Global ocean temperatures have hit the highest level on record, in a worrying sign that this year’s predicted Super El Niño which could bring more extreme weather conditions around the world. Climatologists confirmed that sea surface temperatures outside of the polar regions reached 21.1C (70F) on August 22. It broke…
Putin’s threat to Britain as Burnham gives Storm Shadow missile tech to Ukraine: Kremlin warns UK is now ‘participating in this war’
Russia delivered a stark threat over Britain’s decision to supply Ukraine with secret missile technology today. Moscow accused the UK of ‘participating in this war’ as Andy Burnham arrived in Kyiv for his first foreign visit. The Prime Minister announced that European defence firm MBDA has been given permission to…
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman at Freedom 250 Grand Prix
NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman is seen in the two-seat IndyCar as he prepares for driver Conor Daly to take him on a lap ahead of the start of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Image credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Source link
Canada threatens to cut off US electricity as Trump’s trade war with Mark Carney spirals into fresh crisis: ‘You better have batteries’
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has threatened to cut off America’s electricity supply after Donald Trump announced tariffs targeting Canada’s auto industry. ‘We power 1.5 million homes and businesses,’ Ford told the Associated Press. ‘Everything’s on the table. I’ll do whatever it takes.’ If Trump keeps squeezing Canadian manufacturers, ‘he better have…
Trump launches ferocious ‘economic onslaught’ on Iran to cripple its economy after bombing campaign and peace deal stalls… with chilling warning to China
By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT Published: 18:17 BST, 24 August 2026 | Updated: 18:17 BST, 24 August 2026 The Trump administration unveiled its ‘economic D-Day’ plan intended to decimate Iran’s already teetering monetary environment with what has been dubbed the ‘toughest sanctions in history.’ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…
Watch SpaceX set rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year early Aug. 25
Starlink launches may have become commonplace, but this one’s definitely worth staying up for. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with 29 Starlink internet satellites is scheduled to lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday (Aug. 25), during a four-hour window that opens at 1:49 a.m.…
It’s Team Sussex vs Team Wales: The arrival of Harry and Meghan will see England’s smart set divide into two royal courts… and this is exactly which side everyone from Princess Eugenie to the Beckhams will pick
TEAM SUSSEX It has been six years since the Sussexes swapped Frogmore Cottage in Windsor for a self-imposed exile in Montecito. In that time, Prince Harry has inevitably grown apart from his old Etonian chums and one-time Army Air Corps comrades. But the prodigal son and his actress wife soon…
China delays ambitious Chang’e 7 moon mission until 2027
China’s lunar ambitions took a hit after the country called off the launch of a spacecraft that it has aimed to make the first to ever land on the moon’s south pole. Chang’e 7 was supposed to launch onboard a Long March 5 rocket on August 24, but the launch…
California woman, 49, suffered heart attack and almost drowned after being struck by giant wave while walking along beach
By DARIYA KOZHASBAY Published: 17:11 BST, 24 August 2026 | Updated: 17:13 BST, 24 August 2026 A California mother had a heart attack and almost drowned when a strong wave knocked her over twice and swept her out to sea. Teresa Tran, 49, and her friends were on a walk…
Why do we care so much that Pluto isn’t a planet?
Twenty years after Pluto lost its planetary status, people are still arguing about it. This spring, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman publicly threw his support behind “make Pluto a planet again,” reigniting the familiar debate. Social media threads are filled with people arguing over whether Pluto should be grandfathered into the…