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  Singapore (AFP) June 13, 2018 A Hollywood-style trailer US President Donald Trump played for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their Singapore summit has received decidedly mixed reviews. The four-minute film was specially made by the National Security Council for its one-man audience, reports said. "I thought it was good," Trump told reporters, adding he showed it to Kim on an iPad. "I think he loved it." But many other viewers did not share his enthusiasm. It was played on big screens ahead of his news conference ... read more |
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Trump says summit ended N. Korea nuclear threatSeoul (AFP) June 13, 2018 US President Donald Trump arrived home Wednesday, insisting his historic summit with Kim Jong Un had ended North Korea's nuclear threat and the world could sleep safer. ... more  
EU set to shut UK, US out of defence fund: officialsBrussels (AFP) June 12, 2018 The European Union will on Wednesday present its new 13-billion-euro defence fund, but conditions for taking part will shut out "third countries" including post-Brexit Britain and the United States, officials have told AFP. ... more
'Pyongyang-bound' Trump says world avoided 'nuclear catastrophe'Seoul (AFP) June 13, 2018 Donald Trump accepted an invitation from Kim Jong Un to visit North Korea during their historic summit, Pyongyang state media reported Wednesday, as the US president said the world had jumped back from the brink of "nuclear catastrophe". ... more  
Trump's vow to end US-SKorea drills catches Pentagon off guardWashington (AFP) June 12, 2018 Pentagon officials were surprised Tuesday after President Donald Trump vowed at his summit with the North's leader Kim Jong Un to cancel "provocative" joint military drills with South Korea. ... more |
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Summits fuel questions about Trump's embrace of autocratsSingapore (AFP) June 12, 2018 Donald Trump's warm embrace of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un after a spectacular bust-up with G7 allies is the latest example of what critics say is a worrying penchant for autocrats. ... more  
Headwall integrates Hyperspectral and LiDAR aboard UAV platformsBolton MA (SPX) Jun 13, 2018 advanced sensor payloads consisting of hyperspectral sensors and LIDAR for deployment on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms. Through the fusion of spectral imaging data and 3D LIDAR outpu ... more  
Zero 2 Infinity opens new investment round through CrowdcubeBarcelona, Spain (SPX) Jun 11, 2018 The European Space transportation company Zero 2 Infinity (Z2I) has opened a new investment round of 1 million pounds through Crowdcube to fund the company's growth plan and its vision to make Space ... more  
Thuraya, IEC Telecom share preview of new VSAT service at PosidoniaDubai, UAE (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 Leading Mobile Satellite Service operator, Thuraya Telecommunications Company and its long-standing service partner, IEC Telecom, will join forces to showcase Thuraya's maritime product portfolio an ... more  
Tanks for the ride: US soldier steals armoured vehicleWashington (AFP) June 6, 2018 Talk about a spectacular joyride: an American soldier commandeered an armored personnel carrier and led police on a chase along a major highway for more than an hour. ... more |
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BAE to develop conflict modeling software for DARPAWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2018 BAE Systems has been contracted by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop software that models political and military conflicts around the world. ... more  |
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Kongsberg contracted for parts on 150 F-35sWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2018 Kongsberg has received a $65 million order from Lockheed Martin for parts on 150 F-35s, a day after Lockheed and the Pentagon marked delivery of the 300th F-35 aircraft. ... more 
Pentagon and Lockheed Martin deliver 300th F-35 aircraftFort Worth TX (SPX) Jun 13, 2018 The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] delivered the 300th production F-35 aircraft, demonstrating the program's continued progress and momentum. The 300th aircraft is a U.S. ... more 
US approves sale of Apache attack choppers to IndiaWashington (AFP) June 12, 2018 The United States government has approved a deal to sell the Indian military six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for $930 million, the State Department said Tuesday. ... more  
In Iraq's Mosul, women desperate for news of 'disappeared'Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 13, 2018 Every Friday since Mosul was prised from the Islamic State group's clutches last July, women gather in the Iraqi city's Al-Minassa Square, desperate to learn the fate of husbands and sons. ... more 
Iraq's Sadr announces alliance with pro-Iranian AmeriBaghdad (AFP) June 12, 2018 Nationalist cleric Moqtada Sadr announced on Tuesday a surprise political alliance with pro-Iranian Hadi al-Ameri in a bid to lead Iraq over the next four years. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 08, 2018 
The Department of Defense modified a contract with Raytheon for full production of the Standard Missile-6.
The modified contract award from Naval Sea Systems Command adjusted the total cumulative value of the deal to more than $44.8 million. The contract enables Raytheon to provide "long-lead material in support of fiscal 2017 Standard Missile-6 full-rate production requirements and spa ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 06, 2018  The U.S. Navy has selected the Naval Strike Missile for its Over-the-Horizon program on littoral combat ships and future frigates.
The selection of the NSM, offered by Raytheon and Kongsberg Gruppen, comes after several other companies dropped out of bidding for the program in 2017.
