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The ceremony took place at the Military Aviation School, on the grounds of the Argentine Aircraft Factory (FAdeA), where vast crowds gathered to welcome the pontiff. Arriving in his popemobile, he travelled past the faithful, waving and greeting those who had come to see him, before making his way to the altar. Footage shows thousands of worshippers filling the grounds, nuns and priests praying, and people holding rosaries, singing and embracing. During the ceremony, the pope kissed the altar and offered incense before a statue of the Virgin Mary. In his homily, he encouraged Catholics to live out their faith…
Published on 10 November 2026 – 16:28 GMT+1•Updated 21:42 How can you grow vegetables in a place that has no life-friendly atmosphere, no fertile soil and no readily available water? This is precisely what the international Lunar Agriculture Module – Ground Test Demonstrator (LAM-GTD) project (source in German) is about. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is working with NASA and the Canadian space agency CSA on concepts for greenhouses on the Moon. They are initially intended to supply astronauts on future long-term missions with fresh food. A greenhouse as life insurance in space Temperatures on the Moon fluctuate extremely, its…
Nvidia hired law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to lead an investigation into reports that CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang was the target of a Chinese intelligence operation. Law firm partner Joon H. Kim will lead the probe. Kim, a former acting attorney of the Southern District of New York, was appointed in 2021 as an independent investigator by New York Attorney General Letitia James to probe allegations of sexual harassment by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The company’s board of directors on Sunday launched an independent investigation into Jensen Huang following reports of his romantic relationship with former Megaspeed…
US President Donald Trump says the FBI is investigating the matter involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and alleged links to a Chinese government agent. Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump said he had spoken to Huang earlier in the day and that the tech executive denied knowing the person was a spy. “I asked him that question, ‘Did you have any idea that she was a spy?’ He said, ‘I had no idea that he was a spy.’ And I really believe him,” Trump said. Trump said he had been hearing about the allegations for some time but…
The president of Paraguay, Pedro Alliana, announced on Tuesday that the recovery of pension funds deposited in Ueno Bank will be a priority for his government. The intervention in the financial institution has put at risk around 800 million dollars (about 716 million euros) belonging to public bodies, including resources from five retirement funds, and has triggered a political crisis that ended with the removal of Santiago Peña from office. Among the institutions affected is the Social Security Institute (IPS), which is responsible for managing pensions and part of the country’s health services. Uncertainty over the recovery of these funds…
Published on 10 November 2026 – 21:29 GMT+1 The technology conference Web Summit in Lisbon will close its doors on Wednesday due to bad storms affecting Portugal. It comes after a state of emergency was declared by the Portuguese government due to Storm Charles, which will close schools and non-essential public services. “The Government of Portugal has formally advised Web Summit that, due to the risks posed by Storm Charles, including tidal flooding, severe disruption to public transport and the impact of high winds on external structures, Day 2 of Web Summit should not take place,” an email to attendees…
Poland’s defense minister said Tuesday that the Pentagon had given a “green light” to plans for a permanent U.S. military base in the country, with President Donald Trump expected to make a final decision in early December. Speaking after talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Washington, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said his American counterpart told him that “everything is moving in the right direction.” “We interpret that as a green light from the Pentagon,” he said. The project has not yet received formal U.S. approval. The Pentagon’s own account stopped short of endorsing the base or confirming the December timetable,…
By Dogyu Lee & Euronews Doha bureau Published on 10 November 2026 – 16:19 GMT+1 The six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) agreed on Tuesday to set up a military command post in Kuwait and station forces there, Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi said. Albudaiwi announced the decision after defence ministers from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates met in Manama. The council did not set an opening date or say how many troops it would send or what their duties would be. Kuwait lies at the northern end of the Gulf, bordering Iraq and…
The meeting with Russia and the U.S. was “constructive and quite substantive,” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on X after receiving a report from his negotiating team. “They had time to discuss the need and possible parameters for humanitarian steps. The release of prisoners is a priority.” Zelenskyy said the negotiating teams spoke “in detail” about what security guarantees would be required to stop Russia from attacking Ukraine again in the future. In a significant move toward easing Ukraine’s fears, the U.S. is asking the Russian side if they would consent to America providing Ukraine with NATO-like commitments to collective…
Two years ago, Hakeem Jeffries was a minority leader watching Republicans run the table in Washington. He is now the presumptive Speaker of the House, the most powerful member of Congress, and is expected to take the gavel in January. By Tuesday, projections showed Democrats winning 254 seats to the Republicans’ 165, with 16 races still to be called. NBC News projects they will finish with 259, which would be the party’s biggest majority in more than three decades. A narrow one would have handed a dozen or so left-wing members a veto over his speakership and his agenda, and…