NASA will on Monday attempt a feat humanity has never before accomplished: deliberately smacking a spacecraft into an asteroid to slightly deflect its orbit, in a key test of our ability to stop cosmic objects from devastating life on Earth u.afp.com/ioqR#DARTMission
#BREAKING NASA spaceship strikes asteroid in landmark test of planetary defense: livestream
#UPDATE NASA's DART spaceship on Monday struck the moonlet asteroid Dimorphos, in a historic test of humanity's ability to prevent a cosmic object devastating life on Earth.
#BREAKING Russians arriving daily in Georgia have doubled since draft: minister
#UPDATE Georgia and Kazakhstan said on Tuesday that tens of thousands of Russians had flooded into their countries from neighbouring Russia as military-aged men flee the Ukraine military call-up ▶️ u.afp.com/ioP8
#BREAKING Moscow says will not request extradition of Russians fleeing draft
#BREAKING Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline hit by two leaks in Baltic Sea: authorities
#BREAKING Denmark puts energy sector on alert after Nord Stream leaks: ministry
#UPDATE Two leaks have been identified on the Nord Stream 1 Russia-Europe gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea, hours after a similar leak was found on its twin Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Scandinavian authorities say, adding that while the pipeline is not in operation it contains gas
#BREAKING Hurricane Ian strengthens to Category 3 storm: NHC
#UPDATE Hurricane Ian has strengthened into a major Category 3 storm, the US National Hurricane Center says.
"Ian becomes a major hurricane," NHC says as the storm's winds blast at 115 miles (185 kilometers) per hour. It is expected to "soon" make landfall over western Cuba
Hurricane Ian has strengthened into a Category 3 storm, the United States National Hurricane Center says, as Cuba and Florida -- both in the storm's likely path -- ramp up preparations to deal with high winds and potential flooding
VIDEO: Members of the public lay flowers to honour assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe, as thousands of Japanese and foreign dignitaries gather in Tokyo on Tuesday at a rare state funeral that has sparked controversy and protest
Thousands of Japanese have offered flowers and prayers in honour of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe ahead of a controversial state funeral attended by hundreds of foreign dignitaries