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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Israel has said it is 'working to provide Ukraine with early-warning systems.'</li><li>It signals a major about-turn in Israeli foreign policy.</li></ul>Israel's permanent representative to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, said the Middle Eastern country was "working to provide Ukraine with early warning systems" in a speech on Wednesday.Such systems would help "save civilian lives from Russia's indiscriminate missile and drone attacks," Erdan said.A spokesperson for Israel's foreign ministry told Business Insider that the system was "not Iron Dome," Israel's most advanced air defense system.Rather, it would be an "alarm system" that would help "get people into shelters." It would likely be very similar to Israel's Tzeva Adom radar system, the spokesperson told BI.<h2>Israel's 'Code Red'</h2>Tzeva Adom, meaning "Code Red" in Hebrew, is an early-warning radar system.Originally installed by Israel Defense Forces in the towns surrounding the Gaza Strip in the late 1990s, the system now covers the whole of Israel.Upon detecting a rocket launch signature, the public broadcast warning system in nearby Israeli communities and military bases is automatically triggered.A prerecorded female voice announces "Tzeva Adom" four times.This broadcast cycle continues until no further launches are detected.The alerts have also been available via an app on iOS and Android devices since 2014.Israel is one of the world leaders in early-warning detection systems.Using the system in Ukraine will likely mean that Israel will need to send specialist soldiers to help Ukrainians integrate it. The Israeli spokesperson was unable to confirm when this would take place but said the system, and those like it, should give Ukrainians more time to move to secure facilities, such as civilian bunkers, which have already become commonplace in Ukraine.<h2>A blow to Israel-Russia relations</h2>For the past two years, Israel has walked a diplomatic tight-rope in the Russia-Ukraine war.During the initial invasion, Israel offered "more than 100 metric tons of humanitarian equipment," as Erdan said in his UN speech.A field hospital within Ukraine's border "treated over 7000 injured," and "hundreds of Ukrainian patients received the best possible care" in hospitals and rehabilitation centers across Israel.But Israel has consistently stopped short of sending military aid or joining Western sanctions in part because it didn't want to provoke Russia.<div type="image" title="Hamas" height="683" width="1024" msid="108164074" hostid="261"></div>Russia has long been a backer of Iran, Hezbollah, and President Bashir al-Assad in Syria. Meanwhile, Tehran has also been providing Russia with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-iran-suicide-drones-depleting-ukraine-air-defense-war-2023-6?r=US&amp;IR=T">Iranian-made Shahed drones</a> that ahve been used to bombard cities in Ukraine.While the move by Israel is unlikely to shift the tide of war for Ukraine dramatically, it nonetheless signals a major about-turn in Israeli foreign policy.Erdan referred to Ukraine as Israel's "allies" and "friends in need."Both countries are "fighting a battle for our survival," he said, adding that "the state of Israel has always and will continue to remain committed to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity."The Israeli announcement had not "come out of the blue," Amir Weitmann, the head of the libertarian caucus in Israel's ruling Likud Party, told BI.The announcement came as Russia hosts an intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow this weekend. Representatives of Hamas and Islamic Jihad will be welcomed in the Russian capital to help the various Palestinian forces agree to unite politically, <a target="_blank" href="https://tass.com/politics/1747341">Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov,</a> told state-run news agency TASS.There is no doubt that "Russia is heavily involved in what is happening in Israel," Weitmann said, referring to the continuing war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas that has killed tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians. However, it is not clear "at what level," he said.Currently, Israel has "no capacity" to provide weapons systems to other countries, especially if it were to enter a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2023-10-23/ty-article-magazine/150-000-rockets-and-missiles-the-weapons-israel-would-encounter-in-a-war-with-hezbollah/0000018b-573d-d2b2-addf-777df6210000">war with Hezbollah, </a>which boasts a stockpile of up to 150,000 missiles and rockets.Nonetheless, this was "just the beginning" of Israel's commitment to Ukraine, the politician said."Israel will take a more aggressive stance against Russia" from now on, he believed, adding that if the Ukraine war is not over by the time Israel has dealt with its local problem. "Israeli weapons would find their way to Ukraine."An interview of Weitmann on Russia's state-backed TV network Russia Today went viral late last year as he proclaimed that "Russia will pay the price" for "supporting the enemies of Israel.""We will make sure that Ukraine wins," he said then, on RT.

