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NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 7, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station, pending weather conditions. An Oct. 7 undock puts NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev … Read more

The Conservative Party said its “Britannia Shield” would have three components – new advanced radar systems, upgraded command and control systems to integrate information from across Britain’s defences and rapidly decide a response, and new interceptor missiles as well as counter-drone capabilities. The three-tiered design of the proposal is similar to the British Army’s current … Read more

Comment: Donald Trump’s second term has given Europe one fight after another. Tariffs, Greenland, Ukraine, and Iran have all had their turn. Last week, the Americans added one more: diesel. On Thursday, Reuters reported the Trump administration had told Germany and France to draw down their emergency diesel stocks “or face a potential US diesel … Read more

Nine Labour MPs have also referred the Green Party to Sussex Police, asking the force to investigate whether alleged “possible antisemitic offences” at the conference merit a criminal investigation. Sussex Police and the Green Party have been contacted for comment. It is the latest development in a backlash to the policy motion, which was put … Read more

Ukraine and Germany have signed a $1.5-billion deal to help fight the surge in Russian drone attacks, while fresh strikes and air raid sirens greeted Chancellor Friedrich Merz on a solidarity visit Sunday. The agreement worth more than 1.3 billion euros includes some 1 billion euros for weapons including combat drones, while 350 million euros … Read more

LAST UPDATE | 1 hr ago DONALD TRUMP HAS said there were “some threats” that led the United States to pull bombers from a UK base. The US president said the military aircraft “didn’t fly out by accident” from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had sought to play down … Read more

Saxony-Anhalt’s state parliament is to meet Tuesday for the first time since the AfD won its landslide victory there last month. Here’s what is to be decided. Saxony-Anhalt’s newly elected parliament is to meet in Magdeburg on Tuesday for the first time since the state election saw the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) win a … Read more

Four games, three goals, two draws, one loss and one win. Jürgen Klopp would have hoped for better results from his first international break as Germany coach. But though the comfortable win over Serbia (2-0), draws against the Netherlands (1-1) and Greece (0-0) and a shock loss to Greece (0-1) in Germany leave them third … Read more

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron sent a joint appeal to the European Commission on Monday, calling for tougher EU measures against unfair trade practices by other states.  They said that the existing instruments at the EU’s disposal were no longer sufficient.  The appeal did not name any specific country but it … Read more

The Greens want to close “Luxon’s carve-outs” for commercial fishers in the Hauraki Gulf, phase out bottom trawling and protect 30 percent of it by reforming marine protected area legislation. The carve-outs refer to legislation passed late last year boosting marine protections in the Hauraki Gulf that included a late stage amendment allowing commercial ring-net … Read more