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13:11 China lunar chief accuses US of interfering in joint space programmes

The chief designer of China's lunar exploration programme accused the United States on Wednesday of interfering in Beijing's pushes to cooperate with Europe and other foreign partners in space programmes.

12:35 Putin says Russia lacks certain weapons despite beefing up military production

Russia's armed forces still lack certain weapons despite significantly increasing arms production last year, President Vladimir Putin told a meeting of the state Military-Industrial Commission on Wednesday.

07:51 Australia's conservative opposition leader Dutton pledges defence boost if elected

Australia's conservative opposition party leader Peter Dutton, trailing in polls related to the May 3 election, has pledged to boost defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product within a decade, as the Trump administration pushes allies to spend more on security.

05:59 Zelenskiy says Chinese citizens working at drone production site in Russia

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Chinese citizens were working at a drone production site in Russia and suggested that Moscow may have "stolen" drone technology from China.

03:43 Musk says Tesla's Optimus humanoid robots affected by China's export curbs on rare earths

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the production of its Optimus humanoid robots had been affected by China's export restrictions of rare earth magnets.

01:50 Four Czech troops to stand trial over 2018 death of Afghan soldier

Four Czech soldiers will face trial for alleged crimes related to the death of an Afghan soldier after he was detained and interrogated in 2018, Czech prosecutors said on Tuesday.

23:51 IMF slashes global outlook as White House says trade talks pick up pace

Worldwide economic output will slow in the months ahead as U.S. President Donald Trump's steep tariffs on virtually all trading partners begin to bite, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday as global finance chiefs swarmed Washington seeking deals with Trump's team to lower the levies.

16:57 Wall St bounces back after selloff as investors focus on earnings

Wall Street's main indexes recovered some ground on Tuesday as investors focused on corporate earnings after President Donald Trump's mounting criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell led to a sharp selloff in the previous session.

16:34 Bill Belichick to coach University of North Carolina in Dublin match next year

University of North Carolina will play Texas Christian University in fifth edition of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at the Aviva Stadium

22/04 Gold hits key $3,500 mark as Trump's attacks on Fed chief rattle traders

Gold prices soared to a record high, hitting the crucial $3,500 mark on Tuesday, as concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dampened risk sentiment and drove investors towards safe-haven bullion.

22/04 Breakingviews - Why a defence boss could boost Europe’s revival

How to spend 640 billion euros? That’s the amount that European governments, including Britain, would pour each year into their militaries if they make good on their stated intention to beef up defence spending to 3% of GDP. Finding the money is the immediate challenge, given weak growth and heavy debt loads in many countries. A longer-term task is making sure that all the extra investment follows

22/04 Vietnam clamps down on fraud on US exports, document shows

Vietnam's trade ministry has issued a directive to crack down on illegal transhipment of goods to the United States and other trading partners as it tries to avoid steep U.S. tariffs, according to a document reviewed by Reuters.

21/04 Britain and New Zealand to step up military ties as leaders meet

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon are expected to agree to deepen defence and security ties, including stepping up support for Ukraine, when they meet on Tuesday, Starmer's office said.

21/04 Malaysia Airlines eyes new Boeing jets should China reject them

Malaysia Airlines' parent company, Malaysia Aviation Group, is talking to Boeing about acquiring new jets that become available if Chinese airlines stop taking deliveries, its managing director told Malaysian state news outlet Bernama.

21/04 Boeing eases latest 737 MAX headache - a shortage of nuts and bolts

Boeing has secured new stocks of specialized nuts and bolts that hold together its top-selling commercial jet, two industry sources told Reuters, avoiding for now any slowdown in U.S. plane production due to a fire at a key supplier's factory.

21/04 Gold soars to record high on trade war concerns, weaker dollar

Gold prices surged to a record high on Monday, spurred by concerns over global economic growth due to the spiralling Sino-U.S. trade war, with a weaker dollar further boosting the rally.

21/04 Second Boeing jet starts return from China, tracker shows

The jet appears to be another victim of the tit-for-tat bilateral tariffs launched by Trump.

20/04 Boeing jet returns to US from China, a victim of Trump's tariff war

A Boeing jet intended for use by a Chinese airline landed back at the planemaker's U.S. production hub on Sunday, a victim of the tit-for-tat bilateral tariffs launched by President Donald Trump in his global trade offensive.

19/04 Wall St Week Ahead Busy US earnings week confronts market grappling with tariff fallout

A heavy slate of U.S. company results in the coming week will test a stock market shaken by a U.S. trade policy overhaul that upended the outlook for the global economy and corporate America.

19/04 Aer Lingus considers flights to Mexico’s Cancún resort

Service would be a first for Irish carrier

17/04 Lockheed Martin CFO Malave departs, insider Scott takes over

Lockheed Martin on Thursday announced the departure of its finance chief, Jesus Malave, and named longtime insider Evan Scott as his successor, effective immediately.

17/04 Boeing delivery plant in China latest hot spot in tariff war

Boeing faced new questions over the impact of tariffs on exports to China on Thursday as the spotlight fell on the fate of jets waiting at an aircraft completion plant near Shanghai.

17/04 Global shippers await word on US plan to hit China-linked vessels with port fees 

The U.S. Trade Representative's office will announce its plan on Thursday for levying port fees on China-linked ships as part of President Donald Trump's effort to revive domestic shipbuilding and counter China's dominance on the high seas.

17/04 Former top Russian military official gets 7 years in penal colony for taking bribes

The former deputy head of the Russian army's general staff was sentenced on Thursday to seven years in a penal colony for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.

17/04 Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX is frontrunner to build Trump's Golden Dome missile shield

Elon Musk's SpaceX and two partners have emerged as frontrunners to win a crucial part of President Donald Trump's "Golden Dome" missile defense shield, six people familiar with the matter said.

17/04 Trump includes US troop costs in tariff talks with Asian allies

The tens of thousands of U.S. troops stationed in South Korea and Japan appear set to be part of President Donald Trump's tariff negotiations, despite efforts by both countries to separate security talks from trade.

17/04 Latvia's parliament agrees to exit landmines treaty amid potential Russia threat

The Latvian parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention international treaty that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines amid concerns over the military threat posed by neighbouring Russia.

17/04 North Korea criticises US for deploying B-1B strategic bomber in South Korea

North Korea criticised the United States for deploying the B-1B strategic bomber in a recent joint military drill with South Korea, state media KCNA reported on Thursday.

17/04 Ex-governor of Russia's Kursk region held over embezzlement of defence funds

The former governor of Russia's Kursk region, parts of which were seized by Ukrainian forces in August 2024, has been detained and charged with embezzling money earmarked for building defences, Russia's interior ministry said on Thursday.

16/04 The one who was made the champion, was made to celebrate Shreyas Iyer after trampling the mat dust, KKR.

PBKS vs KKR: Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 16 runs in a thrilling match in Mullanpur. Batting first, the Punjab team was reduced to 111 runs, but despite this they piled KKR for 95 runs. As soon as Andre Russell's wicket fell, the stadium jumped with joy.

