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  Tehran (AFP) March 13, 2022 Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Sunday said that they targeted an Israeli "strategic centre" in Iraq with missiles, after Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq reported cross-border missile fire. A "strategic centre for conspiracy and mischiefs of the Zionists was targeted by powerful precision missiles fired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.", said a statement on Sepah News, the Guards' official website. Earlier, security forces in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region said "a dozen ballist ... read more |
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Russia strikes Ukraine military target near Polish borderLviv, Ukraine (AFP) March 13, 2022 Russian air strikes killed 35 people at a military base outside Ukraine's western city of Lviv, local officials said Sunday, in an attack that brings the conflict dangerously close to the Polish border. ... more 
Ukraine readies for 'relentless defence' of KyivKyiv (AFP) March 13, 2022 Ukraine prepared Sunday for a "relentless defence" of Kyiv as the capital faced possible encirclement by Russian forces who also launched an air strike on a military base outside the city of Lviv, near the Polish border. ... more 
Unease and stoicism on Finland's Russian borderImatra, Finland (AFP) March 13, 2022 In her wooden, snow-covered house 20 minutes from Russia, Maija Poyhia wears a traditional blue headscarf that her mother carried with her when fleeing the Soviet invasion of Finland during World War II. ... more 
Nine killed by bombing in southern city of Mykolaiv: regional governorKyiv (AFP) March 13, 2022 Nine people have been killed by a Russian airstrike on the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv near the strategic port of Odessa, the regional governor Vitaliy Kim said Sunday. ... more |
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Don't 'exploit' Iran talks, European powers warn RussiaParis (AFP) March 12, 2022 Britain, France and Germany warned Saturday against moves to "exploit" the Iran nuclear negotiations - a tacit warning to Russia which is accused of delaying an agreement to gain leverage in its invasion of Ukraine. ... more
Home for disabled near Kharkiv hit by Russian strikes: officialKharkiv, Ukraine (AFP) March 11, 2022 A care home for disabled people near Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine was hit by Russian air strikes, a local official said Friday, without causing any fatalities according to an initial toll. ... more  
AFRL program advances unmanned air system used for training US fighter pilotsWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Mar 13, 2022 The Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research contract to Blue Force Technologies to develop an unmanned air vehicle that supports ... more 
NATO trains to help its own, as Ukraine war rumblesOslo (AFP) March 12, 2022 Any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental. As war rages in Ukraine, NATO and its partners will launch exercises in Norway on Monday aimed at coming to the rescue of one of its own. ... more |
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Ukraine conflict must not spark NATO-Russia war: Stoltenberg to AFPAntalya, Turkey (AFP) March 11, 2022 NATO must not allow Russia's invasion of Ukraine to spill over into an open conflict between the alliance and Moscow, its chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday, warning a no-fly zone would likely lead to full-scale war. ... more
UK pushes against Russia in northern European summitLondon (AFP) March 12, 2022 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will next week host a summit with leaders from Nordic countries and Russia's Baltic neighbours, as Norway hosts one of NATO's biggest military exercises since the Cold War. ... more 
US authorizes $200 mn in additional military aid to UkraineWashington (AFP) March 12, 2022 US President Joe Biden authorized $200 million in additional military equipment for Ukraine Saturday, as Russia widens its bombardment and pummels civilian areas. ... more 
Russia says it could target Western arms supplies to UkraineMoscow (AFP) March 12, 2022 Russia on Saturday said its troops could target supplies of Western weapons in Ukraine, where the Russian army has been advancing since late February. ... more |
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Croatia PM urges closer NATO cooperation after military drone crashZagreb (AFP) March 12, 2022 Croatia's prime minister Saturday urged closer cooperation within NATO after a military drone, which he said had been launched from Ukraine, crashed in Zagreb. ... more  
Covid to crisis: well-oiled conspiracy theorists push Ukraine disinfoParis (AFP) March 12, 2022 As attention fixes on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, so do conspiracy theorists who actively push Kremlin propaganda online after two years of sharing disinformation about the coronavirus. ... more  
Islamic State group new chief's priority? 'Staying alive'Paris (AFP) March 11, 2022 The Islamic State group's new leader will have two key priorities, expert Hans-Jakob Schindler told AFP, to keep ties between its multiple subsidiaries - and simply to stay alive. ... more 
US says North Korea testing new ICBM systemWashington (AFP) March 11, 2022 Two recent missile tests conducted by North Korea were of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, the Pentagon said Thursday, marking what one US official called a "serious escalation" that will be punished with fresh sanctions. ... more 
US says North Korea testing new ICBM systemWashington (AFP) March 11, 2022 Two recent missile tests conducted by North Korea were of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, the Pentagon said Thursday, marking what one US official called a "serious escalation" that will be punished with fresh sanctions. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 9, 2022 
The United States has sent two Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries to Poland to defend against any "potential threat" to US or NATO forces in the alliance's territory, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday, as Russia's war in Ukraine grinds on.
