Space

Launching a weather satellite with SpaceX and not Ariane 6 is a “surprising” decision, said Josef Aschbacher, director general of the European Space Agency.

Ukrainian military intelligence has been using the satellite to target Russian troops, weapons and logistics.

A Q&A with Neil Kinnock, who inadvertently tanked Biden’s first presidential run and sees some similarities between the British left and the U.S. left.

“What exactly — time will tell,” Kremlin spokesperson warns Washington.

Voters may want social care to be on the ballot at the UK general election, but no one seems to be listening.

The Conservatives could be facing a wipeout as the popular Brexiteer returns to U.K. politics.

Rainy old England is getting wetter and the seas are rising. Does either party duking it out in the election know what’s about to hit it?

U.S. President Joe Biden will make his first state visit to France next week after attending a ceremony on the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s ability to command the stage explains a lot about Donald Trump — and offers lessons for Joe Biden.

Astronauts are already in Houston for mission prep ahead of next year’s launch.

“We have to have a secure connectivity program,” said the European Space Agency’s director general.

Revelation comes as countries haggle over space war rules at the United Nations.

Germany is getting cold feet about an expensive satellite system, but the EU says it’s too late to stop IRIS2.

Germany’s Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck wants to suspend the IRIS2 satellite project; the EU isn’t giving way.

Fading Italian firebrand pins his election chances on a 3km crossing that’s been mooted since Roman times. 

Here’s what you need to know about the French president’s wide-ranging address on Thursday.

Macron reiterated calls for a third way between the U.S. and China, saying Europe must show that “it’s never going to be a vassal for the United States.”

Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s latest scandal, in which he compared a French university head to a Nazi, has some on the left considering succession plans.

As elections near, industry bosses argue the EU needs to create the right conditions to build a competitive green economy.

Geopolitics explains why the astronaut that lands on the moon with NASA in 2026 will not be French, German or Italian.

The former prime minister has surprised many in his own party with his stance on the Middle East war.

France’s Gaza diplomacy is also about navigating internal French political and religious divisions, which have been a frequent source of domestic tensions.

The irony of Biden’s meetings this week is he gets to show how much Asia work his team has done while highlighting their relative lack of China focus.

American officials are using the United Nations and countries such as China and India to persuade Moscow to back down from its plans to test launch its space weapon. American officials are using the United Nations and countries such as China and India to persuade Moscow to back down from its plans to test launch its space weapon.