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  Seoul (AFP) Nov 30, 2019 North Korea on Saturday warned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that he could soon see a "real ballistic missile" while excoriating him as the "most stupid man ever known in history". The colourful condemnation comes two days after the isolated state tested what it called a "super-large multiple launch rocket system", with South Korea reporting that two projectiles came down in the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea. In the wake of the launch, which was supervised by North Korean leader ... read more |
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Macron says EU must be part of any future US-Russia nuclear missile treatyParis (AFP) Nov 28, 2019 French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that European nations should be involved in any talks to forge a new pact limiting mid-range nuclear missiles held by the US and Russia, after a landmark Cold War-era accord fell apart this year. ... more  
Macron, Erdogan go head-to-head in 'brain death' rowParis (AFP) Nov 29, 2019 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out on Friday at Emmanuel Macron over his criticism of Turkey's military intervention in Syria, saying the French president was suffering "brain death", a phrase Macron recently used to describe NATO. ... more 
Iran: Europeans cannot invoke nuclear deal dispute mechanismTehran (AFP) Nov 28, 2019 Iran said Thursday European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal such as France could not trigger a dispute mechanism in the agreement that could lead to UN sanctions being reimposed. ... more  
The AWACS, NATO's reconnaissance air wingBrussels (AFP) Nov 29, 2019 NATO is not an army in its own right, its member states provide the national forces that defend Europe under its banner. ... more |
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NATO's birthday overshadowed by top-level feudingBrussels (AFP) Nov 29, 2019 NATO marks its 70th birthday at a summit next week but the celebration could well turn into an arena of political combat between the alliance's feuding leaders. ... more  
ISRO successfully launches Cartosat-3 into polar orbitNew Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 28, 2019 Cartosat-3 is a third generation agile advanced satellite which features a high-resolution imaging capability. The satellite will provide an edge to Indian armed forces to locate any troops and dete ... more  
Army develops hearing protection for military working dogs(UPI) Nov 28, 2019 From Ephesian war dogs to Conan, the dog honored this week for her role in the capture of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, dogs have been members of the battlefield since ancient times. ... more  
Chinese ambassador visits Huawei exec under house arrest in CanadaOttawa (AFP) Nov 29, 2019 China's ambassador to Canada on Friday called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government to "correct its mistake" of detaining Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou last year on a US extradition warrant. ... more  
Months after abrupt halt, Trump gives blessing for Taliban dealWashington (AFP) Nov 29, 2019 Nearly three months after he abruptly ended talks with the Taliban, President Donald Trump has given his blessing to fresh diplomacy, but major obstacles stand in the way of a deal to end the Afghanistan war. ... more |
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China defends Xinjiang crackdown after criticism from European leadersBeijing (AFP) Nov 28, 2019 China on Thursday defended its security crackdown in Xinjiang after French and German leaders condemned its mass detention of religious minorities in the region. ... more  |
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Turkey signs military deal with UN-backed Libya govtIstanbul (AFP) Nov 28, 2019 Turkey signed a military deal late Wednesday with Libya's UN-recognised government following a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, his office said. ... more 
Israeli air strike on Gaza after rocket fired: armyJerusalem (AFP) Nov 29, 2019 An Israeli warplane attacked a Hamas position in the Islamist-run Gaza Strip on Friday after a rocket was fired from the enclave at the Jewish state, a military statement said. ... more  
Iraqis keep up anti-regime demos despite PM's vow to quitNasiriyah, Iraq (AFP) Nov 30, 2019 Iraqis kept up anti-government protests in Baghdad and the south on Saturday, unsatisfied with the premier's vowed resignation and insisting on the overhaul of a system they say is corrupt and beholden to foreign powers. ... more  
Polish firm's drones, from lifesaver to invisible model, take to the skiesMikolow, Pologne (AFP) Nov 28, 2019 Silently the eight propellers of the Hermes V8MT drone begin to spin and the large yellow aircraft rises up, locates its direction and moments later disappears into the sky in southern Poland. ... more  
T-shirt generates electricity from temperature difference between body and surroundingsMalaga, Spain (SPX) Nov 25, 2019 Researchers of the Faculty of Science of the University of Malaga (UMA) have designed a low-cost T-shirt that generates electricity from the temperature difference between the human body and the sur ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) Nov 27, 2019 
Turkey on Wednesday rejected criticism from the United States over its testing of a newly-acquired Russian missile defence system.
"You don't buy a product to keep it in a box," Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a press conference.
Turkey's acquisition of the S-400 missile defence system from Russia this summer was met with consternation by its NATO allies and threats of sanctions ... more |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 28, 2019 
The Indian defence ministry claimed that by introducing the basic version of the Akash missile system, the country had saved $5.3 billion with more orders in the pipeline from the army and the Indian Air Force (IAF).
