Month: September 2024
Ukraine joins NATO drill
The drills at a Dutch military base, involving more than 20 countries and some 50 companies, tested cutting-edge systems to detect and counter drones and assessed how they work together. The 11-day exercise ended with a demonstration of jamming and hacking drones in a week when their critical role in the Ukraine war was demonstrated
Air pollution in Kyviv
Pollution is a major health concern with one major study estimating that pollution kills around 9 million people globally a year. Authorities in Ukraine advised residents in the capital Kyiv to stay indoors Friday as air pollution, partly caused by fires in the region, blanketed the city. Wildfire smoke can cause air quality to deteriorate
Conflict Escalates Between Israel and Hezbollah
Hezbollah said on Sept. 20 that it had launched multiple strikes targeting Israel’s military in the north of the country. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said around 140 rockets had been launched at the Golan Heights, Safed and the Upper Galilee areas, adding that it had intercepted some of those. The IDF later said that
Saudi Crown supports creation of Palestinian State
For decades, the leaders of Saudi Arabia, like those of most other Arab countries, refused to recognize Israel without the creation of a state for the Palestinians. But after 2020, when four Arab states established formal ties with Israel in agreements brokered by then-President Donald J. Trump, Prince Mohammed became the first Saudi leader to
China and Australia in competition to police the pacific
The security needs of island states are glaring. Their vast Pacific Ocean, covering an area bigger than every continent combined, is by one estimate the world’s largest unpoliced space. Illegal fishing boats pillage its rich stocks of tuna. Drug-trafficking is growing. Criminals use the Pacific as a transit route for methamphetamine and cocaine headed from
European Lawmakers supports motion to allow Ukraine strike inside Russia
European Union lawmakers on Thursday called to lift restrictions hindering Ukraine from using Western weapons systems against legitimate military targets in Russia. The lawmakers argue that the dwindling support paired with the restrictions on the use of Western military equipment risks offsetting efforts made so far to support Ukraine in its defence against Russia’s full-scale
Restoration X services in Brazil
Last month, Brazil’s Supreme Court banned X because the company failed to comply with its directives and appoint a legal representative for its presence in the country. It then temporarily froze some of X and Starlink’s assets until a fine worth about $3 million was paid. Access to X, formerly known as Twitter, has been
Support for Ukraine Energy during winter
The European Union estimates that about half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has been destroyed, making the job of heating homes, hospitals and schools increasingly difficult as temperatures dip ahead of the third war winter that the nation will face. European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to war-ravaged Ukraine on Friday with the
Ad-free Netflix users
In the first half of 2024, Netflix got two-thirds of all the viewing time in the U.S. among the major global streamers, a group that also includes Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and Max. Netflix’s dominance has waned a bit down 6 percent from the final six months of 2023 though the quartet’s daily viewing minutes
Fight against climate fight using AI
The world remains far off track in tackling climate crisis, but the UN voiced hope Wednesday that artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies will help address the towering challenges. The technologies, which are rapidly improving the ability to process vast amounts of data, could make skillful weather modeling faster, cheaper and more accessible, enabling a