Israel may have just torched its relationship with Russia, promising to supply Ukraine with 'early-warning systems'       

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Sweden will send an ASC 890 aircraft to Ukraine in a $1.23 billion aid package.</li><li>The airborne early warning plane enhances Ukraine's range against airborne and maritime targets.</li></ul>Sweden will be delivering an ASC 890 airborne early warning and control aircraft to Ukraine, stepping up its alert system and range, as part of its $1.23 billion aid package announced Wednesday.Pål Jonson, Sweden's minister of defense, <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/PlJonson/status/1795717611797541088">said</a> the aircraft will provide Ukraine "with a new capability against both airborne and maritime targets."With the contribution of the ASC 890, Jonson added that Ukraine's "capability to identify targets at long range will be strengthened."The ASC 890 aircraft, also known as the Saab 340, is an Airborne Early Warning and Control airplane <a target="_blank" href="https://plane-encyclopedia.com/2000/saab-340-aewc/">equipped</a> with a large radar that looks like a fin mounted above its fuselage. It can scan for aerial threats out to 250 miles, giving Ukraine a capability similar to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-russias-a50-command-plane-compares-to-boeing-e3-sentry-2024-4">A-50 AEW&amp;C planes</a> Russia has used to guide its air defenses and fighter aircraft.The ASC 890 can operate alongside F-16 fighter jets, National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, and other air defenses, acting as a "force multiplier" by spotting and relaying targets to armed aircraft or ground-based missile batteries.The aircraft's radar will also be able to detect drones and cruise missiles, according to Jonson.Belgium <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/belgium-sends-f-16-jets-to-ukraine-on-one-condition-2024-5">made a commitment</a> on Tuesday to send Ukraine 30 American F-16s over the next four years on the condition that they wouldn't be flown over Russia. Other countries have pledged Ukraine a total of roughly 85 F-16 jets.Sweden and other allies such as Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway have also promised to send Ukraine F-16 jets.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasized that the contribution of F-16s will help fortify Ukraine's position. Future missions to defend Ukraine's air space or attack ships in the Black Sea may be guided by targeted data relayed from an ASC 890.Ukraine is currently tasked with defending its lines as Russia has bombarded them with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraines-air-defense-problems-are-letting-russia-launch-new-strikes-2024-5">deep strikes</a>.Sweden also plans to provide Ukraine with armored personnel carriers, Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, and artillery ammunition along with other resources as part of its largest aid package yet.

Sweden's early warning plane will be a boost for Ukraine's air defenses and F-16 fighters

