
ULA launches two new Space Force tracking satellites into orbit
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 21, 2021 - United Launch Alliance sent two space tracking satellites into orbit for the U.S. Space Force from Florida on Friday afternoon.
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Washington DC (UPI) Jan 21, 2021 - United Launch Alliance sent two space tracking satellites into orbit for the U.S. Space Force from Florida on Friday afternoon.
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Washington (AFP) Jan 21, 2021 - Joe Biden's administration on Thursday slammed China's cynical move on the new US president's inauguration day to sanction nearly 30 officials from Donald Trump's outgoing government, including his secretary of state Mike Pompeo.
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Washington DC (UPI) Jan 21, 2021 - Pentagon press secretary John Kirby praised President Joe Biden's decision to seek a five-year extension of the New START arms agreement Thursday.
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Baghdad (AFP) Jan 21, 2021 - Frantically dashing between hospital beds, Baghdad residents tried to track down relatives who may have died Thursday in a twin suicide blast - the deadliest attack in years.
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Washington (AFP) Jan 21, 2021 - US President Joe Biden on Thursday proposed a five-year extension with Russia of New START, days before the expiration of the last nuclear reduction treaty between the two powers, but vowed to press Moscow hard on a host of concerns.
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San Francisco (AFP) Jan 21, 2021 - California WeChat users sued its parent company Tencent on Wednesday, saying the mobile app is used for spying on and censoring users for the Chinese government.
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Beijing (AFP) Jan 21, 2021 - China on Thursday congratulated US President Joe Biden on his inauguration and called for a reset in relations between Beijing and Washington after a corrosive period of diplomacy under Donald Trump.
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Brussels (AFP) Jan 21, 2021 - The European Union should chart its own course even as it celebrates the arrival of US President Joe Biden in the White House, Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmes told AFP on Thursday.
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Baghdad (AFP) Jan 21, 2021 - The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing that killed 32 people and wounded 110 at a crowded market in central Baghdad on Thursday.
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Tehran (AFP) Jan 20, 2021 - Iran's president on Wednesday hailed the White House departure of tyrant Donald Trump, saying the ball is in America's court to return to a landmark nuclear deal and lift sanctions on Tehran.
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Tripoli (AFP) Jan 20, 2021 - A fire at a Libyan naval academy near the capital Tripoli killed two senior officers and a civilian, the health ministry said Wednesday, without identifying the root cause of the blaze.
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Washington DC (UPI) Jan 20, 2021 - A Defense Department report indicates problems with the U.S. Marines' new Amphibious Combat Vehicle following initial operational testing.
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Moscow (AFP) Jan 20, 2021 - Russia on Wednesday urged US President Joe Biden's new administration to take a more constructive approach in talks over the extension of the New START treaty, Washington's last arms reduction pact with Moscow.
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Washington DC (UPI) Jan 20, 2021 - Former President Donald Trump had no influence on high-profile defense contracts, Ellen Lord, outgoing Pentagon undersecretary of defense acquisition, said.
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