16/04 Shares fall in Asia as Nvidia curbs fan worries, gold hits record

Shares fell in Asia on Wednesday as AI darling Nvidia took a hit from U.S. curbs on chip sales to China, highlighting the damage to come in a tit-for-tat global trade war, while gold hit a record and the dollar stayed under pressure.

16/04 India offers cheap loans for arms, targeting Russia's traditional customers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bid to transform India into a global factory floor has produced billions of dollars of low-cost iPhones and pharmaceuticals. Now he hopes to add missiles, helicopters and battleships to the shopping carts of foreign governments.

15/04 NATO's Rutte, in Odesa, declares 'unwavering' support for Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday and declared "unwavering" support for Ukraine in the aftermath of a deadly Russian attack in the north of the country.

15/04 Former US labor officials urge contractors to stand firm on DEI

A group of former U.S. Department of Labor officials has urged federal contractors to maintain their corporate diversity policies in the face of legal threats by the Trump administration, a letter seen exclusively by Reuters showed.

15/04 Would military strikes kill Iran's nuclear programme? Probably not

The recent U.S. deployment of B-2 bombers, the only planes able to launch the most powerful bunker-busting bombs, to within range of Iran is a potent signal to Tehran of what could happen to its nuclear programme if no deal is reached to rein it in.

15/04 Italy says Britain is not sharing technology on fighter project

Defence Minister Guido Crosetto has said Britain is not fully sharing technologies with Italy and Japan in a major project to develop a new fighter jet and urged London to bring down the "barriers of selfishness".

14/04 Katy Perry launches into space with all-female crew on Blue Origin rocket

Pop star Katy Perry and five other women launched into space on a Blue Origin rocket and successfully returned to Earth on Monday, marking the first all-female spaceflight in more than 60 years.

14/04 Britain sends Ukraine second part of $3 billion war loan

Britain sent Ukraine 752 million pounds ($990 million) to buy air defences and artillery on Monday, part of a broader $50 billion international loan programme backed by frozen Russian assets, Britain's government said.

14/04 China's Xi to meet Vietnam leaders, kick off Southeast Asia tour amid US tariffs

President Xi Jinping will meet Vietnam's leaders in Hanoi on Monday as he begins a three-nation trip to Southeast Asia, aiming to cement ties with some of China's closest neighbours amid mounting trade tensions with the United States.

13/04 Musk says Starlink now available in Somalia

SpaceX's Starlink satellite system is now available in Somalia, owner Elon Musk wrote on social media platform X on Sunday, while a Somalia government official confirmed the company has been given a licence to operate in the country.

13/04 Helicopter in fatal New York crash lacked flight recorders, NTSB says

No video or camera recorders have been recovered from the Bell 206 helicopter, the NTSB said, and none of the equipment on it had recorded information that would help the investigation.

13/04 Ukraine says 21 killed by Russian ballistic missile strike on Sumy

At least 21 people were killed and 83 others were wounded by a Russian ballistic missile strike in the heart of the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday morning, Ukraine's interior minister Ihor Klymenko said.

12/04 EU considers defence fund to ease debt concerns for military gear

European Union finance ministers started talks on Saturday over a joint defence fund that would buy and own defence equipment and charge members a fee for its use, as a way to spend more on defence without burdening national accounts with more debt.

11/04 Webb telescope documents alien planet's death plunge into a star

In May 2020, astronomers for the first time observed a planet getting swallowed by its host star. Based on the data at the time, they believed the planet met its doom as the star puffed up late in its lifespan, becoming what is called a red giant.

11/04 Space startups face uncertainty as US cuts federal spending, report says

U.S. federal budget cuts have started to have some early impact on space startups after funding for such companies dropped 12.5% in the first quarter, according to investment firm Seraphim Space.

11/04 Legal action over worker barred from Dublin Airport resolved

Two sets of proceedings arose from worker’s use of expletive at Aer Lingus employee

11/04 US Army turns over helicopter safety memo to Congress

The U.S. Army has turned over to the Senate a 2024 August memo detailing why it routinely failed to use a safety system known as ADS-B on helicopter flights around Reagan Washington National Airport, Senator Ted Cruz said Thursday.

11/04 Trump's tariff confusion could leave aircraft deliveries in limbo

Cars, consumer goods, and industrial equipment have been delayed at ports, stuck on rail cars, and languished in warehouses at times over the last few months due to the White House's on-again, off-again tariff policy.

11/04 Exclusive: Facing Trump tariffs, Vietnam eyes crackdown on some China trade

In hope of avoiding punishing U.S. tariffs, Vietnam is prepared to crack down on Chinese goods being shipped to the United States via its territory and will tighten controls on sensitive exports to China, according to a person familiar with the matter and a government document seen by Reuters.

11/04 Ukraine to receive $580 million of UK-led military support

Ukraine will receive fresh military support worth 450 million pounds ($580 million), Britain said on Friday, as European allies attempt to strengthen the country's position ahead of any peace deal with Russia.

10/04 Europeans discuss Ukraine peace force but big questions still open

Defence ministers from some 30 countries met in Brussels on Thursday to discuss a "reassurance force" for Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire in the war with Russia but key questions about its mission and any U.S. support remained unanswered.

10/04 American Airlines plane struck on ground at Washington airport by another plane, no injuries reported

An American Airlines plane carrying at least three members of Congress at Reagan Washington National Airport was struck on the taxiway by the wingtip of another American Airlines jet, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday.

10/04 Helicopter crashes in Hudson River, New York police say

A helicopter crashed in the Hudson River near lower Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, the New York City Police Department said.

10/04 New Aer Lingus route to Nashville flies into trade storm

Service set to kick off while US relations with rest of world are at a low point

09/04 Moon vs Mars: Trump's NASA pick faces tough questions on agency's future

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead NASA, entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, faced questions from senators on Wednesday about on how to balance Trump's focus on reaching Mars with the U.S. space agency's flagship moon program.

09/04 Ukraine's military chief says new Russian offensive has begun

Ukraine's military chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said in an interview published on Wednesday that Russia had launched a new offensive on the northeast of the country, adding that a large increase in assaults was already being observed.

09/04 Vietnam's deputy PM to meet US's Bessent, Boeing on Wednesday, schedule shows

Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister is set to talk on Wednesday with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and plans also to meet Boeing, SpaceX and Apple executives this week, according to an internal schedule seen by Reuters.

09/04 Top FAA air traffic control official stepping down

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic organization is stepping down after 40 years of federal government service, an agency spokesperson said on Tuesday.

08/04 Boeing deliveries in March jump by 41% compared to a year earlier 

Boeing delivered 41 jets in March, up from 29 during the same month a year ago, the company announced Tuesday, though the figure was slightly lower than the 45 handed over in January and 44 in February.

08/04 Vietnam to buy US defence, security products to tackle trade gap

Vietnam will buy more American goods, including defence and security products, and has asked for a 45-day delay in the imposition of U.S. tariffs, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said in a statement issued late on Monday.

07/04 Boeing settles lawsuits with two 737 MAX crash victims' families

U.S. planemaker Boeing Co reached settlements with the families of two people who died in the March 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX on the eve of a trial, the company and lawyers for the families said on Monday.

