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Outside View: 'Reset' with RussiaHerndon, Va. (UPI) Jun 26, 2012 Perhaps the biggest waste of U.S. funds in the conduct of U.S. President Barack Obama's foreign policy to date has been its smallest expenditure. Whatever the U.S. government paid for the "reset" button, delivered to the Russians early in Obama's tenure as a symbolic gesture of improving a relationship, which had soured under President George W. Bush, it has proven a waste of money. In Vladimir Putin, we bear witness to an aspiring totalitarian who has successfully used the framework of ... read more |
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  China's influence grows in poor neighbour Tajikistan Extending credits worth almost $2 billion, mighty China is spreading its influence to its poor ex-Soviet neighbour Tajikistan in the hope of winning mineral riches and a loyal strategic ally. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman to Deliver Advanced Threat Warning Sensors to the U.S. Navy The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman an early operational production contract to deliver Advanced Threat Warning (ATW) sensors, an integral component of the Department of Navy Large Aircraft I ... more | .. |
  Boeing Completes Wind Tunnel Tests on Silent Eagle Conformal Weapons Bay Boeing recently completed wind tunnel tests on the Silent Eagle Conformal Weapons Bay (CWB). The tests, conducted at the company's St. Louis facility, validated the aerodynamics of the CWB design. C ... more | .. |
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  LockMart Provides Italian MoD with Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Aircraft An innovative Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) developed by Lockheed Martin for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) is now being used by the Italian Air Force in a live o ... more | .. |
  Iraq gives media 45 days to comply with regulations Iraq's interior ministry has given dozens of media outlets 45 days to comply with Communications and Media Commission (CMC) regulations over licences, or they will face "legal procedures." ... more | .. |
US drone strike 'kills at least five' in Pakistan A US drone strike targeting a militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal district killed at least five militants late Tuesday, security officials said. ... more | .. |
  Malaysia minister denies French sub graft claims Malaysia's defence minister on Tuesday denied allegations that a classified ministry report was sold to a French firm to land a controversial submarine deal. ... more |
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  US-led cybercrime finance sting nabs 24 At least 24 people were arrested in the United States and abroad in a US-led sting operation targeting cyber criminals buying and selling stolen credit card information, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Indian police arrest Mumbai terror suspect A man arrested by police in New Delhi reportedly has confessed to being involved in planning the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 165 people. ... more | .. |
  NATO slams Syria's 'unacceptable' downing of Turkey jet NATO strongly condemned as "unacceptable" Syria's downing of a Turkish jet and expressed "solidarity" with Turkey on Tuesday but stopped short of raising any possibility of military intervention. ... more | .. |
WikiLeaks suspect wins battle over US documents A US military judge has ordered prosecutors to show they are not withholding evidence from WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning after defense lawyers accused them of hiding documents that could potentially help their client's case. ... more |
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  S. Korea to build navy base on frontline island South Korea's navy is to build an advance base on a frontline island to bolster defences near the disputed Yellow Sea border with North Korea, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Myanmar refugees in China 'desperate': HRW Thousands of refugees who have fled to China from war-torn northern Myanmar face a humanitarian crisis due to lack of adequate shelter, food, water and healthcare, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 New EU sanctions will hurt nuclear talks: Iran New EU sanctions to come into effect against Iran on Sunday will hurt negotiations over the country's nuclear programme, foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said. ... more | .. |
NATO backs Turkey as PM vents fury at 'heinous' Syria Turkey's prime minister vowed on Tuesday to retaliate against Syria for its 'heinous' downing of one of its warplanes, as the head of NATO said such an attack on one of its members was unacceptable. ... more |
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Climate change increases risk of successive natural hazards in the Himalayas
GMV teams up with +Atlantic CoLAB in AIR4Health project to enhance public health forecasting
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  Amid rocket battle, upgrade for Iron Dome Israel's Iron Dome counter-rocket system, winner of this year's Israel Defense Prize, is in action again battling a Palestinian missile barrage but Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is developing a more advanced and deadlier variant. ... more | .. |
 Ashraf takes over as Pakistan's PM Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Pakistan's new prime minister, said he will work to strengthen the country's democratic institutions as demanded by the Pakistani people. ... more | .. |
 Walker's World: How does Turkey do it? As the economies of Europe, China, India and the United States all slow at once, how does Turkey do it? How does this country, poised at the intersections of Europe, Asia and the Middle East, grow its economy last year at close to 10 percent, lower its trade deficit and get its sovereign debt upgraded by Moody's? ... more | .. |
 Taiwan, US to sign fighter radar contract: report Taiwan and the United States are expected to sign a military contract next month as part of the $5.8 billion arms sales that had irked rival China, media reported Monday. ... more |
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 Turkey insists Syria downing of warplane 'hostile act' Syria insisted on Monday that a Turkish warplane shot down by its forces violated its airspace, but Ankara hit back saying it was a "hostile act of the highest order" ahead of NATO emergency talks. ... more | .. |
 Iraq cuts US archaeology cooperation over archives Iraq has cut cooperation with the United States on archaeological exploration because Washington has not returned Iraq's Jewish archives, Tourism and Archaeology Minister Liwaa Smaisim has told AFP. ... more | .. |
 EU blasts Syria over jet but warns against militarisation The European Union on Monday rounded on Syria for downing a Turkish fighter jet while warning of the dangers of military escalation ahead of NATO talks on the incident the following day. ... more | .. |
 On rare Israel trip, Putin talks Syria, Iran Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday met Israeli leaders on a rare trip to the Jewish state for discussions that focused on continuing violence in Syria and Iran's disputed nuclear programme. ... more |
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Low-carbon energy investment hit record $2.1 tn in 2024: report
World awaits Trump tariff deadline on Canada, Mexico and China
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 EU says Iran oil embargo will be enforced July 1 The European Union confirmed Monday that a ban on oil imports from Iran will go ahead as planned on July 1 due to the lack of progress in talks on Tehran's contested nuclear drive. ... more | .. |
 Iraq says it curbs media including BBC, VoA An Iraqi Communications and Media Commission official said Monday it had decided to restrict 39 media outlets including the BBC and Voice of America, but some outlets said there were no problems so far. ... more | .. |
 Two Iraq bombings kill 12 people A car bomb south of Baghdad killed eight people and wounded 32 on Monday, while a roadside bomb north of the capital killed four people and wounded seven, security and medical sources said. ... more | .. |
 WikiLeaks suspect wins battle over US documents A US military judge ordered prosecutors Monday to share more documents with WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning after defense lawyers accused them of hiding information that could help their client's case. ... more |
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 Turkey takes jet downing to NATO, Syria tension soars NATO said on Sunday it will discuss Turkey's accusation that Syria shot down one of its warplanes in international airspace, as Damascus suffered heavy casualties and violence scaled new heights. ... more | .. |
 Iraq faces painful legacy of mass graves Iraq wants to put the legacy of murderous dictator Saddam Hussein behind it, but faces a huge need for specialists to excavate mass graves thought to contain at least half a million unidentified victims. ... more | .. |
 Who dares wins: New ideas needed in Iran nuke deadlock World powers negotiating with a defiant Iran over its nuclear programme need to risk more and get more "creative" if they want to break a deadlock that threatens tipping into military conflict, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea raps war games flag 'provocation' North Korea has denounced the use of its national flag as a target during US-South Korean war games as a "grave provocative act" and vowed to strengthen its nuclear deterrent. ... more |
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