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LISA could offer NASA a practical partnership with Europe
NASA is seeking international space partnerships that offer practical, timely contributions to US priorities, as it shifts resources towards a Moon Base and competition with China. A proposed joint science mission with Europe, LISA, could fit that approach by delivering valuable research while NASA contributes specific expertise and technology. LISA is planned as the first…
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Conservatives unveil youth rescue as German ex-spy arrested for espionage
The Conservatives propose measures for nearly one million young people outside employment. Germany’s former spy chief faces espionage charges, with MI6 fearing leaked British secrets.
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France suspends stun grenades at student protests after teenager loses hand
France has suspended the use of stun grenades at student protests after a 15-year-old boy lost his hand in an incident in Lens. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the pause would remain until the circumstances were clarified, as officials and students gave conflicting accounts and concerns grew about police force against teenagers. More than 500…
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Trump plans to discuss Siberian lab worker’s death with Putin
A 28-year-old laboratory worker at a plague research centre in Siberia has died, prompting US President Donald Trump to announce he will speak with Russian leader Vladimir Putin about the incident. The death raises international concern as pneumonic plague, a potentially fatal respiratory infection, may be involved, though Russian authorities have not yet confirmed the…
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Shell expects refining margins to nearly double as fuel shortages deepen
Shell’s refineries are forecast to nearly double their profit margins per barrel to $42 in the third quarter, compared with $24 in the second quarter. This surge is driven by global fuel shortages from war-damaged refineries shutting down in the Middle East and Russia, which has pushed refined fuel prices—particularly diesel—to record levels relative to…
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US seeks answers from Moscow over reported Siberian lab plague death
The United States has asked Moscow for more information after reports that a laboratory technician in Siberia died from pneumonic plague. President Donald Trump said he would speak to Vladimir Putin about the suspected outbreak, while US officials and the World Health Organisation have urged Russia to share details. Darya Shipilova, 28, reportedly said she…
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Statue of an obese, naked Donald Trump goes on display at European Parliament with the title ‘Orange Plague’
A gold-coated statue caricaturing Donald Trump has gone on display in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg. Titled “Orange Plague” and also known as the “King of Injustice”, the artwork criticises Trump’s approach to climate change and what its Danish artist describes as the US assault on the green transition and the rule-based world order.…
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EU negotiators seek curbs on China’s hybrid car exports this week
EU trade negotiators led by Maroš Šefčovič are heading to China this week for intensive talks aimed at tackling Beijing’s record £1 billion-a-day trade surplus by curbing cheap hybrid electric vehicle exports to Europe. The two-day negotiation is expected to test whether China will make meaningful concessions before EU leaders meet next week, with both…
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Poland’s Baltic gas terminal aims to bolster energy security and EU supply links
Poland is building its first offshore gas terminal near Gdańsk to strengthen energy security after ending Russian gas imports following the invasion of Ukraine. The project is intended to diversify supplies and could make Poland a gas hub for neighbouring countries, while deepening cooperation across the EU. The floating storage and regasification unit, named “Solidarity”,…