07/04 Aerospace firms scour contracts over tariffs after supplier challenge

Planemakers, airlines and suppliers are combing through billions of dollars worth of contracts to check their exposure to tariffs after a major U.S. supplier sparked debate over who should pay for an emerging trade war, industry sources said on Monday.

07/04 New Zealand aims to nearly double defence spending to 2% of GDP

New Zealand said on Monday it would boost defence spending by NZ$9 billion ($5 billion) over the next four years, and aim to nearly double spending to 2% as a share of GDP in the next eight years, at a time of rapidly growing tension worldwide.

07/04 Exclusive: Iran-backed militias in Iraq ready to disarm to avert Trump wrath

Several powerful Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq are prepared to disarm for the first time to avert the threat of an escalating conflict with the U.S. Trump administration, 10 senior commanders and Iraqi officials told Reuters.

05/04 Little-known airline named UK’s most punctual

The winner of the accolade was a smaller airline that few people have heard of - beating all the big names in order to claim the top spot.

05/04 Ukraine says Russia kills 19 in Kryvyi Rih, Moscow says it was targeting military

A Russian attack killed at least 19 people including nine children in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday, local officials said, but Russia's Defence Ministry said it targeted a military gathering there.

05/04 Ryanair is country’s top carbon polluter, as airline emissions exceeded 12 million tonnes last year

Ryanair’s carbon pollution has risen again as new data shows the airline’s greenhouse gas emissions exceeded 12 million tonnes last year.

05/04 SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin clinch $13.5 billion-dollar Pentagon launch contracts

Elon Musk's SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin on Friday won U.S. Space Force rocket launch contracts worth a combined $13.5 billion through 2029 to send some of the Pentagon's most sensitive and complex satellites into space.

03/04 Brazil gunmaker Taurus sees US plant as key to minimizing tariff hit

Brazilian gunmaker Taurus Armas expects its production line in the United States to help it minimize the impact of tariffs imposed on Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump, its chief executive Salesio Nuhs told Reuters.

03/04 Wheel of Aer Lingus flight arriving in Belfast risked falling on ‘urban area’

A wheel that fell off a passenger plane during a flight from Edinburgh to Belfast “could have fallen on an urban area” if it had happened later in the journey, an accident investigation has found.

03/04 Wheel of Aer Lingus flight arriving in Belfast risked falling on ‘urban area’ investigation finds

A wheel that fell off a passenger plane during a flight from Edinburgh to Belfast “could have fallen on an urban area” if it had happened later in the journey, an accident investigation has found.

03/04 Landing gear of Aer Lingus flight from Edinburgh to Belfast ‘overheated and fell off’ report reveals

The landing gear on a flight from Edinburgh into Belfast City Airport “overheated and fell off”, a new report has revealed today.

03/04 Russians fight to clear Kursk as Ukrainians hole up in monastery, war bloggers say

Moscow's troops were waging fierce battles on Thursday in Russia's western Kursk region against Ukrainian forces, including hundreds holed up in a monastery, in an effort to rout them from Kyiv's last major foothold in sovereign Russian territory, war bloggers said.

03/04 SpaceX rocket cargo project puts Pacific seabirds in jeopardy

A project proposed by Elon Musk's SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries from a remote Pacific atoll could harm the many seabirds that nest at the wildlife refuge, according to biologists and experts who have spent more than a decade working to protect them.

02/04 Boeing working with DOJ on revised plea deal in 737 MAX fraud case, CEO says

Boeing is in discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice to reach a revised plea agreement in a criminal fraud case stemming from the planemaker's alleged misrepresentations to regulators about a key system on the 737 MAX, company CEO Kelly Ortberg said on Wednesday.

02/04 Boeing CEO to face tough questions from senators on safety

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg will face tough questions on the planemaker's recent safety issues and other hot-button topics on Wednesday when he appears before the Senate Commerce Committee.

02/04 Latest North Korean ship can carry dozens of missiles, analysts say

North Korea's new class of warship can accommodate dozens of vertical launch cells to carry missiles its military has already developed, analysis of a satellite image showed, a step that would give its navy more punch and create an export opportunity.

02/04 Aer Lingus proposes ‘legislative approach’ to solve Dublin Airport passenger cap

Airline’s suggestions for dealing with the issue said to be unconnected to possible legislation for lifting cap

02/04 Sanjeev Goenka raised a finger on Rishabh Pant after Lucknow's defeat, captains standing with eyes bowled, sharp talk

Punjab Kings defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets in the 13th match of IPL 2025. This is the second defeat of Lucknow in this season. After this defeat, a picture of Lucknow owner Sanjeevan Goenka and captain Rishabh Pant are becoming increasingly viral on social media.

02/04 North Korea denounces US, Japan's pledge to co-produce missiles on Hegseth visit

North Korea criticised a recent agreement by Japan and the United States on co-producing air-to-air missiles as aggravating regional security risks and another example of Washington's push to militarize Japan, state media said on Wednesday.

02/04 Congo and M23 rebels plan to hold first direct talks on April 9 

The Congo government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels aim to hold direct talks on April 9, sources from both camps said on Tuesday, a potential boost to Qatar's efforts to end the Central African country's worst fighting in decades.

01/04 Exclusive: Trump preparing executive order to increase weapons exports, sources say

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning an executive order that would ease rules governing exports of military equipment, and could announce it as soon as Tuesday or Wednesday, four sources familiar with the discussions said.

01/04 Finland plans to withdraw from landmines treaty, prime minister says

NATO member Finland plans to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel landmines and will also boost its overall defence spending in the coming years, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Tuesday.

01/04 NASA astronauts from Starliner mission readjust to Earth, resume work with Boeing

After nine months in space, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are readjusting to Earth life with dog walks and family time, while resuming work with Boeing to test the capsule that stranded them on the International Space Station.

01/04 China launches military drills around Taiwan, calls Taiwan President a "parasite"

China's military on Tuesday said it had begun joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan to "serve as a stern warning and powerful deterrent against Taiwanese independence", calling Taiwan's President Lai Ching-Te a "parasite".

01/04 Israeli military says it attacked Hezbollah militant in Beirut's southern suburbs

The Israeli military said early on Tuesday that it attacked a Hezbollah militant in Beirut's southern suburbs, a few days after it had carried out a strike there, further testing a shaky four-month ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-aligned group.

01/04 SpaceX launches private astronaut crew in Fram2 polar-orbiting mission

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Monday launched a crew of four private astronauts led by a crypto entrepreneur on a mission to orbit Earth from pole to pole, a novel trajectory in which no humans have traveled before.

31/03 Dublin Airport contractor fired after telling Aer Lingus employee to ‘f**k off’, court hears

Colm Dunne claims his dismissal his post at ESP Global Services Ltd was ‘not proportionate’

31/03 Breakingviews - Mini nuclear reactor rush has a short half-life

The rush to produce mini nuclear reactors on the cheap might have a short half-life. In search of vast quantities of power for the data centers fueling artificial intelligence, Meta Platforms , Alphabet and Amazon.com have backed a goal to triple the world’s nuclear power capacity by 2050. The prospects for nuclear are indeed brightening, but it is still more expensive and far slower to build than

31/03 Rescuers in Lithuania recover missing US soldiers' vehicle from peat bog

Lithuania said on Monday rescuers have recovered the armoured vehicle of four missing U.S. soldiers that last week sunk in a peat bog in a military training area in the Baltic country, not mentioning the soldiers.