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="19900599" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Israel" source="keywords">Israel</keyword>'s Benjamin <keyword id="19934489" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Netanyahu" source="keywords">Netanyahu</keyword> has launched a series of devastating attacks on <keyword id="19925799" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hezbollah" source="keywords">Hezbollah</keyword>.</li><li>He has rejected or ignored a series of attempts by the US to head off a wider conflict.</li></ul>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rapidly escalating Israel's campaign against its regional foes, and trampling on US <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-warns-israel-dont-make-same-mistakes-sept-11-hamas-2023-10">diplomatic efforts</a> in the process. In the latest sign he is ignoring US warnings, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israeli-special-forces-launch-raids-into-lebanon-ahead-of-possible-ground-incursion-bf2fe94d?mod=hp_lead_pos1">The Wall Street Journal reported</a> that Israeli special operations forces were carrying out raids into southern Lebanon ahead of a possible ground incursion this week. The raids were aimed at gathering intelligence and discovering Hezbollah's weakness, the Journal said. Amir Avivi, a former senior Israeli military official, told the publication that a <keyword id="19974385" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ground-invasion" source="keywords">ground invasion</keyword> is imminent, a major escalation that Israeli officials have been threatening for months. "The IDF has made a lot of preparations for a ground incursion," Avivi said. "Overall, this always includes special operations. This is part of the process." The raids follow an unprecedented series of strikes from Israel. In the early hours of Monday, Israel struck central Beirut for the first time since 2006. It also confirmed it had killed Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin, a Hamas leader, in Lebanon. That came after the assassination of Hezbollah's top leader, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netanyahu-tricked-nasrallah-with-un-speech-official-says-2024-9" target="_blank">Hassan Nasrallah</a>, in a massive explosion in a suburb of Beirut on Friday, which dramatically raised the stakes of Israel's yearlong war against Iran-backed militias in the wake of the October 7 terrorist attacks. Israel's stepped-up campaign against Hezbollah could be preparations for a ground invasion of Lebanon, and it risks triggering another direct confrontation with Iran. <h2>US attempts to deter a wider war</h2>US President Joe <keyword id="19918394" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Biden" source="keywords">Biden</keyword> has long been seeking to prevent Israel's campaign against Hamas in Gaza from spiraling into a bigger war, potentially dragging in the US and regional powers. However, some critics have claimed his approach has failed because the US-supplied arms have allowed Netanyahu's embattled government to continue escalating and widening the war. "Without <keyword id="20040842" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="US-support" source="keywords">US support</keyword>, this war would not have been possible," Gilbert Achcar, Professor of International Relations at SOAS University of London told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ6F4SGQPQg">France 24</a>. "It's actually the joint US-Israeli war." "It's not so much the Israelis who are treating him as an irrelevance," Jasmine El-Galal, who was a Pentagon advisor during the Obama administration, told <a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/world/netanyahu-torched-hopes-ceasefire-watched-powerlessly-3300370" target="_blank">The Independent</a>. "It's that Biden is not actually trying seriously to effect any change. He's been complaining about Netanyahu for almost a year now," she said, "but in the meantime, the US continues to send arms and funds to Israel." The US last week appeared to have been on the brink of negotiating a cross-border ceasefire between <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-likely-used-bunker-buster-bombs-strike-kill-hezbollah-chief-2024-9">Israel and Hezbollah</a> — but just 24 hours later Israel assassinated Nasrallah. It was a strike that, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/how-israel-killed-hezbollahs-leader-in-underground-bunker-52946d6d?mod=hp_trendingnow_article_pos1">The Journal, shocked</a> US officials. The publication, citing unnamed US officials, said Israel did not tip off its most important ally about the strike before it was carried out. The White House described the killing as "a measure of justice for his many victims," though again urged against further escalation. Hezbollah was involved in the 1983 bombings of the US Embassy in Beirut and the US Marine Corps barracks. <div type="image" title="img66fa8d0b7518aa57bc9f1ddd" height="683" width="1024" msid="113823951" hostid="261" sizebytes="49606" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Beirut after Israel&amp;#39;s assassination of Hezbollah&amp;#39;s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in September.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>"We are shocked," one US official told CNN after Netanyahu rejected the ceasefire proposal before Israel launched the all-out attacks. It's the latest in a series of incidents in which the Israeli leader has ignored or rejected President Joe Biden's attempts to restrain Israeli military action in Gaza and, more recently, Lebanon. <h2>Netanyahu believes he is 'winning the war'</h2>A former British military chief said that may be because Netanyahu believes that he is winning the war in the Middle East. General Lord Richard Dannatt told <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://news.sky.com/story/body-of-hezbollah-leader-hassan-nasrallah-recovered-in-tact-from-attack-site-in-beirut-13224541">Sky News </a>on Sunday that Netanyahu believes he can "press on" with the conflict. "A ground invasion of Lebanon is increasingly threatened," he told the outlet. He said the US has been urging Israel to pull back but hasn't been doing enough to "effectively" stop Netanyahu. "It is still supplying weapons and a lot of the stuff that Israel needs," Dannatt said. "On the one hand. the US is calling for restraint, but on the other. they are not effectively stopping Netanyahu, and he believes that he is winning this war." <h2>Ignoring red lines</h2>The US is by far the biggest supplier of arms to Israel. According to the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.cfr.org/article/us-aid-israel-four-charts">Council on Foreign Relations</a>, since the start of Israel's war with Hamas on October 7, 2023, the US has put in place legislation providing at least $12.5 billion in military aid to Israel. Overall, since 2009, it has provided Israel with $3.4 billion in funding for missile defense, including $1.3 billion in the development of Israel's Iron Dome system, according to figures from the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.state.gov/u-s-security-cooperation-with-israel/">Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.</a> It's a big trading partner outside of arms, too. US exports to Israel last year amounted to just over $14 billion, per figures from the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/exports/israel#:~:text=United%20States%20Exports%20to%20Israel%20was%20US%2414.03%20Billion%20during,COMTRADE%20database%20on%20international%20trade.">United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.</a> Despite this, Netanyahu has ignored a series of red lines from Biden over how Israel conducts its campaign and rejected US pressure to reach a cease-fire deal with Hamas. <a target="_blank" href="https://foreignpolicy.com/author/sarah-leah-whitson/">Sarah Leah Whitson</a>, the executive director of Democracy for the Arab World Now, in an article for <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/09/18/biden-israel-icc-icj-gaza-netanyahu-international-law/">Foreign Policy in September, </a>argued that Biden's reluctance to hold Israel to account was undermining the rules-based international order the president claims to champion. Some are claiming that as his term in office coming to an end, Biden is giving up. The White House has pushed back against these claims. "No, he absolutely hasn't given up," White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr4xnq2zqlgo">told CNN </a>about reaching a deal to end the war in Gaza last week. After the devastating blows Israel has dealt to its enemies in recent days, exposing the limits of their power and the reach of Israeli intelligence and weapons, Netanyahu likely believes that the impetus is with him. But a widening conflict would likely not come to a conclusion quickly, US officials are warning. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned in the wake of last week's collapsed US peace effort that if Israel rejects diplomacy, it will result in "greater instability and insecurity, the ripples of which will be felt around the world." "The choices that all parties make in coming days will determine which path this region is on with profound consequences for its people now and possibly for years to come,"Blinken said. Correction: September 30, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of a former Pentagon advisor. It's Jasmine El-Gamal, not Jazmine El-Galal.