The weapon is a long-range, precision missile for use against heavily defended land and sea target ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) June 6, 2018 
It's the hands-free experience you never knew you needed - a Japanese company has developed a drone-powered parasol it says can hover over users, protecting them from the sun.
The drone-powered sunshade - being developed by Asahi Power Service - should be released next year, and will initially target those in need of a hands-free head covering wider than your average hat, like golfers. ... more |
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 Quantico VA (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 
Marine Corps Systems Command is improving the way Marines communicate with a reliable and convenient on-the-move system.
The Mobile User Objective System, or MUOS, is a narrowband satellite communication system that uses commercial cell phone technology to increase access to voice and data communication while on the battlefield. The Marine Corps will be the first service to widely deploy t ... more |
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 Aberdeen Proving Ground MD (SPX) Jun 13, 2018 
Army scientists proved a decades-old prediction that mixing TNT and novel aluminum nanoparticles can significantly enhance energetic performance. This explosive discovery is expected to extend the reach of U.S. Army firepower in battle.
Researchers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and Texas Tech University demonstrated up to 30-percent enhancement in the detonation velocity of the ex ... more |
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 Sofia (AFP) June 8, 2018  Bulgaria's parliament approved on Friday to spend over 3.2 billion leva (1.6 billion euros, $1.9 billion) for new fighter jets and armoured carriers to update its ailing fleet of Soviet-built equipment.
The decision was backed by 151 lawmakers, with seven voting against and one abstention.
It will allow the defence ministry to restart the investment project for acquiring at least eight n ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) June 12, 2018  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on Tuesday questioned as a police witness in a probe of alleged corruption over the state purchase of three German submarines, his office said.
Netanyahu is the subject of several corruption investigations, but he is not under suspicion in the submarine affair, known as Case 3000.
"The prime minister gave his testimony in Case 3000. He has gi ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 11, 2018 
What drives cells to live and engines to move? It all comes down to a quantity that scientists call "free energy," essentially the energy that can be extracted from any system to perform useful work. Without this available energy, a living organism would eventually die and a machine would lie idle.
In work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of M ... more |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 13, 2018  Every Friday since Mosul was prised from the Islamic State group's clutches last July, women gather in the Iraqi city's Al-Minassa Square, desperate to learn the fate of husbands and sons.
Dressed in black, with children in tow and brandishing photos, some fear their men have fallen victim to a cruel double jeopardy.
They had been imprisoned by or forced to work for IS, only for Iraqi fo ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) June 11, 2018 
Iran said Monday that it remains dubious about the prospects for talks between the United States and North Korea, and warned Pyongyang to be highly vigilant about Washington's promises.
"As regards US behaviour, approach and its intentions, we are highly sceptical and look at its actions with utter pessimism," foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi told reporters in Tehran.
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 Washington (AFP) June 12, 2018 
US President Donald Trump's Commerce Department on Tuesday announced another trade action involving Chinese imports, with producers of steel propane tanks accused of dumping and unfair subsidies.
It is the latest in a series of disputes the Trump administration has taken up against Beijing, the largest of which are the looming 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods amid complaint ... more |
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 Dhaka (AFP) June 12, 2018  Landslides triggered by monsoon rains killed at least 12 people Tuesday in Bangladesh near camps housing one million Rohingya refugees, officials said.
Aid agencies have been warning of the potential for a humanitarian catastrophe over the coming months as heavy rains lash an area home to the world's largest refugee camp.
Most of Tuesday's victims were buried under mud when surrounding h ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 07, 2018 
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) confirmed that one of its institutes Monday successfully tracked and received imaging data from the newly-launched Earth observation satellite Gaofen-6.
The Aerospace Information Research Institute said the Miyun station of China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station received the first batch of observation data from the Gaofen-6 satellite. There was ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 13, 2018 
As housing prices spiral in Hong Kong, young professionals are living in ever-shrinking spaces, with box-like "nano-flats" and co-shares touted as fashionable solutions.
Blocks of sleek miniature apartments packed with mod cons are springing up around the densely packed city, pitched as an attractive and more affordable lifestyle choice, but still at an eye-watering cost.
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 Paris (AFP) June 8, 2018 
An Iraqi refugee in France thought to be a former senior member of the Islamic State group has been arrested in Paris and indicted on suspicion of "war crimes" over his alleged involvement in a massacre in his country.
The 33-year-old man, referred to as Ahmed H, is accused of having participated in the June 2014 capture and execution of an estimated 1,700 young, mainly Shiite army recruits ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 13, 2018 
A company affiliated with the Russian space agency Roscosmos is reportedly moving to develop a powerful new laser capable of evaporating targets in orbit for the benefit of all mankind.
Researchers at the Scientific and Industrial Corporation 'Precision Instrument Systems' (NPK SPP), a subsidiary of Roscosmos, are developing a new technology which would allow for the vaporizing of potentia ... more |
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