31/03 Make Europe Great Again trades are gaining traction

A more independent, less U.S.-reliant Europe is taking shape and investors sense opportunities in a long-shunned region that go beyond just snapping up defence shares.

30/03 US airlines’ demand to be allowed to land at Dublin threatened Aer Lingus and west of Ireland, Lynch told Nixon

Washington put pressure on government in early 1970s to stop forcing passenger planes from US to land at Shannon

28/03 Exclusive: Buyout, aerospace firms close in on $8 billion-plus Boeing navigation unit, sources say

Several private equity firms and at least one aerospace supplier are among the remaining bidders competing to buy Boeing's Jeppesen navigation unit for more than $8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

28/03 Israel warns it will hit Hezbollah building in south Beirut

Israel warned on Friday it would attack a building belonging to Hezbollah in a south Beirut suburb and ordered residents to evacuate, its first such move since a November ceasefire that has been seriously disrupted over the past week.

28/03 Exclusive: Satellite images show fresh Chinese bomber deployment in South China Sea

China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters showed.

28/03 Australia pours billions into missile procurement amidst global shortages

The Ukraine war and increased European defence spending are likely to slow Australia's plans to develop its own missile components' capability as it pushes ahead with a multibillion-dollar effort to acquire long-range strike missiles.

28/03 Dublin Airport cap at risk of being dragged into US trade tensions

American carrier group Airlines for America to meet Government officials to discuss contentious limit

27/03 Rescuers dig for missing U.S. soldiers' vehicle in Lithuania

Rescuers in Lithuania were digging on Thursday into a peat bog in a military training area to recover the vehicle of four U.S. soldiers missing for two days.

27/03 Boeing-Lockheed's Vulcan cleared to launch US national security satellites

The U.S. Space Force said on Wednesday it has cleared Boeing and Lockheed Martin's Vulcan rocket to launch national security satellites for the United States.

27/03 North Korea leader Kim Jong Un touts AI suicide drones, early-warning aircraft

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of suicide drones with artificial intelligence (AI) technology and said unmanned control and AI capability must be the top priorities in modern arms development, state media reported on Thursday.

27/03 Front-loading ahead of tariffs boosts US durable goods orders

Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods unexpectedly rose in February as businesses rushed to avoid potential price increases from tariffs, likely boosting capital expenditure in the first quarter.

26/03 Fear of more war haunts Kursk as Russia expels Ukrainian troops

In the Russian region of Kursk, where Ukraine has been fighting for more than seven months, people say they want peace but fear there will be more war.

26/03 Shreyas Iyer gave the sacrifice of his century for the team, then Ravi Shastri targeted on whom? What is the team game?

This is Shreyas Iyer's 10th IPL season and so far he is waiting for his first century in this league. In this season of IPL, in his first match, he had a chance to end this wait, making his first match as a captain of Punjab Kings.

26/03 'This is not the time to go it alone,' NATO's Rutte tells U.S. and Europe

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned the United States and Europe on Wednesday against any temptation to "go it alone" on security, amid increased tensions over the future of the transatlantic alliance and diverging views on Russia.

25/03 Canadian aerospace groups warn fresh tariffs could raise costs on engine repairs, parts

Escalating U.S. tariffs and Canadian retaliatory duties could raise costs on items from aircraft components to engine repairs, according to aerospace trade groups in Canada, as a fresh round of the U.S.-led trade war looms.

25/03 Trump policy swerves spur Europe into action, but any 'Europhoria' may be premature

Trump's threats on tariffs and questioning of America's future security role in Europe have drawn an energetic response, perhaps best symbolised by Germany's plans to spend hundreds of billions of euros on defence and infrastructure.

24/03 Top Trump officials mistakenly divulged military plans to journalist

Top Trump administration officials, including U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, mistakenly included a journalist in a messaging group discussing strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, according to a firsthand account by The Atlantic magazine.

23/03 ‘They don’t answer phones’: How Aer Lingus customer care frustrated Rosemary, Dave and Paul

A reader asks about allowances for disabled passengers, while another has since June been trying to get cancellation compensation

23/03 Israel intercepts missile launched from Yemen; Houthis claim responsibility

The Israeli military said on Sunday it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen before it crossed into Israeli territory, as escalation between Israel and the Iran-aligned Houthis continue.

22/03 Three years after China Eastern plane crash, regulator has not released report

China's aviation regulator has not released an expected update on its investigation into a deadly China Eastern Airlines crash three years ago, leaving relatives and the aviation industry with no details on the cause of the disaster.

22/03 Israel strikes Lebanon in response to cross-border rocket fire

Israeli artillery and airstrikes hit south Lebanon on Saturday after Israel said it had intercepted rockets fired from across the border, endangering a shaky truce that ended a year-long war between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

22/03 As Russia retakes Kursk, Ukrainians ask, 'Was it worth it?'

Citizens are questioning the value of Ukraine's risky incursion into Kursk, which was meant to put pressure on Moscow and divert Russian forces from other fronts.

21/03 Heathrow airport to reopen with some flights to resume this evening

Compensation for those whose flights were cancelled may not be available due to event outside airlines' control

21/03 Trump awards Boeing much-needed win with F-47 fighter jet contract

U.S. President Donald Trump awarded Boeing on Friday the contract to build the U.S. Air Force's most sophisticated fighter jet yet, dubbed the F-47, handing the company a much-needed win.

21/03 Ukraine war leads France to restore gunpowder production

Automated systems splutter as raw materials are fed into the machines to begin the process of creating highly-explosive pellets ready to be harnessed for use in thousands of French-made artillery shells, most of which will head to Ukraine.

21/03 'I need to be home': stranded Heathrow passengers separated from loved ones

Thousands of travellers stranded by a huge fire near London's Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, scrambled to find ways to get home and reunite with their families on Friday as they faced what could be days of disruptions.

21/03 Heathrow shutdown raises concerns over contingency planning

The closure of Britain's Heathrow Airport is set to affect the global aviation system for days at a cost of tens of millions of dollars, experts say, posing questions about why better contingency planning was not in place at the hub.

21/03 Hotel prices surge by up to £946 amid Heathrow Airport meltdown

Hotel prices have surged by up to £946 after Heathrow Airport was forced to close. Furious travellers have hit out at hospitality firms for 'profiting off people's misfortune'.

21/03 Heathrow Airport: Key facts about one of the world's busiest hubs

Britain's Heathrow Airport, a major global travel hub, said it would be closed for all of Friday after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out its power, disrupting flight schedules around the world.

21/03 Heathrow airport closure: What Dublin Airport, Aer Lingus and British Airways are saying

Compensation may not be available to travellers due to event outside airlines' control

21/03 Trump to award US Air Force's next-generation fighter jet contract Friday, sources say

U.S. President Donald Trump will personally announce the Pentagon's decision on a next-generation fighter jet contract worth at least $20 billion as soon as Friday, despite concerns about budget constraints and shifting priorities, sources briefed on the plan said.

