Island on June 9. Tournament co-host, the United States, will open the ninth edition of…