Israeli commandos raid Lebanon — the latest sign Netanyahu is ignoring Biden's warnings

The onset of a strong El Niño event led to an unusual winter season, with <keyword id="6355648" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="summer" source="Orion">summer</keyword>-like conditions arriving prematurely as early as February this year. Although the El Niño phenomenon has now moderated and is transitioning towards a neutral phase, the country must prepare for an exceptionally harsh summer ahead. If you've been struggling with the heat already, the news isn't comforting. The <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india" source="keywords">India</keyword> Meteorological Department (<keyword id="19933636" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="imd" source="keywords">IMD</keyword>) has issued a stark warning for the upcoming summer season spanning from April to June, anticipating scorching temperatures and prolonged heatwaves across most regions of the country. Expect both daytime and nighttime temperatures to remain higher than usual in many areas, except for parts of northeast and northwest India. Extended periods of intense heatwaves are forecasted to affect South, Central, and East India, as well as the northwestern plains, throughout April, May, and June. Moreover, there's a significant likelihood of heatwaves lasting 10-20 days, surpassing the typical duration of 4-8 days. Central and western regions, including Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha, are anticipated to experience the brunt of these extreme heatwaves. In terms of pre-monsoon rainfall, April is expected to see normal rains, with increased precipitation predicted for May and June in Northwest, Central, North Peninsular, East, and Northeast India. However, coastal areas in both the East and West, as well as West-central India, can expect below-normal rainfall, offering little relief from the sweltering conditions. Heatwaves pose serious risks, particularly for vulnerable groups such as the elderly, young children, and individuals with health issues, who are more susceptible to heat-related illnesses like heatstroke, heat exhaustion, and dehydration. Additionally, extreme heat can strain power grids, transportation, and other infrastructure. To mitigate these risks, proactive measures such as establishing cooling centres, issuing heat advisories, and implementing strategies to reduce urban heat buildup are crucial. Furthermore, this period of intense heat coincides with the <keyword id="19895394" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="lok-sabha" source="keywords">Lok Sabha</keyword> elections (April 19th - June 1st), where nearly a billion people are expected to participate. Union Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju emphasised the need for India to prepare adequately due to its large population and extreme weather conditions. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a <keyword id="6371478" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="heatwave" source="Orion">heatwave</keyword> advisory for the elections, urging electoral bodies to work with states to prevent heat-related incidents during public gatherings. In summary, India is bracing for a challenging summer characterised by above-normal temperatures and prolonged heatwaves. Remaining informed and taking necessary precautions will be vital for navigating this period safely.