21/03 Aer Lingus College Football Classic: A multimillion-euro touchdown for Ireland’s economy

College game is a proven money-spinner for local economy, largely dwarfing the value added to the economy by other big international sports events

20/03 EU leaders urged to back Ukraine with weapons boost

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged EU leaders on Thursday to pledge 5 billion euros ($5.4 billion) for artillery shells for Ukraine to strengthen its hand in peace talks, amid divergences over how to bolster Kyiv and the EU's own military capabilities.

19/03 Wall Street rallies after Fed keeps rates unchanged

U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged as widely expected, and the central bank and investors continue to gauge how President Donald Trump's tariff policies affect the economy and inflation.

18/03 Where is Crimea and why is it contested?

The Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, is at the centre of the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.

18/03 Tata started Air India's rejuvenation, glimpse of the first retroped aircraft to the world

Air India was acquired by Tata Group in 2022. It has made a comprehensive plan to rejuvenate the company. In this series, Air India presented its first changed retrofitted narrow body aircraft VT-Exn to the world.

11/03 Exclusive: Trump seeks minerals refining on Pentagon bases to boost US output, sources say

U.S. President Donald Trump aims to build metals refining facilities on Pentagon military bases as part of his plan to boost domestic production of critical minerals and offset China's control of the sector, two senior administration officials told Reuters.

10/03 European arms imports soared in past four years, SIPRI think tank says

European arms imports rose 155% in 2020-24 and Ukraine has become the world's biggest arms importer following Russia's 2022 invasion, according to a report released by a leading conflict think tank on Monday.

09/03 Germany's Merz wants European nuclear weapons to boost US shield

The German chancellor-in-waiting said he would like talks with France and Britain about sharing weapons, but not as a substitute for U.S. nuclear protection of Europe.

09/03 Higher European defence budgets a first step, production needed, NATO's Rutte says

Higher European defence budgets and a ramp-up of production by military equipment industries are necessary to secure Europe, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in a German newspaper interview.

09/03 Russia uses gas pipeline to surprise Ukrainian forces in Kursk, bloggers say

Russia was storming the town of Sudzha on Sunday after special forces used a gas pipeline to surprise Ukrainian units as part of a major offensive to eject Ukrainian soldiers from the western Russian region of Kursk, pro-Russian war bloggers said.

08/03 Russian offensive under way against Ukrainian forces in Kursk region

The precarious situation for Ukraine follows a pause in U.S. military aid and intelligence sharing as Donald Trump puts pressure on Kyiv to agree to a ceasefire with Moscow.

08/03 At least 14 killed, 37 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukraine, Kyiv says

The Interior Ministry said Russian forces attacked Dobropillia with ballistic missiles, multiple rockets and drones, damaging eight multi-storey buildings and 30 cars.

08/03 US FAA says 240 flights disrupted by explosion of Musk's SpaceX Starship

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that the previous day's explosion of a SpaceX Starship spacecraft disrupted about 240 flights, with space debris concerns requiring more than two dozen of those planes to divert.

08/03 US government revokes some access to satellite imagery for Ukraine

U.S. aerospace firm Maxar Technologies said on Friday it had disabled Ukrainian users' access to satellite imagery on one U.S. government platform, as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration suspends intelligence sharing with Kyiv.

07/03 US ends collective bargaining for 50,000 airport security officers

The Trump administration said Friday it is ending collective bargaining for more than 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers that staff checkpoints at U.S. airports and other transportation hubs.

07/03 Russia launches major Ukraine missile attack after US cuts off military aid

Russian forces damaged Ukrainian energy and gas infrastructure overnight in their first major missile attack since the U.S. paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine, piling pressure on Kyiv as President Donald Trump seeks a swift end to the war.

07/03 China loses private jets as other Asian growth spots emerge

A sharp fall in the number of private jets based in China in recent years shows the impact a weakening domestic economy, anti-corruption drives and the pandemic have had on the country's wealthiest, according to business aviation industry data and experts.

07/03 US startup's moonshot apparently lands on its side - again

The second moon landing by Intuitive Machines appears to have suffered the same fate as its first try last year.

07/03 Orban says financing Ukraine's war effort would 'ruin Europe'

The EU cannot afford to finance Ukraine's military efforts as U.S. financial aid is no longer guaranteed, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday after the leaders of 26 EU countries signed a statement voicing support for Ukraine without Hungary.

07/03 SpaceX Starship failure prompts diversions, Florida airports ground stops

Departures at Florida airports were delayed by an average of 45 minutes due to the SpaceX incident.

07/03 SpaceX's Starship explodes in space, again raining debris over Caribbean

The back-to-back mishaps indicate serious setbacks for a program Elon Musk has sought to speed up this year.

06/03 Musk's SpaceX loses early legal challenge to US labor board's powers

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Elon Musk's SpaceX to block the National Labor Relations Board from pursuing claims that the rocket maker illegally fired engineers who were critical of Musk.

05/03 US factory orders rebound in January on commercial aircraft

New orders for U.S.-manufactured goods rebounded in January amid a surge in commercial aircraft bookings, but the broader manufacturing sector's recovery is likely to be hampered by tariffs on imports.

05/03 Wall St edges higher on hopes of tariff reprieve

Wall Street's main indexes rose in choppy trading on Wednesday, as investors hoped for a delay in U.S. auto tariffs on its top trading partners.

05/03 NATO armies unprepared for drone wars, Ukraine commander warns

Kyiv is striving to stay ahead of the enemy, employing artificial intelligence, deploying more ground drones and testing lasers to bring down Russian unmanned aerial vehicles.

05/03 Tanks not cars: how a pivot to defence could help Germany's economy

German defence companies seeking more capacity as Europe prepares to raise military spending are eyeing the ailing car industry, the first sign of a shift that could help revive the continent's biggest economy after two years of contraction.

04/03 Musk's SpaceX to invest $1.8 billion in Florida for Starship program expansion

SpaceX is planning to invest at least $1.8 billion to build new Starship launchpads and processing facilities on Florida's Space Coast, eyeing a key expansion for the rocket program beyond Texas amid pending environmental reviews, according to the state's governor.

04/03 Exclusive: Russian missile experts flew to Iran amid clashes with Israel

Several senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as the Islamic Republic has deepened its defence cooperation with Moscow, a Reuters review of travel records and employment data indicates.

04/03 US military aid pause is a blow to Ukraine, but it can sustain war effort for now

Washington's suspension of military assistance could have a real impact on the war within months, undermining air defences and precision strike capabilities in particular.

04/03 "Beyond fundamentals": is Europe's arms race priced in?

Europe's rush to boost funding for military spending has sent defence stocks on a tear, though investors are now wondering how much more they're willing to pay for exposure to the region's biggest rearmament buildup since World War Two.

04/03 JD Vance denies disrespecting UK and France over Ukraine peacekeeping force

U.S. Vice President JD Vance denied on Tuesday disrespecting Britain and France by describing a planned peacekeeping force in Ukraine as 20,000 troops from some "random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years".

