Monday’s launch did not include any attempt to land the first stage booster, but the rocket carried grid fins and landing legs, important hardware elements for future recovery experiments. A statement released by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), CACL’s parent company, declared the first flight of the Long March 12B a “complete success” … Read more
The Peruvian bishops describe Pope Leo’s unexpected participation at a lunch in Rome as “a gesture of closeness and communion”. By Vatican News “A gesture of closeness and communion that strengthens the pastoral mission of the Church in Peru.” That’s how the country’s bishops described Pope Leo’s surprise visit to their “fraternal lunch,” according to … Read more
For the last three years, presidents, prime ministers, movie actors, rock stars and writers have traveled to Ukraine, seeking to show solidarity with a country under assault from its neighbor, Russia. Add Prince Harry to that list. On Thursday, Harry, the younger son of King Charles III, made an unannounced visit to the city of … Read more
President Zelenskyy stresses that Kyiv needs a ‘just peace’ after more than two years of fighting Russia’s invasion. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called for a ceasefire in Ukraine during a rare trip to the war-torn country. In a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday, Orban, a fiery critic of Western military … Read more
The surprise election result in India leaves the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi missing a chunk of voter support and at the helm of a tricky coalition. Will this new configuration loosen the screws on Indian media and give them space to reinvest in journalism rather than the sycophancy that dominated the airwaves so … Read more
Ukraine president’s first stop is Lithuania. He will also visit ‘reliable friends’ Latvia and Estonia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Lithuania as he starts a previously unannounced tour of three Baltic states to discuss his country’s war against Russia and Kyiv’s plans to join NATO and the European Union. Announcing his arrival on … Read more