India in for brutal heatwave conditions from April to June; likely to have sizzling impact on Lok Sabha elections

As Earth travels through space, it occasionally encounters <keyword id="20579919" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="near-Earth-objects" source="keywords">near-Earth objects</keyword> (NEOs), including <keyword id="20578027" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="asteroids" source="keywords">asteroids</keyword>, which spark both curiosity and concern. <keyword id="19935155" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="NASA" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="NASA" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="NASA">NASA</keyword>’s <keyword id="20235549" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jet-Propulsion-Laboratory" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Jet Propulsion Laboratory" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Jet Propulsion Laboratory">Jet Propulsion Laboratory</keyword> (JPL) monitors these objects closely, tracking their trajectories, sizes, and closest approaches. Here’s a look at some of the upcoming asteroids and whether they pose any danger to our planet. <h2>Upcoming asteroids near Earth</h2>On October 3, 2024, several asteroids will make close approaches to Earth: <ul><li>Asteroid 2024 TE: Approximately the size of a bus (41 feet), it will pass Earth at a distance of 13 lakh km, which is more than three times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.</li><li>Asteroid 2024 SD3: Slightly larger than an aeroplane (68 feet), it will come within 14.8 lakh km.</li><li>Asteroid 2024 SR4: Comparable in size to a house (51 feet), this object will pass at a distance of 26.8 km.</li><li>Asteroid 2024 TM: Also house-sized (48 feet), it will fly by at a more distant 47.1 lakh km</li><li>Asteroid 2024 TF: Smallest of the group, about the size of a car (17 feet), it will come closest at 2.9 lakh km, just under the distance to the Moon, on October 4.</li></ul><h2>How dangerous are these asteroids?</h2>Though the proximity of these asteroids to Earth might seem alarming, none pose a direct threat. Asteroids that approach Earth within 74 lakh km are monitored, but danger only arises from objects larger than 150 metres in diameter, and none of the upcoming asteroids meet this size threshold. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113820700" title="Mini-moons like the one Earth just captured could be huge business opportunities" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>The closest object, 2024 TF, will pass at 9 lakh km, which is still far enough to avoid any risk. Its small size also means that even if it were on a collision course, it would likely disintegrate upon entering Earth’s atmosphere. Objects of this size tend to burn up due to the intense frictional forces they experience when entering our atmosphere, posing little to no danger on the surface. In rare cases, fragments might survive the atmospheric burn and reach the surface, as happened in the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor event in Russia. Even in that case, the object, roughly 60 feet wide, caused minimal damage despite its impressive light and shockwave effects. <h2>The broader picture of asteroid hazards</h2>While the upcoming asteroids are relatively small and distant, scientists are ever-vigilant when it comes to larger NEOs. NASA defines any asteroid larger than 150 metres that comes within 74 lakh km of Earth as a “potentially hazardous object.” However, such events are rare, and extensive tracking systems ensure that scientists have advance notice of any significant threats. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113609770" title="Earth is about to get a 2nd moon, for 57 days only. Here&amp;#39;s what you need to know." mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>The key to mitigating asteroid risk is early detection and ongoing observation. Projects like NASA’s <keyword id="23414716" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Double-Asteroid-Redirection-Test" source="keywords">Double Asteroid Redirection Test</keyword> (DART) mission, which aims to alter the trajectory of an asteroid by direct impact, are part of broader efforts to defend Earth from potential collisions. Though the asteroids on JPL’s radar now pose no danger, these advancements ensure that humanity remains prepared for larger and closer objects in the future. For those interested in tracking these asteroids and learning more, NASA’s Asteroid Watch provides real-time updates on upcoming approaches and ongoing research into NEOs. You can visit<a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroid-watch/next-five-approaches/"> Asteroid Watch</a> for more details on the objects coming our way soon.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and American Airlines issued ground stops on Friday.</li><li>United and American warned pilots that communication was intermittent.</li></ul>Major airlines have warned pilots they may be unable to communicate with ground services.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/american-vs-delta-airlines-domestic-basic-economy-review-2024-6">American Airlines</a> and United Airlines issued advisories to be relayed to the carriers' airborne flights early Friday morning.They said communication was intermittent as they were experiencing issues with systems such as the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System, or ACARS, which transmits messages to planes often from air traffic control or airline operations.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/major-disruptions-airline-bank-london-stock-exchange-microsoft-outage-2024-7">Major airlines, banks, and supermarkets are experiencing widespread disruptions</a> because of an IT outage after Microsoft reported problems with its online services, linked to an issue at the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.American, United, and Delta Air Lines — the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/american-vs-delta-united-airlines-economy-compared-flight-review-2024-7">big three of US carriers</a> — all issued ground stops on Friday, citing a communication issue. They affected all flights regardless of destination. By around 5:10 a.m. ET (9:10 a.m. UTC) Friday, American had canceled its ground stop.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/allegiant-spirit-worst-airlines-world-study-finds-2022-11">Allegiant Air</a> also issued a ground stop, as did Frontier Airlines, before later canceling it.In a post on X, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/DeltaNewsHub/status/1814207955555803397">Delta said all its flights were paused</a> as it worked through a "vendor technology issue.""We apologize for the inconvenience as our teams work through this issue," it added. "Reports indicated that other airlines may also be impacted."<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/AmericanAir/status/1814217807153836285">American also apologized</a> and said it was aware of a "technology issue with a vendor that is impacting multiple carriers."In a statement to Business Insider, United said, "A third party software outage is impacting computer systems worldwide, including at United."While we work to restore those systems, we are holding all aircraft at their departure airports. Flights already airborne are continuing to their destinations."

