Former Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves, an influential voice in the European security debate, told Euronews he is sceptical that the US dispatched CIA Director John Ratcliffe to warn Russia against escalation, arguing that Washington remains more concerned about Iran. In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Ilves said he had “severe doubts” that concerns over the Baltic states were the reason for Ratcliffe’s visit, despite a flurry of reports suggesting Washington wanted to send Moscow a message against any form of aggression. “What is the real problem for the United States right now? The real problem is Iran, the fact…
It’s been an eventful summer for skygazers, with a full solar eclipse, the Perseids meteor shower and a nearly full lunar eclipse taking center stage. The fall season is coming soon, but there are a few things for skygazers to see this coming month before we’re officially in apple cider and hoodie weather. September starts on a bit of a whisper but gets going relatively quickly. Here’s what’s coming up for amateur astronomers, from moon meetups and meteor showers to constellations and asterisms. Meteor showers: Sept. 1 and Sept. 20 Taurids and Aurigids are minor meteor showers, so they’ll likely…
Several hundred tonnes of fish died in August in one of Hungary’s largest fish farm complexes at Rétimajor, south of Budapest. This fishpond system, with a water surface of around 800 hectares, is what remains of the former Sárrét marshlands. Its current owner, Ferenc Lévai, privatised it in 1994 and has since been running it as a continuously developed, integrated agri-tourism estate, although its main source of income is still fish farming. The fishpond system, made up of shallow, nutrient-rich lakes of varying depth, reedbeds, islands and muddy shorelines, provides a uniquely concentrated and hard-to-replace habitat for water birds. The…
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is demanding an independent review of two deadly LAPD encounters caught on video, even as both cases began with men allegedly engaging in dangerous, violent behavior that prompted police intervention. Bass said Friday the footage was “incredibly difficult to watch” as she announced plans for an executive directive examining officer-involved deaths and severe injuries, particularly those involving people experiencing mental health crises. But Bass also acknowledged that police will continue to be called when people in crisis become violent. “The reality is, until society provides the proper care for individuals with mental health disorders, law…
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On Wednesday (Aug 26) morning, catastrophic flash floods and landslides tore through the Nepal-Tibet border region. The disaster started in the high-altitude peaks of the Himalayas, where a devastating avalanche of ice, rock, mud and water smashed into villages and a border port. At least 500 people have died, and nearly 2,000 are still missing, including hundreds of tourists and pilgrims from around the world. Entire villages were wiped out in seconds. Roads, bridges and power stations were destroyed as a torrent of water, ice, mud and rock surged through the Himalayan valleys. The terrifying force flattened buildings and swept…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to establish the U.S. Space Academy.Trump said the location of the academy was yet to be determined, but compared its significance to that of the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., and the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn.The U.S. Space Academy will be for students looking to enter the U.S. Space Force, a new branch of the military Trump created in his first term. Trump said it will also serve NASA and the civilian spaceflight industry.”We’re going…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Critics mocked former Vice President Kamala Harris after she warned Republicans are “trying to cheat” in the midterms while echoing President Donald Trump’s signature “too big to rig” rallying cry in a new video urging Democrats to turn out in force.”We are two months away from the midterms. Get out and vote. Let’s get everyone out to vote. They are cheating,” said Harris in a recorded video Thursday posted on X.”They are trying to cheat, and we have got to turn out in big numbers and be too big to rig. I’ll…
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The egos have landed. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have touched down in the UK, 5,000 miles from the Montecito sun, to face a cooler British reception. And the rumor mill is at fever pitch. Will they set up their own court in the celebrity rural enclave of the Cotswolds? Is (long-resting) actress Meghan eyeing a return to the small screen? Will Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet have a proper reunion with at least one of their grandfathers? Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. Yet no spin can save this. The Megxit U-turn, no doubt rooted in fading US interest, represents a major…