The missile batteries, normally stationed in Germany, were repositioned at Poland's "invitation," the official said on condition of anonymit ... more |
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 London (AFP) March 9, 2022 
Britain said Wednesday it was preparing to send more portable missile systems to help Ukrainian forces destroy Russian tanks and aircraft, but denied it was escalating the conflict.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the UK had so far delivered 3,615 Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapons (NLAWs) "and continue(s) to deliver more".
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 Zagreb (AFP) March 12, 2022 
Croatia's prime minister Saturday urged closer cooperation within NATO after a military drone, which he said had been launched from Ukraine, crashed in Zagreb.
The Soviet-era Tu-141 reconnaissance drone crashed in the Croatian capital late Thursday, damaging around 40 parked vehicles, but no one was injured.
It entered Croatia's airspace from Hungary, having flown in from Romania, offici ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 2, 2021 
Russia's invasion of Ukraine hit the space industry harder Wednesday after Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, said it would hold up the launch of satellites for a company with British ownership.
OneWeb, a communications satellite company partly owned by the British government, intended to launch 36 satellites Friday on a Russian Soyuz rocket. But Roscosmos issued a statement Tuesday s ... more |
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2021 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's complementary position, navigation, and timing (PNT) AgilePod prototype achieved three important objectives in flight tests conducted here November 1-10.
The test team - representing a broad base of Air Force, Navy, and vendor organizations - successfully executed eight sorties aboard a T-38C aircraft, which included the first test of the PNT AgilePod on ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) March 10, 2022 
Australia will boost its defence forces by some 30 percent by 2040, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday, describing it as the country's largest military build-up in peacetime.
The force would grow by 18,500 personnel to 80,000 over the 18-year period, at a cost of some Aus$38 billion (US$27 billion), the prime minister said at an army barracks in Brisbane.
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 Antalya, Turkey (AFP) March 10, 2022 
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused the European Union and other countries of "dangerously" backing the supply of arms to Ukraine, as it resists an incursion by thousands of Russian troops.
"We see how dangerously our Western colleagues, including in the European Union, are acting now, which, in violation of all their so-called principles and values, encourage the sup ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 07, 2022 
Nanoparticles (which have sizes ranging between 3-500 nm), and sub-nanoclusters (which are around 1 nm in diameter) are utilized in many fields, including medicine, robotics, materials science, and engineering. Their small size and large surface-area-to-volume ratios give them unique properties, rendering them valuable in a variety of applications, ranging from pollution control to chemical synt ... more |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 9, 2022 
Beneath what remains of the 12th-century Al-Hadba minaret, builders work on a project to revive Mosul's Old City, reduced to rubble during Iraq's battle to retake the city from jihadists.
Mosques, churches and century-old houses are being brought back to life in the northern metropolis, which the Islamic State group seized as its stronghold before being pushed out in mid-2017.
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 Tehran (AFP) March 13, 2022  Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Sunday said that they targeted an Israeli "strategic centre" in Iraq with missiles, after Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq reported cross-border missile fire.
A "strategic centre for conspiracy and mischiefs of the Zionists was targeted by powerful precision missiles fired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.", said a statement on Sepah News, the Guar ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 10, 2022 
Asian equities rallied Thursday following a strong bounce on Wall Street and a breathtaking surge in Europe sparked by a plunge in oil prices and bargain-buying following a Ukraine-fuelled rout.
A glimmer of hope for peace talks provided some much-needed support to asset markets, which have been in the grip of extreme volatility in the two weeks since Russia invaded its neighbour, sparking a ... more |
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 Warsaw (AFP) March 10, 2022 
Polish state railway company PKP said on Thursday it was offering free tickets to Ukrainians travelling onwards to parts of Germany.
As of Wednesday, Ukrainian citizens can travel free by second class on the nine daily intercity trains linking the Polish cities of Warsaw, Przemysl (via Krakow) and Gdynia to the German capital Berlin and the border town of Frankfurt (Oder).
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 Xichang (XNA) Mar 08, 2022 
China has successfully sent seven satellites into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Saturday.
Six satellites produced by Beijing-based GalaxySpace and a commercial remote sensing satellite were launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 2:01 p.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered their planned orbit.
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 Hanoi (AFP) March 12, 2022 
Vietnam has banned a new Hollywood film starring Tom Holland over scenes with a map showing Beijing's claims to the South China Sea, state media reported Saturday.
The action-and-adventure caper "Uncharted" shows a map featuring the so-called nine-dash line, which sets out Beijing's expansive claims to the disputed waters, where Hanoi has rival claims.
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 Washington (AFP) March 9, 2022 
The United States on Wednesday rejected Russian claims that it supports a bioweapons program in Ukraine, saying the allegations were a sign that Moscow could soon use the weapons themselves.
"The Kremlin is intentionally spreading outright lies that the United States and Ukraine are conducting chemical and biological weapons activities in Ukraine," State Department spokesman Ned Price said i ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Feb 18, 2022 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate hosted a collaborative wargame with its sister AFRL unit, the Munitions Directorate, at Kirtland AFB, Jan. 24-28, 2022. The Directed Energy and Kinetic Energy Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment, or DEKE DEUCE, explored synergies between directed energy and kinetic concepts in the future battlespace.
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