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Kevin O'Leary says couples shouldn't combine their finances.</li><li>Maintaining a financial identity is vital in case of break up or death, the "Shark Tank" star says.</li></ul>When two people couple up, they're <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/married-couple-combine-finances-improve-marriage-money-2024-3">often tempted</a> to combine their finances too, as it seems simpler and signals they're both committed.But if they break up, joint accounts can be a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/reasons-not-combining-finances-marriage-2020-10">knotty mess to untangle</a> and might leave them high and dry in the credit-driven US economy, Kevin O'Leary says."What I tell everybody to do in a relationship is have your own account, your own credit card, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/separate-finances-marriage-success-2024-9">never merge your finances</a> together," the "Shark Tank" star said in a Fox News clip posted to his Instagram on Wednesday."After you get divorced, if you have been merged in with your significant other, you're a nobody in our system," O'Leary continued. "You have to have your own credit track record. Don't let emotions get in the way of that."I don't care how in love you are; you keep your account to yourself."O'Leary pointed out that financial problems are a leading cause of divorce. If two people <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/combine-finances-marriage-couple-pros-and-cons-2020-8">pool their money</a>, and one has a spending or gambling problem, the fallout can be painful. In a worst-case scenario, one party might steal from the other.The O'Leary Ventures chairman, whose nickname is "Mr. Wonderful," offered similar advice during a Fox Business interview in March.He said that "even if you have a long-term situation and anything would <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/banking/joint-bank-account-rules-on-death">happen to your spouse</a> … if you don't have your own financial identity, you're in the wilderness in America."You must have a credit rating, and a financial identity, and an account, and your own investment accounts just for survival."O'Leary added that when people tell him they've merged their accounts, he responds: "What are you, nuts?""I forbid it in my own family," he continued. "I force <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/marriage-financial-experts-prenup-agreement-money-wedding-engagement-2023-9">prenups</a>. I force <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/unmarried-couples-buying-house-lawyer-advice-split-2023-9">cohabitation agreements</a>. I want financial due diligence on significant others because I'm a realist — I deal in the real world."The veteran investor recommended having a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/estate-planning-lawyer-on-topics-couples-should-discuss-before-kids-2022-5">frank discussion about personal finances</a> as early as the third date, over the second glass of wine. Knowing if your potential life partner is in debt, or if they or anyone in their family has filed for bankruptcy, is vital information in his view."Before you even have your first child, you have a baby — it's called money," he quipped. "It's sitting right there at the table with you every day," he continued, joking that it "looks up at you smiling" if your finances are sound but cries if you're broke.O'Leary's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/shark-tank-kevin-oleary-family-business-loans-relatives-debt-personalfinance-2024-9">advice</a> feels especially pertinent at a time when many people are struggling to afford basics like food, fuel, and housing after a historic inflation spike and surge in interest rates. They might be looking to split their rent or car payment with a partner, but if O'Leary's right, they should stop short of meshing their financial lives together.