04/03 US autos, homebuilders, materials take hits as Trump trade war kicks off

Shares of U.S. companies have come under pressure from the latest escalation in Washington's trade war, with the newest tariffs on Canada and Mexico expected to hit earnings in several sectors, including automakers, retailers and raw materials.

04/03 Aid to Ukraine: How much have Kyiv's Western allies provided?

U.S. President Donald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy last week, a White House official said.

04/03 EU Commission proposes joint borrowing as part of 800 billion euro defence plan

The European Commission proposed on Tuesday new joint European Union borrowing of 150 billion euros ($157.76 billion) to lend to EU governments for defence as part of an overall 800 billion financing effort to boost Europe's defence capabilities.

04/03 How officials are reacting to Trump pausing military aid to Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy last week, a White House official said, deepening a fissure that has opened between the one-time allies.

03/03 German chancellor-in-waiting promises swift moves on defence, investors sniff bonanza

The prospect of a military spending boom by Germany unprecedented since the Cold War sent Europe's defence stocks soaring after Reuters reported the likely next government was mulling a fiscal sea change for Europe's biggest economy.

03/03 Europe keeps trying with Trump on Ukraine and security despite Zelenskiy clash

European leaders' approach to the war in Ukraine remains highly dependent on the U.S. president.

02/03 Aer Lingus operating profits drop €20m in 2024 amid disruption

IAG-owned carrier blames pilots’ dispute and increased transatlantic competition for decline

23/02 Removal of passenger cap could see boom in US tourists, despite Donald Trump

Lifting Dublin’s passenger cap would lead to a major uptick in US airline traffic into Dublin, according to an industry expert.

19/02 Germany election 2025: Party policies, opinion polls and key issues

Germany will hold a snap election following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition.

15/02 Nurse who booked trip home after cancelled flight is now down £1,400

Charlotte Oakley, 33, left, from Sheffield, who was travelling with her friend, Eleanor Holding, 33, said they each had to fork out £1,400 because of the app's 'confusing wording'.

13/02 Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien has yet to meet all the key players in Dublin Airport passenger cap row

New Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien has yet to meet stakeholders in the Dublin Airport passenger cap debate, including the DAA, despite the Government pledging to have the cap removed as soon as possible.

11/02 Q&A: What next for the YSTE, Ireland’s annual showcase of young scientific talent?

A big player in pharma/healthcare, biotech or the tech world would be good fit in replacing BT

05/02 Aer Lingus crew member settles High Court claim over airbridge fall

Deirdre Fitzpatrick Lally (54) of Beechwood, Kinsealy, Malahide, Co Dublin, sued Aer Lingus and the airport operator, DAA plc

03/02 An Irish family’s Miami ordeal: ‘I was shocked by the heartlessness of Aer Lingus’

Airline ignored family’s predicament and staff were ‘rude and antagonistic’

27/01 Business Today: Aer Lingus staff and pay, energy price rises, and singer Sandy Kelly's obsession with slow cookers

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

27/01 Aer Lingus staff to seek 4% pay boost

Cabin and ground crew unions likely to meet early next month

25/01 Zelenskiy hopes Europe, US will be involved in Ukraine peace talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hopes Europe and the United States will be involved in any talks about ending his country's war with Russia, he told reporters on Saturday.

25/01 Aer Lingus drops appeal against €40m Ryanair airport hangar

Talks with Dublin Airport over dispute have eased concerns

24/01 US arms exports hit record in 2024 on Ukraine-related demand

U.S. military equipment sales to foreign governments in 2024 surged 29% to a record $318.7 billion, the State Department said on Friday, as countries sought to replenish stocks sent to Ukraine and prepare for major conflicts.

24/01 Inside the Ukrainian drone unit conducting deep strikes on Russia

As snow fell in a wooded area of Ukraine, the long-range attack drones accelerated one by one down an unlit, abandoned road and their whirring engines propelled them into the night sky.

24/01 US military aircraft deport migrants, as Pentagon readies more troops for border

U.S. military C-17 aircraft began flying out migrants on orders from President Donald Trump on Friday, as the Pentagon prepared to send even more troops to southern border, including from the Army's elite 82nd Airborne division.

24/01 IPO market comeback: How recent major US listings fared

The U.S. IPO market is expected to see a blowout 2025, fueled by the return of business-friendly Donald Trump to the White House, declining interest rates and a renewed risk-on sentiment in equity markets.

24/01 Boeing warns of bigger-than-expected $4 billion quarterly loss; shares drop

Boeing warned on Thursday that it expected a fourth-quarter loss of about $4 billion to close a year marred by a production quality crisis, stricter regulatory scrutiny, supply chain delays and a crippling strike by U.S. West Coast factory workers.

24/01 Trump tariff threats send aerospace suppliers scrambling to cushion blow

Canadian helicopter parts supplier Optima Aero is already moving inventory south of the border to minimize the risk from potential tariffs proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

24/01 Russia says it repelled massive Ukrainian drone attack on 13 regions including Moscow

Russian air defences repelled a massive Ukrainian drone attack overnight, intercepting and destroying 121 drones targeting 13 regions, including Moscow, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday, making no mention of casualties or damage.

24/01 IAG emerges as major contender for stake in Portuguese airline TAP

A number of aviation firms, including Lufthansa and Air France-KLM, have also shown interest in the Portuguese carrier but BA owner, IAG, is widely viewed by analysts as the frontrunner.

24/01 This player of number 8, including Team India, including Rohit-Jaiswal, has been dealt with cheaply?

The 8th player saved the shame of Ajinkya Rahane's team after a flop for Mumbai in the second leg of Ranji Trophy, five of Team India, including Rohit Sharma, Yashsvi Jaiswal.

23/01 Exclusive: US deploys Typhon missile launchers to new location in Philippines

The U.S. military has moved its Typhon launchers - which can fire multipurpose missiles up to thousands of kilometres - from Laoag airfield in the Philippines to another location on the island of Luzon, a senior Philippine government source said.

23/01 Union investigates claims that Boeing is sending work to non-union locations

Boeing's engineering union is formally investigating claims from its members that the company is moving work to non-union locations in the United States and overseas.

23/01 Trump transportation nominee will keep Boeing 737 MAX production cap in place

President Donald Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department said he will keep in place a cap on production of Boeing 737 MAX planes put in place after a mid-air panel blowout last year until he is satisfied it can be safely raised.

22/01 Europe should welcome Trump's NATO spending call, says Poland's Tusk

Europe should welcome rather than rebuff U.S. President Donald Trump's call for other NATO members to ramp up their military spending, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, stressing the importance of security to the continent.

22/01 Trump whisperer? Italy's Meloni navigates a high-stakes relationship

He hails a fantastic woman sweeping all before her in Europe. She praises a strong and shrewd defender of the West. Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni are fast forging a new transatlantic "special relationship".

22/01 South Korea to remove concrete embankment blamed for exacerbating deadly plane crash

South Korea's transport ministry said on Wednesday that it would remove the concrete embankment installed at Muan International Airport following last month's Jeju Air crash, its deadliest domestic air disaster.

