Israel-Hamas war threatens to spill over, AI, and a seismic US election: 5 predictions for 2024
As we enter 2024 what lies ahead on the global stage may seem more uncertain than it has in years. To help you make sense of it, here are some…
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Israel’s Supreme Court deals huge blow to Netanyahu, but one he may have to swallow
It’s all in the timing. On New Year’s Day, a little under three months since Hamas’ terrorist attacks, Israel’s Supreme Court issued a historic ruling. In an 8-7 decision, it…
Two key military appointments from China’s naval ranks reflects Xi’s territorial ambitions, analysts say
Dong’s experience, both as head of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) as well as operational assignments in the Chinese military’s Eastern and Southern theater commands, gives him an “unprecedented…
Miracle at Haneda: Passengers describe terror and relief after fiery Japan Airlines collision
When Japanese Airlines flight 516 touched down at Tokyo’s Haneda airport carrying hundreds of people on Tuesday it erupted into a terrifying fireball. The Airbus A350 passenger plane had collided with an…
Earthquake survivors in Japan sleep in coats and hats at shelters without heat or running water
Minae Akiyama had traveled from southern Japan to Ishikawa prefecture to celebrate New Year’s with her family, when the ground began to shake. Akiyama described sheltering under a table during…
Senior Hamas leader killed in Beirut blast, heightening fears of wider regional conflict
Hamas said Tuesday that one of its senior leaders has been killed in an attack in the south of the Lebanese capital Beirut, raising fears of a potential escalation in…
Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary to become first Australian-born Queen
The fairy tale rise of an Australian sales executive to the upper ranks of European royalty is set to be completed later this month when Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth of…
NASA’s most high-risk endeavor in decades and other boundary-pushing space missions planned for 2024
The year ahead promises to deliver some spectacular pursuits, pushing human and scientific exploration of the cosmos further than it’s gone in decades. The visions are grand: NASA plans to…
Hamas says senior leader killed in attack in southern Beirut
Hamas said Tuesday that one of its senior leaders has been killed in an attack in the south of the Lebanese capital Beirut, raising fears of a potential escalation in…
Megalosaurus, the first ever dinosaur discovery
Huge fossilized bones that emerged from slate quarries in England’s Oxfordshire beginning in the late 1600s were immediately puzzling. In a world where evolution and extinction were unknown concepts, the…