'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary warns couples not to combine finances: 'I don't care how in love you are'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Russia's early warning aircraft fleet is likely grounded, the UK MoD said.</li><li>Russia only has a handful of the hi-tech planes that detect incoming missiles and identify ground targets.</li></ul>Russia has likely grounded its fleet of A-50 early warning and control aircraft after Ukraine <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-claims-shot-down-a-50-russian-spy-plane-again-2024-2">shot down a second one </a>in two months, the UK Ministry of Defense said in <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1763866642541351405/photo/1">an intelligence update</a> on Saturday.The fleet is likely to remain grounded while internal investigations take place into why the losses happened and how Russia can better combat Ukrainian air defenses, the UK department said.The A-50 is an airborne radar system that detects enemy aircraft, missiles, and air defense systems. They also provide daily command and control to Russian air operations and identify ground targets.Before these two losses, Russia was believed to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/01/ukraine-russia-war-beriev-awacs-radar-fighter-air-battle/">have only eight</a> of the high-value aircraft, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build.Justin Bronk, an air war specialist from the think tank the Royal United Services Institute, previously told the BBC that losing an A-50 with its 15-strong specialist crew would be a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67978739">"highly operationally significant and embarrassing loss"</a> for Russia's air force.Losing these planes from the skies likely "significantly degrades the situational awareness" provided to Russian aircrews, according to the UK department.Russia has lost three of these high-value planes in total. Kyiv's forces first hit an A-50 in February 2023, when an<a target="_blank" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/01/ukraine-russia-war-beriev-awacs-radar-fighter-air-battle/"> exploding drone</a> flew to an air base in Belarus and destroyed an A-50 parked on the runway.Russia will likely have to explore different options to bridge the gap, including repurposing aircraft and assuming higher risks to deliver the necessary air support its ground forces need, the UK defense department said.Russia might also attempt to bring previously mothballed A-50 airframes back into service, per the UK MoD.Ukraine has had a string of recent victories in shooting down other Russian warplanes, claiming to have <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-says-it-downed-over-dozen-russian-planes-this-month-2024-2">downed around a doaen</a> in the past month.Yurii Ihnat, the spokesman for Ukraine's air force, said that the recent killstreak of 10 Su-34s and two Su-35s was <a target="_blank" href="https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/ukrainian-air-force-explains-why-russia-has-1709199228.html">part of the Ukrainian response</a> to an increasingly aggressive Russian aviation presence on the eastern front, RBC-Ukraine reported.However, the recent losses had forced the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-glide-bombs-use-ukraine-war-front-line-2023-12?r=US&amp;IR=T">Russian jets dropping glide bombs</a> to fly further away to protect themselves, making their bombs less accurate."They need to fly closer because the bomb glides. It doesn't have its own engine. It glides and loses speed. So they need to take risks to strike," he said, per RBC-Ukraine.But, he said, "Russian pilots are no longer so impudent, they aren't flying as close."

Russia has likely grounded its early warning aircraft fleet from flying Ukraine operations because of unsustainable losses, says UK intel

