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May 29, 2013

China-US relationship at critical juncture: Xi
Beijing (AFP) May 27, 2013
The relationship between Beijing and Washington is at a "critical juncture", China's President Xi Jinping told a senior advisor to Barack Obama Monday ahead of meetings with the US leader next week. National Security Advisor Tom Donilon was in Beijing as part of preparations for a June 7-8 summit at the Sunnylands resort in California, the two leaders' first encounter since Xi took office in March. The talks come amid pressing issues such as tensions over North Korea's latest nuclear test in Feb ... read more

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Russia developing counter-measures for European anti-missile shield Moscow is taking countermeasures that would negate a U.S. anti-missile shield's ability to affect its nuclear deterrent, a Russian defense official says. ... more		China steals new Australia spy agency blueprints: report Chinese hackers have stolen top-secret blueprints to Australia's new intelligence agency headquarters, a report said Tuesday, but Foreign Minister Bob Carr insisted ties with Beijing would not be hurt. ... more		EU ends arms embargo against Syrian rebels The European Union finally agreed Monday to lift its embargo against arming Syrian rebels, after tough talks that exposed sharp differences between Britain and France, champions of the move, and their more reluctant partners. ... more
				Outside View: What to make of Rafsanjani's disqualification The Iranian regime's presidential election, which is scheduled for June 14, took several dramatic turns last week when the Guardian Council disqualified former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who had surprised everyone by standing in for the elections. ... more		Wave of Iraq attacks kill 58 Attacks in the Baghdad area and northern Iraq killed 58 people on Monday, the latest in a wave of violence that has raised fears of a return to sectarian conflict in the country. ... more

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Outside View: Europe's tolerance tested by Islam In 1995, herpetologists began observing frogs in the U.S. with various mutations and genetic defects. Suspecting the cause was environmental rather than natural, they launched a decades' long study linking pesticides and other toxins to disturbing nature's balance. ... more		Palestinians cool on Kerry's $4 bn plan A $4 billion US plan to boost the Palestinian economy was met with a cool response as Palestinian leaders insisted on a political dimension to the stimulus while Israel was mum as details remained unclear. ... more		Moon or Mars? NASA's future at a crossroads under Trump SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida Musk in X spat with Danish astronaut over 'abandoned' ISS crew		Gunmen kill 3 troops on Lebanon-Syria border: official Armed men killed three Lebanese soldiers near the Syria border overnight, an official said Tuesday, in the deadliest such attack since the start of the Syrian revolt more than two years ago. ... more
				France to probe samples from Syria for sign of chemical arms French authorities will analyse samples brought back from Syria by two journalists after they reported the Syrian army was using chemical weapons against rebel forces, a top official said Tuesday. ... more		German railways to use mini drones to stop graffiti Germany's railway operator plans to deploy mini drones to catch vandals who deface its trains with graffiti, with the aerial vehicles shooting thermal images of its train depots at night. ... more

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Yemen accused of using anti-personnel mines Yemen was accused before the UN on Monday of using anti-personnel mines near its capital, even though it has signed a convention that bans all such weapons, as campaigners demanded an immediate investigation. ... more		Obama urges Americans to remember countrymen at war President Barack Obama made a Memorial Day call to Americans Monday not to forget their countrymen still fighting in Afghanistan even as the United States winds down its long war there. ... more		US National Park workers reckon with fear, anger after layoffs Glacial Fracking Identified as Undetected Arctic Methane Source Morocco overturns deportation Uyghur man wanted in China		Islamist attackers in Niger not from Libya: PM The Islamists who carried out two attacks last week in Niger which left more than two dozen people dead did not come from Libya, as charged by the Niger authorities, Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said Monday. ... more
				Tenth arrest made in London attack, demo at Downing Street Police investigating the grisly murder of a soldier in London by two Islamists made another arrest on Monday, as 1,000 far-right protesters demonstrated near Prime Minister David Cameron's office. ... more		US F-15 crashes in Japan, pilot ejects safely An American F-15 fighter crashed into the sea after its pilot ejected from his plane off Japan's southernmost Okinawa prefecture on Tuesday, the US Air Force said. ... more

Lockheed Martin Completes Milestone for Training Element of United States Ballistic Missile Defense System

US missile defense still plagued by technical doubts

Russia developing counter-measures for European anti-missile shield

Defense Acquisition Board approves Standard Missile-6 full-rate production

Lockheed Martin and the MDA Conduct Test of New Air-Launched Missile Target Prototype

ESSM intercept of high-diving threat proves expanded defensive capability

German railways to use mini drones to stop graffiti

Northrop Grumman, US Navy Complete Triton Unmanned Aircraft's First Flight

Raytheon delivers electronic jamming capability for Gray Eagle UAS

General Dynamics to Deliver U.S. Army's Newest Tactical Ground Station Intelligence System

Boeing-built WGS-5 Satellite Enhances Tactical Communications for Warfighters

US Navy And Lockheed Martin Deliver Secure Communications Satellite For Mobile Users

	Australian troops warned of copy-cat British attack Australia's defence chief on Tuesday warned military personnel to avoid known trouble spots and be extra-vigilant to the possibility of copycat attacks after the grisly murder of a soldier in London. ... more		Facial recognition technology proves its mettle In a study that evaluated some of the latest in automatic facial recognition technology, researchers at Michigan State University were able to quickly identify one of the Boston Marathon bombing sus ... more		Ecuador satellite hits Soviet-era space junk A tiny Ecuadoran satellite that collided in space with the remains of a Soviet rocket survived the crash, but was damaged and is not transmitting, Quito's space agency said Thursday. ... more		Iran, an increasingly burning issue for world powers A controversial nuclear programme, suspected growing involvement in the Syrian conflict and tightly-controlled presidential elections - Iran is an ever-increasing source of concern for Western powers. ... more

Trump orders tighter restrictions on Chinese investments in key sectors

Eyeing China and US, EU hopes clean tech boost will spark growth

ChatGPT's OpenAI reports surge to 400 mn weekly users

Jordan seeks to deploy Patriot missiles: minister		Japan right-wingers protest S. Korea daily's A-bomb comment		Iran rejects French claim on its role in Syria war		Security forces targeted as Iraq violence kills 12		South Korea dismisses North dialogue 'offer'
Three Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan		China open to Syria solution ahead of Geneva talks : PM		Sunni grievances drive spike in Iraq unrest		British soldier murder suspect was held in Kenya		EADS sweetens KF-X offering

Syria opposition demands 'goodwill gestures' from Assad

Row on arming Syria rebels deeply divides EU

Gunmen kill NATO driver in Pakistan: officials

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Rolling Thunder vets rumble into Washington

Palestinian-Israeli peace deal 'still possible': Abbas

Manila confirms boost to military spending

Trio arrested over London soldier murder

British spies 'tried to recruit' Islamist attacker

N. Korea town opens to Western tourists: travel agents

Iran says never sent 'military forces' to Syria

Chinese PM singles out Germany for EU visit

WikiLeaks releases transcript of critical US film

Malian elite soldiers punished for insubordination

Colombia, rebels nearing deal on land reform: FARC

N. Korean envoy meets China president

China, US to try new tone in desert outing

Bomb attacks on army and pilgrims kill 10 in Iraq

North African jihadists widen their war

China migrant population growing, pay rises slowing

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