Cautious Zelenskyy keeps cards close to his chest after Ukraine ceasefire proposal | Volodymyr Zelenskyy

As journalists filtered out of the presidential administration in central Kyiv on Wednesday afternoon after a 30-minute press conference with president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the general consensus was that he had not said anything that would immediately make for a dramatic headline. That, it seems, was the point. Eager to show the White House that Ukraine … Read more

We can’t know if Vladimir Putin will accept a ceasefire in Ukraine. But this is what he’ll be thinking | Orysia Lutsevych

At this stage of the crisis, it is important to be clear-sighted. The US-Ukraine meeting in Jeddah was a damage-control operation. Both parties reset relations that had been damaged, largely by Washington’s impatience. The US reversed its previous decisions in exchange for something Ukraine was ready to provide anyway: privileged access to Ukraine’s natural resource … Read more

Elon Musk’s Starlink Pushes Its Way Into India

Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite communications company, fought behind the scenes for months to break into India’s internet business. The market is dominated by two local giants, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, who seemed united in trying to keep Starlink out. Then, suddenly, this week each of them announced a partnership to bring Starlink into India, … Read more

The Guardian view on US-Europe relations: Britain is coming to a fork in the road | Editorial

No country can avoid the economic impact of Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policy. There are no exceptions to the president’s global tariff on aluminium and steel and no escaping the general volatility and constant uncertainty provoked by a capricious regime. But Britain is lucky not to be a direct target. Mr Trump has no border-related grievance … Read more

A Trump-Putin pact is emerging – and Europe is its target | Rafael Behr

A prime time current affairs programme; a discussion about Donald Trump’s handling of the war in Ukraine. “He’s doing excellent things,” says a firebrand politician on the panel, before listing White House actions that have belittled Volodymyr Zelenskyy and weakened his battlefield position – military aid suspended; satellite communications obstructed; intelligence withheld. “Do we support … Read more

Out of Putin’s war and Trump’s treachery, a new Europe is being born | Nathalie Tocci

Moscow’s immense military mobilisation is clearly not aimed just at Ukraine. Unless Vladimir Putin accepts a ceasefire with meaningful security guarantees there will be no end in sight to the war. If anything, we could see the extension of Russia’s aggression beyond Ukraine. The bleak reality is that Europe still faces an unprecedented threat and … Read more

NASA Launches Powerful Space Telescope

new video loaded: NASA Launches Powerful Space Telescope transcript Back transcript NASA Launches Powerful Space Telescope A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from California carrying the telescope, named SPHEREx, along with a suite of satellites called PUNCH. 3, 2, 1, ignition. Liftoff of the Falcon 9. Go SpaceX. Go SPHEREx, Go PUNCH. SPHEREx and PUNCH … Read more