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With Iran war, US goes it alone like never beforeWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 When the United States fought the 1991 Gulf War, president George H.W. Bush boasted of building a broad coalition unseen in decades. When his son attacked Iraq in 2003, he faced wide criticism but secured several steadfast US allies. ... more 
Vibes war? Trump pitches Iran conflict on 'feeling'Washington, United States (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 Donald Trump has plunged the United States into its most significant conflict in decades over a 'feeling.' It's not his political opponents saying this, but the White House itself. ... more  
Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikesParis, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 The latest bout of fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has seen AI deployed as never before to sift intelligence and select targets, although the technology's use in war remains hotly debated. ... more  
Iran names Khamenei's son as new supreme leaderTehran (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Iran's ruling clerics on Sunday appointed their slain leader's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, defying threats against him from the United States and Israel as they pummel the country. ... more |
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Why have 1,000 ships at times lost their GPS in the Mideast?Washington, United States (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 The global positioning system (GPS) capabilities of cargo ships, oil tankers and other vessels stuck in the Middle East because of the widening war are likely worse than those in your cell phone. ... more  
US 'not concerned' by reports Russia aiding Iran's targetingWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the United States is 'not concerned' about reports that Russia is providing intelligence to Iran on US troop positions and movements. ... more  
Global arms exports soar on European demand: studyStockholm (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Global weapons flows grew by almost 10 percent in the past five years, with Europe more than tripling imports, a report showed on Monday. ... more 
Israel military says struck Iran Guards 'space force' HQJerusalem (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 The Israeli military said on Sunday it had struck what it described as the 'space force headquarters' of Iran's Revolutionary Guards in Tehran. ... more |
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Leading satellite firm to hold back Gulf state imagesParis, France (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of high resolution images taken from space, said Friday it would hold back for 96 hours images of Gulf states targeted by Iranian drone attacks. ... more 
Trump suggests US troops could be sent to secure Iran's uraniumAboard Air Force One (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 US President Donald Trump evoked Saturday the idea of sending ground troops into Iran to secure the country's stockpiles of enriched uranium, as part of efforts to dismantle Tehran's nuclear program. ... more 
OpenAI senior robotics exec resigns over Pentagon deal; Anthropic formally designated as supply-chain riskLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 OpenAI's top robotics executive said Saturday she had resigned over the artificial intelligence giant's deal with the US government to allow its technology's deployment for war and domestic surveillance. ... more 
Kremlin says nuclear weapons in Finland would threaten RussiaMoscow (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 Russia said on Friday it saw Finland's move to lift restrictions on hosting nuclear weapons as a potential threat and vowed to respond if Helsinki followed through with the plan. ... more 
EU, Switzerland agree to strengthen foreign, security cooperationZurich (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 The European Union and Switzerland agreed Thursday to strengthen their cooperation on foreign policy, security and defence, at a time of soaring geopolitical tensions. ... more |
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China FM blasts Middle East war, urges US to manage tiesBeijing (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 China's top diplomat condemned on Sunday the war in the Middle East and urged the United States to iron out its differences with Beijing. ... more 
Starmer and Trump hold call about Iran warLondon (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Donald Trump held a call Sunday about the Middle East war, the UK government said, after fierce criticism of the British premier by the US leader. ... more  
Kuwait airport, Saudi Arabia targeted as Iran presses Gulf attacksDubai (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Gulf nations reported on Sunday missiles and drone attacks, while Iran vowed to press on with strikes against neighbouring countries as the regional war entered its second week. ... more 
Drone strikes on Sudan markets kill 33: medical sourceKhartoum (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 A drone attack hit two markets in paramilitary-controlled towns in southwest Sudan, killing 33 people, a medical source told AFP on Sunday. ... more  
US says it has sunk more than 30 Iranian shipsTampa, United States (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 The United States has sunk more than 30 Iranian ships during the ongoing war, while ballistic missile and drone attacks by Tehran's forces are down substantially, a top US military officer said Thursday. ... more |
Trump rejects deployment of UK aircraft carriers to Gulf warDover, United States (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 US President Donald Trump said Saturday that 'two aircraft carriers' from Britain are not needed 'any longer' to aid his war in the Middle East - his latest critique of London's stance. ... more 
Australia says Chinese military helicopter in 'unsafe' manoeuvres at seaSydney (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 Australia's military on Friday said a Chinese navy helicopter flew dangerously close to one of its aircraft during a routine passage through the Yellow Sea that Beijing criticised as a 'provocation.' ... more 
Sri Lanka hospital releases 22 rescued from torpedoed Iranian vesselColombo (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Sri Lanka discharged 22 Iranian crew from hospital who were plucked from life rafts after their warship was sunk by a US submarine, officials said Sunday. ... more 
Macron to visit Cyprus as French warships deploy to counter Iran threatParis, France (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 President Emmanuel Macron will visit Cyprus on Monday, his office said, as France deploys warships to the Mediterranean following a drone attack on the island EU member days ago. ... more |
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Israel strikes Beirut hotel as Lebanon says war toll nears 400Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Israel struck a hotel in central Beirut on Sunday, the first attack on the city centre since the start of the new war with Hezbollah, as Lebanon said nearly 400 people were killed over the past week. ... more  
Strikes on Iranian opposition groups in Iraq's KurdistanErbil, Iraq (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 Several strikes hit Kurdish Iranian militants in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday, officials from the exiled groups told AFP. ... more 
War in the Middle East: latest developmentsParis, France (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Sunday: ... more 
Hezbollah says fighting Israeli forces who landed in east LebanonBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Hezbollah on Monday said it was engaging Israeli forces who landed in eastern Lebanon, the second such operation since the outbreak of the latest conflict with Israel. ... more |
 
Turkey says missile launched from Iran destroyed by NATOIstanbul (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 A ballistic missile launched from Iran and heading towards Turkish airspace via Iraq and Syria was destroyed by NATO air defence systems, Turkish officials said Wednesday. ... more 
Middle East war spirals with fresh strikes on Iran, GulfTehran (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 Israel on Thursday launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, which stepped up its attacks on Gulf nations Qatar and Bahrain, as the Middle East war spread throughout the region and beyond. ... more 
NATO fund backs SatVu thermal intelligence constellation expansionLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 SatVu has closed a 30 million pound funding round to accelerate the build-out of its space-based thermal imaging constellation, bringing its total equity funding to 60 million pounds as it moves fro ... more  
KSAT prepares Hyperion in orbit relay test for satellite dataBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 27, 2026 Hyperion will move KSATs HYPER concept from design into on orbit demonstration, using relay satellites to act as ground stations in space and shorten the time it takes operators to receive satellite ... more |
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Student Questions About Space That Make Good EssaysLos Angeles CA (SWX) Mar 09, 2026 Have you ever been so lost in thought that you stared at the night sky? For thousands of years, people have been asking the same questions. Not possible to remove the adverb. Are we the only ones? ... more  
Japan startup's space rocket fails for third timeTokyo (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 A Japanese startup's third attempt to put a satellite in orbit failed on Thursday after its rocket spiralled back to Earth shortly after take-off. ... more  
Taiwan opposition backs over $11bn for US arms, but no 'blank cheque'Taipei (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 Taiwan's main opposition party said Thursday it will back more than $11 billion in special funding for US weapons purchases and left the door open to more acquisitions, but insisted it will not write a 'blank cheque' for the government. ... more 
N. Korea's Kim oversees naval destroyer, cruise missile testSeoul (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests this week of his country's naval destroyer, claiming Pyongyang is in the process of 'arming the Navy with nuclear weapons', state media reported Thursday. ... more |
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