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From a visiting comet from another starto the return of stranded NASA astronauts to a record number of satellite launches, 2025 was full of extraordinary space events. That momentum carries straight into 2026, with some of the most ambitious exploration plans for decades, rare eclipses and continued chances to see the Northern Lights. Here’s a rundown of what the universe has in store for us in 2026. Lunar exploration looms in the new year Interest in the Moon is growing again after decades of relative quiet, with several launches and tests planned for the year ahead. More than half a…
A Chinese technology team demonstrated advanced swarm drone capabilities during a large-scale light show in Chongqing, where thousands of drones were launched and controlled using a single computer system. Operated by Damoda, the drones followed pre-programmed routines to create coordinated aerial displays close to the launch site. The weekly show, which previously set a Guinness World Record for scale, is designed for entertainment, though experts note that similar swarm technologies could have future applications beyond light shows as artificial intelligence and automation continue to develop.
“I raised this issue with the President. I told him that we are already at war, and it has been for almost 15 years. Therefore, I really wanted the guarantees to be longer. I told him that we would really like to consider the possibility of 30, 40, 50 years,” Zelenskyy added. The exact shape of the security guarantees remains unclear, though the U.S. has indicated it would mirror NATO’s Article 5 protections. Zelenskyy said he believes they would be credible if backed by the U.S. and supported by European allies. “I believe that the presence of international troops is…
China’s military dispatched air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint military drills around the island of Taiwan on Monday, a move Beijing called a “stern warning” to separatist and “external interference” forces. The drills come after Beijing expressed anger at US arms sales to the territory and a statement by Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi who said its military could get involved if China were to take action against Taiwan. However, the Chinese military did not directly mention either the US or Japan in its statement on Monday morning. “The Chinese Communist Party’s targeted military exercises further confirm its…
Most registered voters in the US lean favourably towards green energy investment and climate commitments, despite Donald Trump’s blistering attacks. The POTUS has consistently worked to boost polluting fuels that fry the planet, describing wind and solar power as “the scam of the century” and vowing not to approve any new projects. He previously argued the concept of global warming was “created by and for the Chinese” to make US manufacturing non-competitive, and referred to wind energy as a “con job” during his trip to Scotland – urging Europe to “stop the windmills”. Earlier this month, theUS Environmental Protection Agency…
US security guarantees for Ukraine have been outlined for a period of 15 years, with the possibility of extension, Volodymyr Zelenskyy told journalists on Monday, providing more details about what was discussed and agreed at his meeting with US President Donald Trump on Sunday in Florida. During the joint press conference after the talks at Mar-a-Lago, the Ukrainian president said that the US security guarantees for Ukraine were “100% agreed”. “We have great achievements, the 20-point peace plan is 90% agreed and US-Ukraine security guarantees are 100% agreed,” Zelenskyy told reporters. “US, Europe and Ukraine security guarantees are almost agreed.…
By Justin Spike with AP Published on 29/12/2025 – 12:30 GMT+1 Oszkár Nagyapáti climbs to the bottom of a sandy pit on his land on the Great Hungarian Plain and digs into the soil with his hand, looking for a sign of groundwater that in recent years has been in accelerating retreat. “It’s much worse, and it’s getting worse year after year,” he says as cloudy liquid slowly seeps into the hole. ”Where did so much water go? It’s unbelievable.” Nagyapáti has watched with distress as the region in southern Hungary, once an important site for agriculture, has become increasingly parched and dry.…
The new POLITICO Poll data offers a potential warning to right-wing populist parties trying to attract broader support while also getting closer to Trump, as people who said they would support such parties in a new vote were more negative about Trump than those who supported them in the past across the U.K., France and Germany. The U.S. president is even more unpopular across the general population. In France and Germany, two-thirds of respondents held a negative opinion of him. In the U.K., 55 percent reported negative views; barely more than in the U.S., where 50 percent said they had…
By Euronews with Africanews Published on 29/12/2025 – 11:12 GMT+1 Matchday Two of the group stage rolled on yesterday, with four matches across Groups E and F, as teams pushed to strengthen their knockout hopes. In Group E, Sudan faced Equatorial Guinea in a crucial encounter here in Casablanca, with both sides coming off opening defeats. With knockout hopes on the line, the stakes were high, and the atmosphere in the stands reflected it. Sudan edged a 1–0 victory, giving supporters back home something badly needed to celebrate. Two Sudanese fans spoke to our microphone following the match: “Our players did their best.…
“It is a shot across the bow of the EU, and even NATO,” he purred, seemingly astonished that the 33-page document ever saw the light of day in its published form without being muted by the more fainthearted Trump aides. Famously, Bannon had once claimed he wanted “to drive a stake through the Brussels vampire.” And now, he and other MAGA influencers get to sharpen their stake with the encouragement of U.S. government policy. Above all, it’s what Bannon describes as the commitment to “back resistance movements to the globalists” that thrills him most. “It was pleasantly shocking that it…