Dohuk

8 dead, more wounded in Iraqi artillery strike

Civilians at a resort near the town of Dohuk in Iraq’s northern region were targeted in the attack. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Iraq is alleging that Türkiye is to blame for an attack on a tourist resort which saw eight civilians killed and 23 wounded. The Government of Iraq has condemned the incident, calling on Türkiye…

Satellite orbit

Tasmanian observatory’s telescope mount to help avert collisions in space

Thousands of satellites and hundreds of thousands of objects orbiting Earth, such as debris and discarded rocket bodies, are being tracked to avoid collisions. Source: ESA/NASA, Flickr. A Tasmanian observatory has a new telescope mount that will help track fast-moving satellites and prevent catastrophic space collisions. The Greenhill observatory at Bisdee Tier near Hobart is…

Julian Assange

Mexican President offers Julian Assange asylum

Julian Assange married his long-time partner Stella Morris in prison earlier this year. Source: Shutterstock. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that he gave US president Joe Biden a letter offering Julian Assange asylum. Lopez Obrador was in Washington for a meeting with Biden to discuss several issues pertaining to both the US and Mexico…