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July 26, 2013

Putin to visit Iran for nuclear talks: report
Moscow (AFP) July 24, 2013
President Vladimir Putin is to visit Iran in August to try to restart talks on Tehran's controversial nuclear drive, a Russian newspaper reported Wednesday. Putin's visit is planned for mid-August, shortly after Iran's moderate new president Hassan Rowhani takes office on August 3, Kommersant reported, citing sources in the Kremlin and the Iranian foreign ministry. Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told AFP: "I cannot so far confirm this". Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Araqchi told ... read more

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US suspends delivery of F-16s to Egypt: Pentagon The United States has delayed plans to supply Egypt with an additional four F-16 fighter jets due to unrest gripping the country, the Pentagon said Wednesday. ... more		North Korea to showcase military in anniversary parade North Korea is preparing to put its military hardware on show in a huge parade through Pyongyang on Saturday, the 60th anniversary of the Korean War ceasefire deal which its rulers recently announced they were ripping up for good. ... more		Israel's Netanyahu urges greater pressure on Iran Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday urged greater pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme as he met Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Jerusalem. ... more
				Kerry refers to Palestinian 'country' US Secretary of State John Kerry appeared to have flubbed his lines on Thursday when he referred to the Palestinian territories as a country. ... more		Belarus F.M.: Minsk wants to cooperate on EU Eastern Partnership Belarus, seen as a human rights pariah, is seeking to cooperate with the European Union in its eastern integration process, Minsk's foreign minister says. ... more

Militants kill 15 Iraqi police and soldiers Militants killed nine police in an attack with mortars and automatic weapons in Iraq on Wednesday, while 14 people including six soldiers died in other violence, officers and doctors said. ... more		Outside View: The slog ahead for Japan's Abe The ruling Japanese Liberal Democratic Party's landslide victory in the Upper House elections was effectively a referendum about Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policy to date. ... more		Musk furious as critics push back at DOGE's blind destruction of S&T research funding Odds plummet that asteroid will hit Earth in 2032 Dark Skies Enable New Observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Reducing Impact Probability		UN awards Kuwait $1 bn from Iraq invasion fund A United Nations body that handles war reparations for Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait said Thursday it had handed over a further $1.07 billion (810 million euros) to the emirate. ... more
				Manning betrayed US by spilling secrets: prosecutor A US military prosecutor on Thursday accused Bradley Manning of betraying his country and uniform by leaking secret files, urging a judge to find him guilty of "aiding the enemy." ... more		JFK's sole survivor named ambassador to Japan President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated Caroline Kennedy to become US ambassador to Japan, in the biggest foray into public service for John F. Kennedy's sole surviving child. ... more

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US trial of Manning, the WikiLeaks source, at final stage The trial of Bradley Manning, the US soldier accused of "aiding the enemy" by giving secret documents to WikiLeaks, enters its final stage Thursday as both sides present closing arguments. ... more		Inter-Korean talks break down amid recriminations Talks between North and South Korea about reopening their jointly-run industrial zone collapsed Thursday, with both sides failing to set a date for another meeting. ... more		How Early Earth's Environmental Cycles Shaped Molecular Evolution Iraqi brick workers risk health, life to keep families afloat Northern Japan snowed under after two-week whiteout		Gunmen execute 14 Shiite truck drivers in Iraq Sunni militants summarily executed 14 Shiites on Thursday after setting up a roadblock north of Baghdad, stopping trucks and checking the IDs of drivers to determine their religion, Iraqi officials said. ... more
				Chinese firm to build $1.4 bln Sri Lanka city complex Sri Lanka has signed a deal with a Chinese company to build a $1.4 billion city complex on reclaimed land near the harbour of the capital Colombo, an official said Wednesday. ... more		S. Korea extends bidding for fighter jets South Korea said Thursday it would re-open bidding on a $7.4 billion fighter jet deal next month, citing high prices presented by three aviation giants vying for its largest defence contract to date. ... more

Rafael gears up for Israel's new defense era

Early hardware delivery enables deployment of crucial missile defense radar

Israel deploys Iron Dome near Red Sea resort of Eilat

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Raytheon, Chemring Group plan live missile firing for next phase of CENTURION development

Panama says suspected missile material found on N. Korea ship

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Japan eyeing Marines, drones in defence paper: reports

US drone strike kills two militants in Pakistan

New Military Communications Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Launches

US Navy Poised to Launch Lockheed Martin-Built Secure Communications Satellite for Mobile Users

Northrop Grumman Moves New B-2 Satellite Communications Concept to the High Ground

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China launches three experimental satellites		N. Korea halts work at long-range rocket site: website		Lockheed Martin GPS III Satellite Prototype To Help Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Prep For Launch		China, Indonesia lead sources of online attacks: study		Intense air raids hit targets across Syria: NGO

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UAE buys French surveillance satellites

Red Cross visits crew of seized N. Korea ship in Panama

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India, China officials hold border talks after stand-off

Remains of oldest European fort in inland U.S. uncovered

Qaeda claims Iraq prison attacks that freed top militants

US ambassador: 'Zero option' not in US-Afghan interest

NSA locates cell phones even when they are turned off

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US hearings to weigh fate of 71 Guantanamo inmates

US general lays out military options in Syria

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