Author: Olive Metuge
When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s ambitious Starship, he put the 400-foot rocket on a collision course with the commercial airline industry. Each time SpaceX did a test run of Starship and its booster, dubbed Super Heavy, the megarocket’s flight path would take it soaring over busy Caribbean airspace before it reached the relative safety of the open Atlantic Ocean. The company planned as many as five such launches a year as it perfected the craft, a version of which is supposed to one day land on the…
Russian drone strikes on Ukraine have left more than one million people in the region of Dnipropetrovsk without heating and water supplies, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister says. Oleksiy Kuleba added that work was continuing to restore services following the large-scale attack, which damaged infrastructure across the south-east. Electricity supplies were also disrupted for thousands more people in neighbouring Zaporizhzhia, but power has since been restored. Russia has recently intensified attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, aimed at paralysing power supplies during a harsh winter. President Volodymyr Zelensky accused it of “mockery” and pleaded for Western support. Hospitals, water facilities and other…
The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the UN’s population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global co-operation.U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions following his instructions for his administration to review participation in and funding for all international organizations, including those affiliated with the United Nations, according to a White House statement on social media. Most of the targets are UN-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels that focus on climate, labour and other issues…
When the Supreme Court returns to the bench next week for the first argument of 2026, in Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, it will confront a thorny dispute over the circumstances in which a federal contractor can transfer a case from state to federal court. The question comes to the justices in a high-profile case brought by Louisiana parishes – the equivalent of counties in that state – seeking to hold oil and gas companies liable for damage to the Louisiana coast. A federal appeals court in New Orleans rejected the companies’ latest attempt to move the case…
Start the year strong with RunYAS 2026 where Abu Dhabi’s iconic Yas Marina Circuit turns into a community running festivalIf your New Year’s resolutions are already wobbling, here’s a good excuse to lace up and get moving. On Sunday January 11, Yas Marina Circuit hands the track over to the people for RunYAS 2026. RunYAS is back, and it’s shaping up to be one of those feel good mornings where everyone shows up. Families. Schools. Serious runners. Organised by Ethara in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre, the idea is simple. Start the year moving. Cross a finish…
Despite a slew of reforms enacted last year to rein in the practices of towing companies, more needs to be done to protect consumers whose cars face removal and possible sale, the commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles said Tuesday. DMV Commissioner Tony Guerrera laid out five recommendations he plans to make for the legislature to consider during its session that begins in February. The recommendations follow a Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica investigation that exposed how state law for decades favored towing companies at the expense of low-income consumers. They also follow months of meetings with a group…
Gabriela Pomeroy,Alicia CurryandAdrienne Murray,in CopenhagenMia ChemnitzMia Chemnitz says “the people of Greenland do not want to become American””The people of Greenland do not want to become American,” Mia Chemnitz tells the BBC. “We are not for sale.”The 32-year-old business owner in the Greenlandic capital Nuuk reflects the sentiments of many who spoke to the BBC about how they felt about recent rhetoric from the Trump administration.The White House has said it was “actively” discussing an offer to buy the territory that has for centuries belonged to Denmark. US President Donald Trump and his officials had earlier intimated a willingness to…
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist on Wednesday during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials claimed was an act of self-defence but that the city’s mayor described as “reckless” and unnecessary.The ICE officer shot the woman in her vehicle in a residential neighbourhood in Minneapolis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security…
ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. After the month-long “winter break” in oral arguments, the justices return to the bench on Jan. 12 for only (around) seven hours of argument in nine cases. A single one of them is a significant criminal-law-related case: Wolford v. Lopez, to be argued on Jan. 20. Another two address the rights of trans persons, which as I previously noted in a comment about the court’s decision in United States v. Skrmetti raises potential criminal law issues in the future. Meanwhile, in the…
We caught up with contemporary artist Werner Bronkhorst ahead of his exhibition in DubaiIf there’s one thing I personally love about my ’Gram, it’s how meticulously I’ve curated my algorithm. Get your hands on my phone and you’ll be met with a heady mix of things to do in Dubai, travel, art inspiration, and plenty of Formula 1. Lately, it’s been leaning heavily towards the latter of the list, which is exactly how I stumbled upon contemporary artist Werner Bronkhorst.While I’m not typically drawn to contemporary art, Bronkhorst’s work immediately stood out. His thick impasto layering recalls the textured intensity…