SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket exploded minutes after it cleared the launch pad during a flight test Thursday. Elon Musk had said the test posed steep challenges and risks.
Photo: SpaceX
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,1,Watch live as President Biden and former President Donald Trump square off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election, hosted by CNN.
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,1,Despite being less than 40 miles from the front lines of Israel’s war with Hamas fighters in Gaza, Ben Gurion Airport remains open. Even though civil airspaces above war zones like Ukraine often remain closed during fighting, Israel’s civil airspace continues to receive commercial air traffic.
WSJ’s George Downs speaks with experts about the risks and explores the tactics Israel is deploying to continue to allow planes to take off and land in the country.
0:00 Israel’s main international airport remains open
1:08 Flight paths have been changed
2:47 Many international carriers aren’t flying to Tel Aviv
3:53 Aircraft Misidentification and MH17
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,1,Ukraine’s military has liberated less than 0.37% of the territory that Russia occupied in June, despite breaches of Russian defenses near Robotyne. The counteroffensive up to this point has been disappointing for Kyiv and the West.
Retired Brigadier Gen. Mark Kimmit and WSJ Ukraine correspondent James Marson explain Ukraine’s evolving counteroffensive military strategy and what could be next for Europe’s biggest land war since World War II.
0:00 Ukraine’s counteroffensive
1:08 Situation happening right now
2:32 Success in Crimea
4:18 ATACMS
6:33 What’s next?
Russia-Ukraine Conflict
WSJ’s latest news coverage around the 2022-2023 Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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,1,More than 1,100 people have died after the Hamas militant group launched a surprise attack on Israel over the weekend. Iranian officials helped Hamas plan the attack, giving a green-light to the assault at a meeting in Beirut on Monday, according to senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah.
0:00 Gaza National Bank destroyed
0:49 Iran involvement
2:04 Music festival attack
2:43 U.S. and international response
4:03 What’s next?
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,1,Israel’s Iron Dome missile-defense system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and mortars. It’s blocked thousands of missiles since 2011, including those launched by Hamas during this past weekend’s attack. The Palestinian militant group launched an estimated 3,500 rockets from Gaza.
WSJ explains how Israel’s Iron Dome works and has a 90% success rate.
0:00 Iron Dome
0:46 How it works
1:31 The defense system’s success
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,1,SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket exploded minutes after it cleared the launch pad during a flight test Thursday. Elon Musk had said the test posed steep challenges and risks.
Photo: SpaceX
#Starship #ElonMusk #WSJ
