Elon Musk loses over 400 satellites in 3 months according to data from space-track.org (defense contractor used), and over 1,000 for the lifespan of the company (satellitemap.space)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/9315190...
Teenage girl kills classmate and herself in Russia school shooting (www.independent.co.uk)
Kremlin Says Hopes US Congress Will Block Future Ukraine Aid (www.barrons.com)
The Kremlin said Thursday it hoped US lawmakers would continue to block White House requests for emergency aid for Ukraine amid an internal feud in Washington over immigration reforms....
Revealed: More than 1,000 unmarked graves discovered along EU migration routes (www.theguardian.com)
Denmark parliament adopts bill prohibiting Quran burnings (www.dw.com)
Saudi Royal Air Force F-15SA fighter jet crashes, killing 2 crew members aboard (apnews.com)
New aid pledges for Ukraine fall to lowest levels since the start of the war, report says (www.cbsnews.com)
Ukraine’s allies have dramatically scaled back their pledges of new aid to the country, which have fallen to their lowest level since the start of the war, the German-based Kiel Institute’s Ukraine aid tracker showed Thursday....
The Israelis grappling with helping sick Palestinians (www.bbc.co.uk)
Leaked audio of heated meeting reveals hostages’ fury at Netanyahu (www.cnn.com)
A female abductee freed with her children – but without her husband, who remains in captivity – is heard on one recording saying: “The feeling we had there was that no one was doing anything for us. The fact is that I was in a hiding place that was shelled and we had to be smuggled out and we were wounded. That’s besides...
Scholars Who Study the Middle East Are Afraid to Speak Out (www.chronicle.com)
Do not let Putin win, Biden pleads with Republicans on Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
President Joe Biden pleaded with Republicans on Wednesday for a fresh infusion of military aid for Ukraine, warning that a victory for Russia over Ukraine would leave Moscow in position to attack NATO allies and could draw U.S. troops into a war....
Seychelles blast site like a war zone, says President Ramkalawan (www.bbc.com)
Spain expels two US embassy staff for allegedly bribing intelligence agents (www.aljazeera.com)
Pro-Russia Ukrainian MP Illia Kyva shot dead in Moscow suburb (www.theguardian.com)
The Crippling Economic Costs of Green Energy Subsidies (www.realclearenergy.org)
Although wind and solar proponents still claim costs are falling, the reality is the opposite. Offshore wind developers, especially, are clamoring to renegotiate contracts they signed previously, including guaranteed price adjustments for increasing costs, and relaxing the domestic content requirement so they can claim the...
US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft after fatal crash off coast of Japan (apnews.com)
600 North Koreans deported from China have ‘vanished,’ rights group says (www.nbcnews.com)
McDonald’s burger empire set for unprecedented growth over the next 4 years with 10,000 new stores (english.elpais.com)
US announces visa bans for Israeli ‘extremist settlers’ in West Bank (thehill.com)
The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will implement visa bans on Israelis viewed as “extremist settlers” in the West Bank. The policy move follows President Biden’s warning last mont…
Reuters journalist was killed in Lebanon in targeted strike | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
China’s Xi goes full Stalin with purge (www.politico.eu)
Armenia and Azerbaijan announce deal to exchange POWs and work toward peace treaty (apnews.com)
Vast solar thermal plans win backing of global energy giant (reneweconomy.com.au)
Vast’s CSP 3.0 technology, demonstrated at a 1.1MW pilot plant in Jemalong in NSW, uses modular arrays of solar towers and receivers to capture and store energy from the sun and use it provide electricity and heat....
EU Says Nuclear Energy Is Clean After All (www.energyportal.eu)
Studies have shown that nuclear power generates electricity without releasing significant amounts of greenhouse gases, making it an attractive option for reducing carbon emissions....