22/01 Japan has no choice but to strengthen defence, foreign minister tells new Trump administration

Japan will continue to strengthen its defence capabilities given the security situation in East Asia, Japan's foreign minister told his U.S. counterpart in a meeting on Tuesday, his spokesperson said.

21/01 US SEC unveils new task force to start work on crypto regulations

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new leadership said on Tuesday it had created a task force to develop a regulatory framework for crypto assets, in the first major move by President Donald Trump's new administration to overhaul crypto policy.

21/01 Trump removes Coast Guard commandant, US official says

The Trump administration has fired U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, the first female uniformed leader of an armed forces branch, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday.

21/01 Lonestar's moonshot: Firm aims to place data center on lunar surface

Lonestar Data Holdings is reaching for the moon in its quest to place the first physical data center on the lunar landscape.

20/01 As Trump is sworn in, Macron warns Europe it can't depend only on US weapons

French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the billions of euros of taxpayer money spent on Europe's military budgets should not be used to buy only American weapons, pushing for more investment in home-grown defence industries.

18/01 US FAA probes reports of SpaceX rocket debris landing in Turks and Caicos

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and officials from the Turks and Caicos Islands have launched probes into SpaceX's explosive Starship rocket test that sent debris streaking over the northern Caribbean and forced airlines to divert dozens of flights.

18/01 Pakistan launches first home-made observation satellite

Pakistan launched its first home-made observation satellite on Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northern China, Pakistan's space agency said.

17/01 SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says

SpaceX plans to launch about five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars in two years, CEO Elon Musk said on Sunday in a post on social media platform X.

17/01 Exclusive: First Indian space startups picked for Indo-US defence programme

Seven Indian firms including space imaging companies and rocket makers have been chosen.

17/01 Boeing resumes 777X test flights after grounding in August 

Boeing resumed testing for its long-delayed 777X widebody jet on Thursday, with the first flight since the U.S. planemaker grounded the test fleet in August due to the failure of a key engine mounting structure.

17/01 Bird feathers, blood found in both engines of crashed jet in South Korea, source says

Investigators found bird feathers and blood in both engines of the Jeju Air jet that crashed in South Korea last month, killing 179 people, a person familiar with the probe told Reuters on Friday.

17/01 SpaceX Starship prototype fails in space after Texas launch

A SpaceX Starship prototype failed in space on Thursday minutes after launching from its rocket facilities in Texas, cutting short a test mission that was to include a debut attempt to deploy satellites.

16/01 Finland's intelligence chief urges vigilance over planned Russian military build-up

Planned Russian military reforms that would increase Moscow's troop numbers by 30% are a threat to NATO and should be met with vigilance, the chief of Finland's military intelligence service Pekka Turunen said on Thursday.

16/01 Ukrainian brigade pioneers remote-controlled ground assaults

The boxy, machine gun-equipped vehicle lumbered across the snow-covered battlefield, with no crew aboard and marking what its remote Ukrainian operators described as a major milestone as Russian artillery fire rained around it.

16/01 Nigerian army says 76 Islamist militants killed in Borno state

Nigerian troops have killed 76 Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants in the country's northeastern Borno state in recent weeks, a spokesperson said on Thursday.

16/01 Trump upended trade once, aims to do so again with new tariffs

Trump's biggest first-term trade impact was to shatter decades of political consensus favoring ever-lower trade barriers that had allowed China to become the world's largest goods producer.

16/01 Blue Origin's debut New Glenn rocket fully fueled for next launch attempt

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin filled its New Glenn rocket with propellants on Thursday morning for its debut launch from Florida, the company's second attempt this week to get the rocket in space and kick start its rivalry with SpaceX in the satellite launch market.

16/01 India's ISRO carries out successful space docking mission

India on Thursday became the fourth nation in the world to achieve space docking, a technological milestone that underscores its ambitions to expand its share in the rapidly growing $400 billion global space market.

15/01 Airbus CEO says Europe's two fighter jet programmes could combine

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said he could see the two separate European programmes working on new fighter jets and combat air systems being combined in future or at least designed to work together.

15/01 Space startup funding set for boost from US-China rivalry in 2025, report says

Funding in the space industry is set to receive a boost this year from growing U.S.-China tensions, after startups in the sector clocked $8.6 billion in investments in 2024, according to a report by investment firm Seraphim Space.

15/01 Russia launches new missile barrage at Ukraine, targets gas infrastructure

Russia launched a new barrage of missiles and drones at Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting gas infrastructure and other energy facilities in western regions in the latest strike on the country's hobbled power system as it approaches mid-winter.

15/01 Japan's ispace, US's Firefly launch commercial moon landers

Two moon landers, one from Japan's ispace and another from U.S. space firm Firefly, began their journeys into space on Wednesday with SpaceX's unusual double moonshot launch, underscoring the global rush to examine the lunar surface.

15/01 Google-backed Pixxel successfully launches India's first private satellite constellation

India's space tech startup Pixxel launched three of its six hyperspectral imaging satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket from California on Tuesday.

14/01 China blacklists seven US firms for involvement in Taiwan arms sales

The Chinese commerce ministry said on Tuesday that it had added seven U.S. companies to its so-called "Unreliable Entity List" for their involvement in arms sales to Taiwan, which China regards as part of its territory.

14/01 Investigations after horror plane crash at UK airport

Wheels under the plane's nose appeared to collapse during the dramatic landing days before Christmas.

14/01 North Korea fires short-range missiles ahead of Trump return

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, marking Pyongyang's latest show of force just days ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's return to office.

14/01 German defence minister arrives in Ukraine to send message of support

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on a visit intended to send a clear signal of Europe's support ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

14/01 Ukraine launches big strikes on Russian cities

Ukraine struck Russian regions with a major drone and missile attack overnight, damaging factories in at least three cities, officials and media said.

14/01 Bezos' Blue Origin calls off New Glenn launch again, eyes Thursday

Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin moved the launch of its New Glenn rocket from Tuesday to Thursday, Jan. 16, further pushing back its inaugural attempt to reach orbit and compete with SpaceX in the satellite launch market.

14/01 Can Ryanair and airline stocks take off in 2025?

Bank of America sees a better year ahead for airline investors

13/01 Bezos' Blue Origin prepares for debut New Glenn rocket launch

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin prepared for the inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket from Florida early on Monday, nearing a pivotal debut in Earth orbit that will mark a major step towards a long-awaited goal of competing with Elon Musk's SpaceX in the satellite launch market.

13/01 South Korea plans to overhaul airport 'localizers' after fatal Jeju Air crash

South Korea plans to improve the structures housing the antenna that guide landings at its airports this year following December's fatal crash of a Jeju Air plane, which skidded off the runway and burst into flames after hitting such a structure.

13/01 Bezos sees no threat from Musk-Trump ties in space race

"Elon has been very clear that he's doing this for the public interest and not for his personal gain," said the founder of Blue Origin, which rivals SpaceX in the space industry.

13/01 Global air finance summit to take stock of jet shortages, trade risks

Financiers and lessors who make the global air travel industry tick gather for an annual meeting in Dublin on Monday, buoyed by strong lease rates and relatively stable oil prices but facing uncertainty over jet shortages and trade tensions.

