The official said it’s her responsibility to ensure “every person on this planet” recognizes the importance of Israel. Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce has sparked condemnation after a reporter unearthed an interview in which she said the U.S. is the best...
Jeremy Bowen International Editor World leaders ‘obligated’ to save lives in Gaza, says head of ICRC Gaza has become worse than hell on earth, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has told the BBC. In an interview at the ICRC’s headquarters in Geneva, the organisation’s president Mirjana Spoljaric said “humanity is...
Maddie Molloy Climate & Science reporter Getty Images The Soviet Union launched a number of missions to explore Venus – this probe was from an earlier flight Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to crash back to Earth this week after being stuck in orbit for more than half a century. Kosmos 482 was...
Reuters Data revealed the 60,415-strong crowd generated seismic activity after each goal Liverpool fans celebrating the club’s historic title-clinching win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield caused a series of tremors, university scientists have revealed. Arne Slot’s side secured the club’s 20th top-flight championship defeating Tottenham 5-1 in front of a packed Anfield stadium on 27...
Getty Images Rare earths are notoriously difficult to extract and refine Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to invest A$1.2bn (£580m) in a strategic reserve for critical minerals if he wins next month’s election, as trade tensions escalate. The announcement came after China imposed export restrictions on seven rare earth elements, essential to the...
Nothing says “FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY” quite like flying a private jet to rally the Brownshirts with an aging millionaire. AOC sure knows how to fight “The Man!” HEIGHT OF IRONY: @BernieSanders and @AOC take $15,000 an hour private jet to ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ rallies. pic.twitter.com/Ouadcr1JHz — Corbin Williams (@corbinwilliams) April 22, 2025 No doubt you are...
I had to. First up in our round-up is the hydrogen Green dream. It’s not going so well for some of its former firm adherents – they’re throwing in most of the proverbial towel. For years, Airbus held a front-row seat in the theater of climate virtue signaling. With grand fanfare and a hefty €1.5...
As green groups honor the 55th annual Earth Day on Tuesday, environmental leaders are highlighting the need to fight back against the detrimental climate policies of U.S. President Donald Trump and his “billionaire allies,” even as they brace for the possibility of further federal action that could hamper the climate movement. Since entering office, Trump...
America’s oldest serving astronaut Dan Pettit has returned to Earth on his 70th birthday. The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Pettit and his Russian crewmates Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner made a parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan’s steppe at 06:20 local time (01:20 GMT) on Sunday. They spent 220 days on board the International Space Station (ISS),...
Getty Images Neodymium is used to make the powerful magnets used in loudspeakers and computer hard drives As the trade war between China and the US escalates, attention has been focused on the increasingly high levels of tit-for-tat tariffs the two countries are imposing on one another. But slapping reciprocal tariffs on Washington is not...
BBC Listen to Pallab read this article There are some scientific discoveries that do much more than advance our knowledge: they create a shift in our psyche as they show us the scale of the Universe and our place in it. One such moment was when space craft sent back images of the Earth for...
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has told the BBC that Gaza has become “hell on earth”, as Israel’s military assault there continues. Mirjana Spoljaric’s comments come on the same day the UN human rights office warned that Israel’s tactics were threatening the viability of Palestinians continuing to live in...
Gavin Friday | Lesley WoodsEartH, London6th April 2025 Former Virgin Prunes singer Gavin Friday and former Au Pairs singer Lesley Woods appeared on the same bill in London recently. Keith Goldhanger went along to catch up with two performers he’d not seen for over four decades. How do you want your favourite bands from the past served...
Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams describe what’s strange about being back on Earth after so long in orbit. The duo’s eight-day mission to the International Space Station became a nine-month space odyssey after their Boeing Starliner had technical problems. They finally returned to Earth on 19 March aboard the SpaceX Dragon, which splashed...
A test rocket aimed at kickstarting European satellite launches has crashed back to Earth moments after taking flight. The unmanned Spectrum rocket, which took off from a Norwegian spaceport on Sunday, was billed as the first attempt at an orbital flight to come from Europe. German start-up Isar Aerospace developed the rocket and had warned...
