White House says weapon is not yet operational and poses no immediate threat but puts astronauts at risk. Russia is developing a space-based anti-satellite weapon that is “troubling” but poses no immediate threat, the White House has said. National security spokesman John Kirby said US intelligence officials had information that…
NASA, the main sponsor with experiments on board, hopes to jumpstart lunar economy ahead of astronaut missions. A lunar lander has taken off for the moon in a bid to make the first United States landing since the Apollo missions more than half a century ago and the first achieved…
One person was killed and children were among the 21 injured after a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade triggered panic among huge crowds of fans. Shots rang out on Wednesday in Kansas City in the United States moments after jubilant Chiefs players addressed a…
Kim also ordered the North Korean military to boost its readiness near the western maritime border with South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test of new surface-to-sea missiles, according to state media, while ordering his military to strengthen its readiness in disputed waters north of…
A number of scholars, politicians and advocates have condemned the United States Senate’s passage this week of a foreign funding bill that would provide billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan while American social programmes are in need of funding. It is unclear when – or…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Police take two armed people into custody for investigation after shooting during parade. A parade in the United States to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory has been interrupted by gunfire, with local police declaring that “multiple people” had been struck. Fire Department Battalion Chief…
The oppression and atrocities inflicted against Palestinians in Gaza have left us horrified. And indeed, we should be. Everything they have suffered has gone against human dignity, there is no doubt about that. And yet, something else has been on full display in this very horrific time of genocide and…
The United States House of Representatives has narrowly voted to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas after Republican politicians blamed him for unprecedented arrivals of migrants and asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border. Mayorkas has been accused of “willfully refusing” to enforce border laws and a “breach of the…
The Republican frontrunner had questioned the United States’ willingness to support its NATO allies if they were attacked. United States President Joe Biden has condemned comments about NATO by his likely 2024 election opponent and former President Donald Trump as “dangerous” and “un-American”, and said they raised the stakes for…
Nearly two-thirds of American Jews feel less secure in the United States than they did a year ago, according to a new national survey. The American Jewish Committee (AJC), a prominent advocacy organisation, conducted the survey just as Israel’s war on Gaza began on October 7. The number of American…
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