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But while the weapon placed in orbit may be unusual, the US – and indeed its Russian and Chinese rivals – have had weapons that can be pointed and shot into space for some time.In a later BBC interview, Bowen was dismissive of China’s reaction to the US announcement which warned against an arms race in space, describing it as “the pot calling the kettle black”.”If you’re already an expert… you know how hollow those words are coming from the Russian and Chinese governments,” he said.”The United States, Russia and China and also India have all developed different kinds of…

​​Harry Brook and Jos Buttler went berserk in a T20 at Southampton for the second time this summer as England smoked 254-4 against Sri Lanka during a 119-run victory in the series opener – their first game since Kevin Pietersen’s appointment as white-ball mentor.White-ball captain Brook (114no off 49 balls) – who nailed six boundaries in one over – and predecessor in that role Buttler (80 off 49) plundered 128 from just 60 balls in partnership for England’s second wicket once debutant Aneurin Donald (12 off 5) fell after slamming a six and a four amid a bright but fleeting…

Musical acts Finneas, Lukas Graham and Aaron Rowe have dropper out as openers for the North American leg of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour following the dismissal of fellow supporting act Macklemore for his pro-Palestinian remarks at Sheeran’s New Jersey shows September 4 and 5. Finneas, brother to Billie Eilish, posted a short note on his Instagram that reads: “Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed. I have decided to withdraw from my upcoming tour dates with Ed Sheeran. I stand with Palestine and its people.” These decisions and statements Sheeran’s statement earlier this morning on…

Two newly deployed Mobile Police officers attached to Ayilamo community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State have been killed in an ambush by armed attackers. The incident occurred at about 6 p.m. on Monday, 14 September, while the officers were escorting the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ayilamo, who was returning to the community from Makurdi. This makes it six police officers killed in Ayilamo within four days, following the death of four Mobile Police officers during an attack on the community on Thursday, 10 September. The spokesperson for the Benue State Police Command, Peter Aondongu, confirmed the…

Kuni Tyessi in Abuja The Federal Government has announced plans to expand its TETFund/Renewed Hope Initiative ICT Experience Centre programme to 15 additional tertiary institutions across the country as part of efforts to equip Nigerian youths with digital skills. The disclosure was made on Tuesday by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, during the inauguration of the ICT Experience Centre at Kwara State University, KWASU, Malete. She was represented by the wife of the Vice-President, Hajia Nana Shettima. According to the First Lady, construction is already ongoing in Adamawa, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Katsina, Nasarawa, Niger, Ondo, Osun,…

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has extended the deadline for the ongoing mandatory online pension verification and enrolment exercise for eligible Federal Government workers to December 31, 2026, after only 21 percent of an estimated 150,000 eligible civil servants completed the process as of July.   The exercise, which commenced in February 2026 and was initially scheduled to close on July 31, covers employees of treasury-funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) who are entitled to accrued pension rights under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). PenCom in a statement said the extension followed several requests from MDAs for additional time to…

Bernie Sanders criticised the advancement of artificial intelligence at the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington on Tuesday, warning that the current type of AI was ‘the least capable version of AI that we will ever have’. The independent senator from Vermont was speaking at the conference alongside a number of AI sceptics, including Steve Bannon

She acknowledged that work between the Met Police and phone companies had been “constructive” and that the results were “promising”, pointing to data showing there were 14,700 mobile phone thefts in London in the past year – a fall of 18.7%.Jones said the fall was “welcome” but added that she wanted further reductions and that officials in her department were developing new laws that could introduce a “technical standard for anti-theft protections”. She noted the government had so far opted for a collaborative approach with the companies but warned: “If at any point I am not satisfied about the pace…

The US has confirmed it deployed a space weapon in Earth’s orbit, the first time it has acknowledged such offensive capabilities.

England’s victory was only the third time Mexico had tasted defeat at the stadium in 90 competitive matches.Tuchel described it as one of the highlights of the campaign and hailed the “huge bond” within the camp, especially the reaction to Jordan Henderson’s tournament-ending injury after falling over an advertising hoarding while celebrating the Azteca success.”This game had so much of what you could wish for,” added the German. “If you needed any proof of what it meant to these players and how they were with each other, it was the moment Jordan fell over and broke his arm.”Within a second,…