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Poland wants a clear answer from Washington on plans to deploy part of a US anti-missile shield and a battery of Patriot missiles on Polish soil under a 2008 deal, the government said Friday. "We're still lacking an essential, clear response as to whether the United States will go ahead with the shield plan. It's a fundamental question to which we need a definite answer," government spokesma ... read more 
Seoul (AFP) June 14, 2009North Korea's vow to start a new nuclear weapons programme based on enriched uranium will make the goal of denuclearisation even more daunting for the US and its allies, analysts say. The North, which for years adamantly denied any uranium enrichment plan, said Saturday it would start such a programme to bolster its nuclear arsenal in protest at new United Nations sanctions. "It's a thre ... more
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Coolant leak at Europe's biggest nuclear reactor: operator
Nuclear inspectors review contentious Bangladesh plant Iran says would consider limited nuclear talks with US Germany's Merz open to France extending nuclear deterrent Iran's Khamenei slams 'bullying' after Trump threats Attack on Iran nuclear plant would leave Gulf without water, Qatar PM warns North Korea's Kim inspects 'nuclear-powered submarine' project Trump invites Iran leader to nuclear talks -- or else Trump offers nuclear talks with Iran No talks with US under 'maximum pressure' policy, Iran FM tells AFP 
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Washington (AFP) June 14, 2009The reelection of Iran's hardline incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has dealt a swift blow to US President Barack Obama's efforts to overturn decades of hostility between Washington and Tehran. Ahmadinejad's declared landslide win, which triggered riots by opposition supporters and furious complaints of cheating from his defeated rivals, will also complicate international efforts to ha ... more  
Bishkek (AFP) June 14, 2009The presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Russia will discuss the future of a key US airbase at a meeting on Sunday in Moscow, a source in the Kyrgyz government told AFP. Kyrgyzstan has ordered US forces to quit the Manas airbase, which is used to support operations in Afghanistan, by August 18 in a decision that was widely seen as having been made under Russian pressure. Kyrgyz President Kurma ... more 
Washington (AFP) June 14, 2009US and South Korean leaders meet Tuesday to coordinate action in an escalating showdown with North Korea, with President Barack Obama expected to try to reassure the US ally of security commitments. President Lee Myung-Bak's visit to Washington was planned well ahead of the North Korea crisis and aimed in part at smoothing out relations after Obama in his campaign rejected a hard-negotiated ... more 
Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) June 14, 2009A suspected US missile strike targeting Islamist militants killed three people Sunday in a tribal area of northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, officials said. The attack hit in the Laddha region of South Waziristan, where Washington alleges Al-Qaeda and Taliban rebels who fled Afghanistan after the 2001 US-led invasion are holed up, plotting attacks on Western targets. "A drone atta ... more |
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Indonesia plans $40 bn energy projects in 2025: ministerJakarta (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Indonesia plans more than 20 energy projects worth around $40 billion this year, its energy minister said Tuesday, as it tries to increase domestic refining capacity. ... more  
EU vows to slash red tape but stick to climate goalsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 The EU on Wednesday proposed paring back its environmental rules to give businesses breathing room faced with US and Chinese competition - while still vowing to decarbonise Europe's economy. ... more 
Japan sets new 2035 emissions cut goalTokyo (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 Japan Tuesday pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in the next decade from 2013 levels but climate campaigners said the target fell short of what was needed under the Paris Agreement to limit global warming. ... more 
  
KP Labs Unveils Smart Mission Lab to Revolutionize Space Technology ValidationBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 KP Labs has launched Smart Mission Lab, an innovative platform aimed at transforming the development and testing of AI models and onboard data processing for space missions. Supported by ESA InCubed ... more 
Goonhilly Provides Critical Communications for Lunar Mission, Advancing Moon EconomyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd continues to play a pivotal role in lunar exploration and infrastructure expansion, reinforcing its importance in humanity's return to the Moon. Goonhilly is delive ... more 
Spire Establishes Two-Way Optical Link Between Satellites in OrbitLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR), a leading provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, has successfully demonstrated a two-way optical communication link between two satellites in o ... more
  
Alibaba shares surge after launch of new DeepSeek competitorBeijing (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 Alibaba shares surged more than seven percent in Hong Kong trade on Thursday after the Chinese tech giant launched an artificial intelligence model it says can compete with DeepSeek, this year's surprise tech star. ... more 
Christie's first AI art auction sees hits... and plenty of missesNew York (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Christie's first auction of art made by artificial intelligence (AI) ended Wednesday with mixed results, providing scant clues as to the future of the new and controversial medium. ... more 
Amazon Prime Video tests AI-assisted dubbingSan Francisco (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Amazon's Prime Video streaming service announced Wednesday it will begin testing AI-assisted dubbing to make its international content more accessible to viewers worldwide. ... more
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Moscow (AFP) June 14, 2009Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday Moscow has agreed to establish a rapid reaction force with a regional security group, deepening a rift with longtime ally Belarus which boycotted the talks. "The main result of the summit is an agreement on a CSTO joint rapid reaction force," Medvedev said after a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) in Moscow. He add ... more 
Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) June 14, 2009The latest in a string of bombs in northwest Pakistan killed eight people Sunday as a US missile strike hit a tribal belt where troops are expected to launch a fresh anti-Taliban onslaught. Militants remotely-detonated explosives hidden in a rickshaw, causing chaos at a busy Sunday market in Dera Ismail Khan town, with eight people killed and dozens injured, police and hospital officials sai ... more 
Washington (UPI) Jun 12, 2009 Sometimes wars go exactly the way the governments or political movements that launch them expect. But more often than not, they don't. The secret to success in launching a war is to be able to wrap it up fast and to know when to stop. Those were techniques that the United States was not able to apply in either Afghanistan or Iraq. The German army since the 1860s had become the global ma ... more  
London (AFP) June 12, 2009Saudi Arabia has taken delivery of two Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets, Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Friday, the first of a massive order which fell into doubt over an arms scandal. Saudi Assistant Defence and Aviation Minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan received the two fighter jets on Thursday in a ceremony at manufacturer BAE Systems' Warton site in northwest England. ... more |
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Germany's Merz open to France extending nuclear deterrent
US takes rivalry with China to the high seas
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