India's defence ministry has given the nod to purchase a locally-made short range surface-to-air missile to protect its airspace along the border with China and Pakistan. The ... more |
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 Airport City, Israel (AFP) Nov 28, 2019 
In a fierce battle for market share against world superpowers China and the United States, Israel's drone industry likes to say it has a secret weapon - military experience.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used daily by Israel's military in and around its borders, whether dropping tear-gas canisters on Palestinian demonstrators, monitoring Hezbollah positions in Lebanon or striking Isla ... more |
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 Fairfax VA (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 
General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a $731.8 million cost-plus-award-fee and firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity sole-source contract for the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) ground system sustainment. MUOS is a next-generation satellite communications system that provides secure voice and data communications for U.S. forces worldwide.
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 (UPI) Nov 28, 2019 
From Ephesian war dogs to Conan, the dog honored this week for her role in the capture of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, dogs have been members of the battlefield since ancient times.
But the effects of combat on dogs' longterm health - including their hearing - weren't closely examined until recently. And this week, the Army announced it has developed the Canine Auditory ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 18, 2019 
Despite U.S. sanctions, Russian arms sales are on pace to match 2018's export revenue of about $13.7 billion, the head of Russia's state-owned defense export company said Monday.
Sergei Chemezov, chief executive officer of Rostec, said at the Dubai Air Show that Russia has confirmed sales of $11 billion so far this year, and expects to end 2019 with between $13.5 billion and $13.7 billi ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Nov 29, 2019 
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out on Friday at Emmanuel Macron over his criticism of Turkey's military intervention in Syria, saying the French president was suffering "brain death", a phrase Macron recently used to describe NATO.
Erdogan used a televised speech to launch a stunning attack on Macron, just days before the two men join other NATO leaders in England for events t ... more |
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 Singapore (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 
Researchers from SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have made a groundbreaking discovery that allows scientists to 'look' at the surface density of dispersed nanoparticles. This revolutionary technique enables researchers to 'characterise' or understand the properties of nanoparticles without disturbing the nanoparticle, and also at a far lower cost and far quicker too.
The new ... more |
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 Nasiriyah, Iraq (AFP) Nov 30, 2019  Iraqis kept up anti-government protests in Baghdad and the south on Saturday, unsatisfied with the premier's vowed resignation and insisting on the overhaul of a system they say is corrupt and beholden to foreign powers.
Protesters have hit the streets since early October in the largest grassroots movement Iraq has seen in decades, sparked by fury at poor public services, lack of jobs and en ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Nov 26, 2019 
The five-nation commission overseeing the Iran nuclear deal will meet in Vienna next week, the EU said Tuesday, with fears growing the accord could collapse.
Officials from Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia will meet Iranian delegates on December 6, two weeks after the UN nuclear watchdog demanded Tehran explain the presence of uranium particles at an undeclared site near Tehran. ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 27, 2019 
China's growth could drop below six percent in the current quarter as the local economy dealt with its "biggest difficulties and challenges ever", a senior government adviser said Wednesday.
China posted its worst economic performance for 27 years in the last quarter on the back of a bruising trade war with Washington, and negotiators have yet to reach a deal to end the tussle between the wo ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 
In the aftermath of the notorious accidents in the history of nuclear energy at Three Mile Island (1979), Chernobyl (1986) and Fukushima (2011), where all three have turned into devastating disasters due to meltdown in the core of a reactor, leading in turn to the release of radiation into the environment, many countries around the world have already pledged to a nuclear power phase-out.
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Nov 22, 2019 
A Chinese company on Wednesday launched a satellite service platform to make satellite resources more accessible for users.
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the platform's designer, announced the news at the 5th China (International) Commercial Aerospace Forum in Wuhan.
A common satellite operating business focuses on satellites rather than services, which ma ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 27, 2019 
A Chinese newspaper on Wednesday published a video aiming to discredit the self-styled Chinese spy who recently defected to Australia with an apparent mountain of sensitive intelligence.
The 2:34 minute video posted on the website of the semi-official Global Times tabloid, said to be taken in 2016, shows scenes from a trial for fraud in which the accused responds to the name Wang Liqiang. ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Nov 20, 2019 
The number of global deaths from terrorism fell 15.2 percent in 2018, even as the number of countries affected by extremist violence continued to grow, the 2019 Global Terrorism Index showed.
From a high of 33,555 deaths in 2014, when the Islamic State (IS) group lured tens of thousands of jihadists to the Middle East, the number of terrorism deaths has more than halved to 15,952 in 2018, th ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 07, 2019 
Members of the U.S. Air Force used the Advanced Test High Energy Asset, referred to as ATHENA, to shoot down a variety of drones in a Lockheed Martin demonstration of the technology.
In the latest test of the ground-portable laser weapon system, Airmen engaged and shot down multiple fixed wing and rotary drones at a government test range in Fort Sill, Okla., Lockheed said on Thursday. / ... more |
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