Atomic fusion has long been seen as the ultimate source of clean energy because of all its advantages over fission, the process that has powered nuclear power plants for nearly eight decades. It’s safer — no chain reactions, no meltdowns. It would leave no long-lasting radioactive waste. And it would use fuels that are cheaper…
NEW DELHI — India has inducted a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine and is in the final stages of sealing an $8 billion deal with Germany for six conventional submarines as it focuses on boosting its underwater capabilities with an eye on the prospect of greater presence of Chinese vessels in the Indian Ocean. The INS…
On a rainy September morning at the start of this school year, Bishop Miege High School in Roeland Park, Kansas, celebrated the unveiling of its new Our Lady of Lourdes grotto, located directly across from the school’s student entrance. Archbishop William Shawn McKnight of Kansas City, Kansas, blessed the stonecut grotto with holy water from…
A Ukrainian attack on the captured Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant kills a worker, according to the site’s Russia-installed authorities. Published On 27 Apr 202627 Apr 2026 Ukrainian officials say Russian drones have again attacked the southern port city of Odesa, injuring at least 11 people, including two children, and damaging homes and important infrastructure. Odesa Governor…
With every bomb dropped, ship seized and blood-curdling threat of annihilation, Donald Trump increases Iran’s incentive to reject his “grand bargain” peace deal and sprint instead to acquire nuclear weapons for future self-defence. Justifying his declaration of war on 28 February, Trump claimed that Iran – and primarily its nuclear programme – posed an “imminent…
The reactor exploded early on April 26, 1986, sending a column of fire and radioactive debris high above the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union. The fallout settled over the streets, schools and playgrounds of nearby cities like Pripyat. Trace amounts of particles were eventually detected across the Northern Hemisphere. It was the…
On Sunday, Ukraine marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Reactor number 4 at the plant exploded on 26 April 1986, spewing out radioactive material that would spread across swathes of Europe. The official death toll from the incident in Chornobyl – as it is known in Ukrainian – is 31, but the…
President Donald Trump loves to make big, consequential decisions. And while the two of us don’t agree with many of his decisions, there is no doubt he has made some that benefit US national security. He established the US Space Force to respond the growing threats to our space systems, and has increased defense spending,…
In recent weeks, President Trump has been talking about a substance he says is key to ending the United States’ war against Iran: “nuclear dust.” In the president’s telling, Iran’s nuclear program was so badly damaged by U.S. bombs last year that all that remains under the rubble is a sort of powdery aftermath. The…
Shorouk Express Earlier in the evening, air traffic at Liège Airport was briefly suspended after multiple drone reports, with flights halted around 7:30 p.m. and resuming less than an hour later. The latest incidents comes amid a surge of drone activity disrupting key infrastructure across Belgium. Airports in Brussels and Liège faced repeated interruptions last…