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Internet satellite networks re-entering the atmosphere en masse could damage the ozone layer, a study warns.</li><li>Elon Musk's Starlink is by far the biggest player in this field.</li></ul>Internet satellite networks like Elon Musk's Starlink could contribute toward the depletion of the ozone layer, a new study claims.Scientists at the University of Southern California's Department of Astronautical Engineering warned that the massive increase in low-earth orbit internet satellites could lead to damaging chemical reactions in the atmosphere.There are currently more than 8,000 internet satellites in low-earth orbit, of which about 6,000 are Starlink ones, <a target="_blank" href="https://news.agu.org/press-release/satellite-megaconstellations-burn-deplete-ozone/">a press statement said</a>.All are made with large amounts of aluminum and designed with a short, roughly five-year lifespan, it added.The problem comes when the satellites fall into Earth's atmosphere to burn up, producing aluminum oxide, the scientists said, triggering a chemical reaction that's highly destructive to the ozone.The study, published last week in the peer-reviewed <a target="_blank" href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL109280">Geophysical Research Letters journal</a>, found that the presence of the oxides increased roughly eightfold between 2016 and 2022 — and could surge far more with current satellite launch plans.SpaceX has plans to launch <a target="_blank" href="https://spacenews.com/spacex-submits-paperwork-for-30000-more-starlink-satellites/">another 42,000</a> Starlink satellites, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites.html">according to Space.com</a>. Other companies, including Amazon, have plans to launch thousands more of their own, the study's authors said.Worse, the oxides aren't consumed by the action, so the effect could last for decades as the particles drift down, they added.In 2022, 18.7 tons of aluminum oxide nanoparticles were released into the atmosphere by falling satellites, they said.Looking ahead to planned satellite launches, this could increase to as much as 397 tons a year and could lead to "significant ozone depletion," according to the study.<h2 id="69ce32d4-efc0-45a2-8694-c594db1f7caa">A revolution in high-speed internet</h2>The system of placing many small satellites in low-earth orbit enables faster processing of larger volumes of data.Earlier satellites operated much higher up — at a cost to internet speeds — but had a much longer lifespan.<div type="image" title="starlink satellite internet network links terminals ground stations mark handley youtube 00007" height="1080" width="1920" msid="111089333" hostid="261"></div><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-launch">Elon Musk started SpaceX,</a> Starlink's parent company, in 2002, building it to be one of the biggest players in the space industry.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-watch-live-starlink-internet-satellites-rocket-launch-2019-5">The first launch</a> carrying experimental Starlink satellites was in 2019. Since then, the launches have continued, forming a mesh-like mega constellation that has helped meet the massive demand for fast global internet access — notably in Ukraine, where the technology has been vital to the country's defense communications.Starlink's X account <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/Starlink/status/1792678386353213567">said in May</a> that it serves three million internet customers across 100 countries and territories.<h2 id="4fcef900-511e-40e5-adbe-b568adc98f9a">Hitting pause on a rare success story</h2><div type="image" title="A still from a European Space Agency video showing a multicoloured visualization of the ozone layer over the earth's globe, with Antarctica visible through a massive hole, as of September 28, 2023." height="522" width="1000" msid="111089336" hostid="261"></div>In the 1970s, it was found that the widespread use of chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, was producing a massive hole in the ozone layer.A 1987 ban on CFCs helped slow the process, and by 2013, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Is_the_ozone_layer_on_the_road_to_recovery">authorities were projecting</a> that the ozone layer would repair itself within a few decades.It was a rare success story among a clutch of global climate-related issues.But this progress could now be stalled, the USC scientists said."Unanticipated growth of aluminum oxides may push pause on the ozone success story in decades to come," they wrote.In 2023, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-5P/Ozone_hole_goes_large_again">observers at the European Space Agency noted</a> that the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica was roughly three times the size of Brazil and was "one of the biggest on record."At the time, the agency said it was too early to know the cause, and did not mention satellite burn-up among the potential factors.Starlink did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment, sent outside of office hours.

Elon Musk's Starlink satellites could burn up the ozone layer, scientists warn

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Pro-Russia hackers are targeting infrastructure systems in the US and Europe, says a security advisory.</li><li>Hackers have infiltrated infrastructure sectors in water, dams, energy, and agriculture.</li></ul>Infrastructure systems in the US and Europe are vulnerable targets for pro-Russia hackers, numerous security agencies cautioned in a May 1 advisory statement."In early 2024, the authoring organizations observed pro-Russia hacktivists targeting vulnerable industrial control systems in North America and Europe," the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/defending-ot-operations-against-ongoing-pro-russia-hacktivist-activity-508c.pdf">advisory</a> said, which was authored by the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, along with other domestic and international bureaus.The agencies observed pro-Russia hackers compromise the operational technology of infrastructure such as "Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS), Dams, Energy, and Food and Agriculture Sectors."Pro-Russia hackers could be breaking into these systems in various ways. Some through points include entering outdated software and cracking weak passwords.While the hackers have mainly caused "nuisance effects," the advisory noted that "historically, these hacktivists have been known to exaggerate their capabilities and impacts to targets." The unauthorized access is problematic though.The authoring agencies have found that interferences can be avoided through improved cyber hygiene and guidance among systems, which is further explained in the advisory.The advisory note said that actions such as changing passwords for operational technology, creating multi-factor authentication for accessing that technology, and limiting the exposure of operational technology to the internet should be taken immediately.Earlier this year, there was a hack reported on a Texas water tower, causing it to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-hack-us-infrastructure-texas-water-system-sandworm-2024-4">overflow</a>. The group of hackers believed to be responsible for the disruption is called Sandworm, and the group was linked to Russia in April.Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm owned by Google, described Sandworm as a "dynamic and operationally mature threat actor that is actively engaged in the full spectrum of espionage, attack, and influence operations."The Department of Justice charged several members of Sandworm in 2020 with crimes related to interfering with the US presidential election in 2016. Sandworm is also known for its hacking disruptions on a global scale, previously targeting Ukraine and South Korea.

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