NASA mission to defend Earth from asteroids “a success”- BBC News
The American space agency NASA says its recent mission to deflect the path of an asteroid was successful. The Dart spacecraft smashed into a 160m-wide space rock known as Dimorphos, seven million miles from Earth. Scientists studying the asteroid’s orbit…
Boris Johnson survives leadership vote but 41% of his MPs have “no confidence” – BBC News
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a vote of no confidence in his leadership but failed to win the backing of a large number of his own members of Parliament. More than 41% of Conservative MPs refused to…
Hacked files reveal Chinese “shoot-to-kill” policy in Uighur detention camps – BBC News
A huge collection of data including images linked to China’s mistreatment of Uighurs and other ethnic minorities has been handed to the BBC. The information was hacked from Chinese police computers. It includes evidence of a shoot-to-kill policy for anyone…
8,500 US troops “on high alert” as Ukraine invasion fears grow – BBC News
The Pentagon has said around 8,500 combat-ready US troops are on high alert to deploy at short notice amid rising tension over Ukraine. However it made clear there are no plans to send forces to the country itself. Russia has…
Russian invasion of Ukraine “may be imminent” warns White House – BBC News
The US government believes Russia could launch an invasion of Ukraine at any moment. The White House press secretary warned of an “extremely dangerous situation” on the country’s border, where Russia has massed more than 100,000 troops. Talks between the…