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Outside View: The time is now for IranLondon (UPI) Sep 18, 2012 While the U.S. presidential debates are just on the corner, I have a simple suggestion for U.S. President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney when it comes to foreign policy: The time is now for Iran. The nuclear clock has been a source of anxiety for many in the West for nearly a decade. In Syria, it appears it is time for the Assad regime to fall, and with it the largest foothold of the mullahs in the Arab world. For many inside Iran, the clock is past due for a comp ... read more |
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  Commentary: Glide path to nowhere The round-the-clock killing of U.S. military advisers by Afghan soldiers they are training coupled with some $200 million worth of jet fighters and attack helicopters destroyed in a heavily fortified allied base in Afghanistan by Taliban guerrillas disguised in U.S. military uniforms are the latest reminders that 11 years of fighting have strengthened rather than weakened the Islamist enemy. ... more | .. |
  Post-Soviet military alliance hold drills The post-Soviet Collective Security Treaty Organization this week is conducting military exercises in Armenia at a time when Russia is advocating its recognition by NATO. ... more | .. |
  Israel's now one of top arms exporters Israel has become one of the world's leading arms exporters with deals worth $12.9 billion from 2004-11, mostly with developing countries, the United States' Congressional Research Service says. ... more | .. |
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 China's military academy launches website China's College of Defense Studies has opened a multilingual website. ... more | .. |
  Jordan battles with Syria refugee crisis The ever-growing flood of refugees from war-torn Syria into neighboring Jordan is imposing greater pressure on the resource-poor kingdom's economy, heightening political unrest that could threaten the Hashemite throne, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East. ... more | .. |
 IAEA, Iran eyeing new talks mid-October: diplomats Iran and the UN nuclear agency are looking to hold a new meeting in mid-October, despite Tehran's atomic chief suggesting the watchdog has been infiltrated by "terrorists," diplomats told AFP on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  US envoy insists Marines mission in Yemen limited The US ambassador in Sanaa insisted Tuesday that Marine reinforcements deployed to Yemen were on a temporary mission with limited duties, a day after protests demanding their withdrawal and his expulsion. ... more |
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Traces of ancient brine discovered on the asteroid Bennu contain minerals crucial to life | .. |
 Handbags, hate and Mao at China anti-Japan protest Giggling together, arm-in-arm as they clutched designer handbags and iPhones, the teenage girls' faces contorted with anger as they screamed in unison "Japan leave Diaoyu, China fight, fight, fight!" ... more | .. |
 China ex-police chief does not contest charges China put the ex-police chief who set off the Communist party's biggest scandal in years on "public" trial Tuesday, and the court said he did not contest charges including defection and bribery. ... more | .. |
 Anti-Japan protests as Chinese boats in disputed area Tens of thousands of anti-Japan demonstrators rallied across China over disputed islands on Tuesday, a key historical anniversary, as Tokyo said 11 Chinese government vessels had entered the area. ... more | .. |
 Myanmar's Suu Kyi reassures China about US ties Opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi sought Tuesday to reassure China that Myanmar's warming relations with the United States were not at its expense and signaled she was open to an end to US sanctions. ... more |
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 Despite concerns, most in US back China ties Despite the tough talk on China in the US election, most Americans support a strong relationship with the Asian power and do not view its rise as a major concern, a survey said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 NATO scales back joint ops with Afghans NATO is scaling back joint operations with Afghans after an unprecedented number of Western soldiers were shot dead by their local colleagues and as anger erupts over an anti-Islam film, officers said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Anti-Japan protests across China on war anniversary Thousands of anti-Japan protesters rallied across China over a territorial row on Tuesday, a key historical anniversary, as Japanese firms including car giant Toyota shut or scaled back production. ... more | .. |
 Netanyahu too partisan on US poll, warn Israeli critics Israeli critics are warning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gone too far in what they call his "meddling" in favour of Republican candidate Mitt Romney in the US presidential campaign. ... more |
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Climate Change Accelerates Species Shuffling, New Study Reveals
China's DeepSeek-R1: A Game-Changing AI Release or Strategic Gesture?
