Environmental disaster fears grip Russia as Ukraine targets oil refineries
Ukrainian forces have hammered one of Russia’s largest sites in Tuapse, causing oil spills and black rain.
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Ukraine Bets On Battlefield AI As The Race For Weapons Autonomy Intensifies
Ukraine and Russia are locked in an intensifying race to deploy increasingly automated systems — from aerial drones to ground and maritime platforms.
US set for first-ever use of Hypersonic Weapons in combat against Iran
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Incredible pics show stranded whale Timmy being hauled out to sea on makeshift barge after weeks stranded in shallows
THIS is the amazing moment a young humpback whale who was fighting for its life after becoming stranded in shallow waters is hauled back out to sea. Rescuers strapped the giant creature to a water-filled vessel off Germany’s Baltic coast in the bold li…
Paris neighbourhoods: Exploring the massive 17th arrondissement
In this edition of French Connections, Genie Godula and Florence Villeminot continue their tour of Paris with a stop in a massive Parisian arrondissement – the 17th! We get a behind-the-scenes look at Napoléon’s iconic Arc de Triomphe and discover the…
Crude oil prices hit four-year high as Iran war threatens to drag on
Brent crude has jumped to its highest level since the start of the Ukraine war after US President Donald Trump signalled that the American blockade on the Strait of Hormuz could last for months. Also in this edition: the US Federal Reserve prepares fo…
US: Supreme Court weakens voting rigths act
The Supreme Court of the United States struck down a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana, ruling it relied too heavily on race and weakening protections under Voting Rights Act of 1965. The 6–3 decision, driven by the court’s conservati…
Researchers develop tool to expose GPS signal spoofing in transit networks
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has developed a portable detector that identifies GPS spoofing in real time, including during motion, to help protect transportation systems. Spoofing involves transmitting counterfeit signals that imitate authe…
Hezbollah Adopts A New Weapon Against Israel: Fiber-Optic Drones
Fiber-optic drones have a thin cable that connects an operator directly to the drone, making it impossible to electronically jam.
‘I’m an energy expert – this would be the apocalyptic scenario if UK’s power went down’
An energy expert has warned what could happen to the UK in the event of a powercut as concerns about the resilience of the network grows