11/01 Germany sets up military division dedicated to territorial defence

The German military will establish a new division tasked exclusively with territorial defence, the army said on Saturday, bringing all existing reserve units under direct army command.

11/01 Ukraine says forces conducting 'new offensive actions' in Russia's Kursk region

Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces were "commencing new offensive actions" in Russia's western Kursk region, in its first substantive remarks two days after Russian reports of a renewed Ukrainian thrust in the area.

11/01 South Korea Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording 4 minutes before crash, ministry says

The flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Jeju Air jet that crashed on Dec. 29 stopped recording about four minutes before the airliner hit a concrete structure at South Korea's Muan airport, the transport ministry said on Saturday.

11/01 David McWilliams: An Irish economy that caps its airport traffic leaves everyone worse off

Look up at the screen in Dublin Airport and marvel at all those destinations and what they mean. Think of all the people coming and going. Consider all the ideas, schemes and plans, the commerce, the deals and the dreams

10/01 Denmark plans new ships, dog sled patrols in Greenland as Trump seeks control

Denmark's government has proposed purchasing two new Arctic inspection vessels and increasing dog sled patrols to boost its military presence in Greenland, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump sets his sights on the island, local media reported.

10/01 Thai tycoon's family claims $2.7 bln from Leonardo over fatal Leicester City crash

The family of Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died when his helicopter crashed in 2018, said on Friday it had made a 2.15 billion pound ($2.65 billion) legal claim against Italian defence company Leonardo in a London court.

10/01 Bezos' Blue Origin's New Glenn debut to pose long-awaited challenge to SpaceX

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is set for an inaugural launch of its giant New Glenn rocket on Sunday, a long-awaited first leap to Earth orbit that sets up one of the biggest challenges yet to industry dominance enjoyed by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

10/01 NATO won't back Trump's new defence spending target but will raise its sights

NATO won't heed Donald Trump’s proposal for a massive hike in defence spending but will likely agree to go beyond its current target, according to officials and analysts.

10/01 Russia attacks Ukraine with 72 drones overnight, Kyiv says

Ukraine's air force said on Friday Russia attacked it with 72 drones overnight though it downed 33 of them while 34 others disappeared from radar without reaching their targets.

10/01 Europe's aviation regulator issues new warning for Russian airspace

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued a new alert on Thursday warning non-European carriers not to fly within western Russia airspace due to the risk of being unintentionally targeted by its air defence systems.

10/01 South Korea presidential security chief warns against violent attempt to arrest Yoon

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's security chief said on Friday the impeached leader, who faces arrest over a criminal probe into his Dec. 3 martial law bid, has been unfairly treated for a sitting leader and warned bloodshed must be avoided.

10/01 South Korea jet crash puts fast-growing Jeju Air's safety under scrutiny

Before it suffered the deadliest crash in South Korea's history, budget airline Jeju Air was moving fast: racking up record passenger numbers and flying its aircraft more than domestic rivals and many of its global peers, data show.

09/01 Italy's Meloni defends Musk's political comments amid Starlink talks

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni defended Elon Musk's growing involvement in politics on Thursday and said she had never discussed with him a potential deal to supply secure communications to Italy.

09/01 Biden set to push new Russia sanctions before Trump era begins

President Joe Biden is expected to unveil new sanctions targeting Russia's economy this week, according to a U.S. official, as part of measures to bolster Kyiv's war effort against Moscow before Donald Trump takes office.

08/01 Brazil's Embraer delivered 75 planes in fourth quarter

Brazilian planemaker Embraer delivered 75 aircraft in last year's fourth quarter, similar to the same period in 2023, the company said in a securities filing on Tuesday.

07/01 South Korean court re-issues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon

A South Korean court has re-issued a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country's corruption investigation agency said on Tuesday.

07/01 Israel signs deals with defence firm Elbit to make bombs domestically

Israel's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday it had signed deals worth around $275 million with the country's largest domestic private arms maker Elbit to make heavy bombs and raw materials needed for defence, reducing dependence on imports.

07/01 South Korean transport minister plans to resign over country's worst air crash

South Korea's transport minister said on Tuesday he intends to step down to take responsibility for the deadly crash of a Boeing jet operated by Jeju Air on Dec. 29.

07/01 Breakingviews - Cracks appear in China stocks' fragile bull case

The bull case for China's stocks is on its face compelling: firms in the People's Republic are undervalued and often enjoy higher cash flow and profitability relative to global peers. Some of the largest and most popular among global investors, such as tech group Tencent and battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) , just closed out 2024 with double-digit gains fuelled by hopes Beijing

06/01 North Korea's Kim oversees successful test of new hypersonic missile

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test of a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile (IRBM) on Monday, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, pledging to accelerate the country's nuclear and missile capabilities.

06/01 Musk offers secure services as Italy denies Mar-a-Lago SpaceX talks

Elon Musk said he was ready to provide Italy with secure communication services after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni denied that the issue had come up during a weekend visit to the United States.

06/01 India delays space docking experiment, saying more work needed

India postponed by a couple of days on Monday a highly-anticipated space docking experiment that would see it become the fourth country in the world to achieve a feat essential for expanding future deep space exploratory missions.

06/01 Russia says it captures Ukrainian town, fighting continues in Russia's Kursk

Russia said on Monday it had made an important advance in eastern Ukraine although Russian war bloggers said Moscow's forces were continuing to fend off a Ukrainian attack inside Russia itself.

06/01 North Korea fires suspected mid-range missile as Blinken visits Seoul

North Korea fired what appeared to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile out to sea on Monday, coinciding with a visit by U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Seoul during a period of political turmoil in South Korea.

06/01 South Korea extends shutdown of Muan airport due to crash probe

South Korea's government said on Monday it will extend the shutdown of Muan International Airport by a week to Jan. 14, citing the ongoing investigation into the crash of a Jeju Air jet that killed 179 passengers on board.

05/01 United Airlines to bring Musk's Starlink on flights by spring

Access will be free only for members of its frequent-flyer program.

05/01 Russian war bloggers report new Ukrainian attack in Kursk region

Ukrainian forces have launched a major new attack in Russia's western Kursk region, Russian military bloggers reported on Sunday.

04/01 South Korea to compile transcript of voice recording from crashed plane on Saturday

Investigators also aim to study the plane's tail and landing gear at the crash scene.

04/01 Russian attack wounds three in Ukraine's Sumy region, local officials say

At least three people, including two children, were wounded in a Russian attack on the Sumy region of northeastern Ukraine on Saturday, local authorities said.

04/01 US plans $8 billion arms sale to Israel, US official says

The administration of President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a proposed $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a U.S. official said on Friday, with Washington maintaining support for its ally whose war in Gaza has killed tens of thousands.

03/01 SpaceX's Starship to deploy mock satellites in next test

Elon Musk's SpaceX said on Friday its upcoming Starship test flight would include the rocket's first attempt to deploy payloads in space by releasing 10 model Starlink satellites, a key demonstration for Starship's potential in the satellite launch market.