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 S. Korea to host anti-WMD navy drill South Korea will host a multinational navy drill aimed at curbing trafficking in weapons of mass destruction, its defence ministry said Tuesday, in a move likely to anger North Korea. ... more | .. |
 Major powers recognize Mongolia as nuclear weapons free Mongolia, jammed between nuclear arms giants Russia and China, on Monday secured a unique pledge from the major powers not to breach its self-declared nuclear weapons-free zone. ... more | .. |
 Syrian army tested chemical weapons system The Syrian army has tested a chemical weapons delivery system, firing shells at a research centre in its northwestern desert region, the German magazine Der Spiegel reported Monday citing "witnesses". ... more | .. |
 Japanese activists land on disputed island Two Japanese activists landed on an island at the centre of a bitter dispute with China on Tuesday, the government in Tokyo said, as fresh anti-Japanese protests rocked Chinese cities. ... more |
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  Two Romanians plead guilty in US hacking case Two Romanian nationals pleaded guilty Monday to charges stemming from a scheme to hack into and steal payment card data from hundreds of US merchants, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Hughes Awarded Custom SATCOM Solutions Contract by GSA Hughes Network Systems has been awarded a Custom Satellite Communications Solutions (CS2) contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to provide commercial satellite end-to-end commun ... more | .. |
 4 SOPS begins testing newest AEHF satellite Following a four-month journey, the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite reached geosynchronous orbit Aug. 27. The event is significant to the 4th Space Operations Squadron here becaus ... more | .. |
  Israel's Arrow-3 missile-killer nears test Amid growing fears Israeli leaders are preparing a pre-emptive attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, defense sources say the Arrow-3 interceptor, seen as Israel's ace in the hole against Tehran's ballistic missiles, is close to its first flight test. ... more |
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Ukrainian drone barrage on Russia kills two, hits oil refinery
EdgeCortix SAKURA-I AI Accelerator Validated for Radiation Resilience in Space Missions
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 Australia's defense policies criticized Australia's defense policies are being criticized for their inefficiency and cost. ... more | .. |
 Sabra and Shatilah, the forgotten massacre The day Pope Benedict XVI ended an acclaimed "peace pilgrimage" to Lebanon, urging an end to the Syrian bloodbath, Palestinians marked the 30th anniversary of the massacre of hundreds of their compatriots by Christian militiamen in Beirut. ... more | .. |
 Chinese telecom firms grilled over links Troubled Chinese telecom firms Huawei and ZTE are facing congressional questioning in the United States after running into problems elsewhere over allegations they are too close to the Chinese government, are secretly subsidized and don't flinch from bribing to get a deal. ... more | .. |
 Flame cyber virus linked to more malware: report The Flame virus believed to be part of a cyberwarfare effort against Iran was developed as early as 2006 and is linked to at least three other malware programs, a new analysis said Monday. ... more |
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 Iran nuclear chief alleges explosives attack Iran's nuclear chief said Monday that "explosives" were used last month in an attack aimed at cutting the power supply to an underground enrichment facility but that the plant suffered no damage. ... more | .. |
 Tehran denies Revolutionary Guards in Syria Iran's foreign ministry on Monday denied the Islamic republic had any Revolutionary Guards in Syria, affirming that media reports quoting the head of the Guards saying that had been published out of context. ... more | .. |
 Pentagon chief to meet China's leader-in-waiting US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is due to meet China's leader-in-waiting, Vice President Xi Jinping, during a visit to Beijing this week, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Retrial of Canadian-German arms dealer delayed The retrial of a Canadian-German arms dealer who played a role in a scandal that shot Chancellor Angela Merkel to power was delayed Monday after the defence accused the German court of bias. ... more |
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