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Higher-enriched uranium for datacenters has DoE all aglow
The US Department of Energy has added Utah-based startup Nusano to its Nuclear Energy Launch Pad Program, which aims to help firms commercialise nuclear technology concepts. The move is intended to boost America’s domestic supply of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), the specialised fuel needed for next-generation reactors such as small modular reactors and molten salt…
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Spain prepares accommodation for 10,000 migrants in Ceuta as PM vows to ‘stabilise the situation by the end of the year’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has defended his government’s handling of a mass migrant influx into Ceuta, as authorities prepare accommodation for up to 10,000 people in the enclave. Around 80,000 migrants, mostly young Moroccan men, crossed into Ceuta on 30–31 July, overwhelming local capacity, though Sánchez said nine in ten had since been returned…
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‘One in, one out’ deal with France sees costs jump to £56,000 for every small boat migrant sent back, Shabana Mahmood reveals
The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has confirmed that the cost of returning small boat migrants to France under the “one in, one out” scheme has risen to £56,000 per person, up from earlier estimates of under £50,000. The disclosure, made to the Commons’ home affairs select committee, raises fresh questions over the value and scalability…
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French cop is investigated after he’s filmed throwing man to the ground at a festival – and the young man dies 13 days later
A French police officer is under formal investigation after video footage showed him throwing a man to the ground during a music festival in Carcassonne, with the 29-year-old victim dying 13 days later. Prosecutors initially said there was no causal link between the officer’s actions and the death, citing an autopsy that pointed to a…
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Denmark says Russian warship fired flares at military helicopter
Denmark has accused a Russian warship of firing two emergency flares at one of its military helicopters in the Baltic Sea, summoning the Russian ambassador and prompting Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to condemn the “reckless” act as an attempt to “intimidate and divide”. The incident occurred as tensions remain elevated on Nato’s eastern flank, coinciding…
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Russian frigate fires two flares at Danish military chopper, narrowly missing the NATO aircraft as Putin becomes increasingly aggressive
A Russian frigate fired two flares towards a Danish military helicopter in international waters off Denmark on Monday, narrowly missing the aircraft, in an incident Danish leaders have condemned as reckless and unacceptable. The helicopter was on a routine mission photographing the frigate when the flare passed within metres of it, with no prior warning…
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Naked body of Brit, 35, is found near off-grid community in Italy as cops launch murder probe amid fears he died in ‘ritual gone wrong’
Italian police have launched a murder investigation after the naked body of a 35-year-old British man was discovered near a remote off-grid community in Sicily. The man was found dead between Noto and Canicattini Bagni in the province of Syracuse on Saturday night, with his neck showing signs of violence, prompting speculation that he may…
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How Promise David emerged from Maltese shadows into the Premier League
Brighton’s summer signing Promise David has gone from playing in Estonia’s little-watched top division to becoming a Canada World Cup goalscorer and Premier League forward in the space of a few years, a rise that has stunned even those who coached him from the start. His loan move from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to Brighton, if…
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Jaguar Land Rover in talks to sell Defender to Nato countries
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is in talks with Nato member states to sell them its newly revamped Defender military vehicle, as the British carmaker looks to capitalise on Europe’s rearmament drive. The Tata Motors-owned firm has created a new Defender defence division to pursue partnerships supplying transport vehicles to defence sectors worldwide, seeking to offset…
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Ukraine’s postal workers deliver lifeline under Russian fire
Ukrposhta, Ukraine’s state postal service, continues to deliver pensions, food, medicine and utility payments to isolated and elderly Ukrainians living near the front lines, despite Russia deliberately targeting postal staff and infrastructure with drone strikes. Chief executive Igor Smelyansky must decide daily which villages are too dangerous to reach, balancing the risk to his workers’…