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  Istanbul (AFP) April 27, 2022 NATO member Turkey said it was still talking to Russia about procuring a second batch of one of its most advanced missile defence systems despite the war in Ukraine. The comments on state television late Tuesday by the head of Turkey's military procurement agency underscore Ankara's efforts to maintain good relations with Moscow during the conflict. The agency and its chief, Ismail Demir, were sanctioned by Washington in the closing weeks of US president Donald Trump's administration for its pur ... read more |
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'Ramp up' military production to help Ukraine, urges UK foreign ministerLondon (AFP) April 27, 2022 Ukraine's fate is hanging in the balance and its allies must brace for the long haul and "ramp up" military production including tanks and planes to help, Britain's foreign minister said on Wednesday. ... more  
Iran hails latest talks with Saudi Arabia as 'positive'Tehran (AFP) April 25, 2022 Iran said Monday that the latest round of talks with its regional rival Saudi Arabia was "positive and serious" and voiced hope for further progress soon. ... more  
UK hosts 'world's first' hub for UAVs, drones, future flying taxisCoventry, United Kingdom (AFP) April 25, 2022 A pop-up urban port for delivery drones - and one day, potentially flying taxis - launched Monday in Britain, lifting a box of prosecco for a brief celebratory test flight hailed as groundbreaking. ... more  
Ukraine faces 'extremely difficult weeks' ahead: defence ministerKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 27, 2022 Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov on Wednesday said Kyiv faced "extremely difficult weeks" ahead, warning of major "destruction" in a developing Russian offensive in the east of the country. ... more |
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Ukraine's subterranean fighters highlight the benefit long history of tunnel warfareMaxwell AFB AL (The Conversation) Apr 27, 2022 Faced with the prospect of sending Russian troops into subterranean combat, Vladimir Putin demurred. "There is no need to climb into these catacombs and crawl underground," he told his defense minis ... more  
NASA Chief slams China's refusal to cooperate with USWashington (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2022 China continues to display a lack of transparency and willingness to cooperate with the United States and other countries in space, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Tuesday. "We want coo ... more  
NASA Chief expects cooperation with Russia on ISS to continueWashington (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2022 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Thursday that he has full confidence Russia will extend its cooperation with the United States on the International Space Station (ISS) based on the continuing ... more  
UK probes 'Russian hack' targeting army recruitsLondon (AFP) April 26, 2022 The UK defence ministry said Tuesday it was investigating a reported hack by Russia of its computer systems targeting more than 100 army recruits. ... more |
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Russia coordinating cyberattacks with military strikes in Ukraine: MicrosoftWashington (AFP) April 27, 2022 A handful of hacker groups aligned with the Russian government have carried out hundreds of cyberattacks against Ukraine since Moscow invaded, US tech giant Microsoft said in a report Wednesday. ... more  
Putin warns of 'lightning response' to intervention in UkraineMoscow (AFP) April 27, 2022 President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that if any other country intervenes in Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, Russia will launch a quick-fire military response. ... more  
France's Thales charged over Malaysia sub deal as Russian allegations continueParis (AFP) April 26, 2022 A French judge has charged the defence group Thales with complicity in bribery over a 2002 sale of submarines to Malaysia, sources close to the inquiry told AFP on Tuesday. ... more 
Logistic challenges may hinder Ukraine arms shipmentsParis (AFP) April 27, 2022 Western governments have promised an array of heavy weapons to Ukraine as it battles a Russian invasion, but experts say a drawn-out conflict could see them run into complex logistical challenges, including for maintenance and ammunition. ... more |
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EU okays aid to Lithuanian firms hurt by China spatBrussels (AFP) April 26, 2022 The EU on Tuesday approved state aid to Lithuanian companies affected by China's "discriminatory" trade barriers in a row over Taiwan. ... more 
Moscow trades US ex-Marine for Russian pilot in prisoner swapMoscow (AFP) April 27, 2022 Russia and the United States swapped prisoners Wednesday despite fierce tensions over Ukraine, with Moscow handing over a jailed ex-Marine in exchange for a Russian pilot convicted of drug smuggling. ... more  
Pakistan separatist group warns China of more deadly attacksKarachi (AFP) April 27, 2022 A Pakistan separatist group warned Wednesday of more deadly attacks on Chinese targets, a day after a woman suicide bomber killed four people - including three teachers posted from Beijing. ... more 
Israel in deadliest Syria strikes this yearBeirut (AFP) April 27, 2022 Israeli air strikes near Damascus on Wednesday killed 10 combatants, among them six Syrian soldiers, in the deadliest such raid since the start of 2022, a war monitor said. ... more 
Iran praises cooperation with key trading partner ChinaTehran (AFP) April 27, 2022 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday praised cooperation with the country's largest trading partner China, saying Tehran wanted to "expand its long-term strategic relations" at a meeting with Beijing's defence minister. ... more |
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 Istanbul (AFP) April 27, 2022 
NATO member Turkey said it was still talking to Russia about procuring a second batch of one of its most advanced missile defence systems despite the war in Ukraine.
The comments on state television late Tuesday by the head of Turkey's military procurement agency underscore Ankara's efforts to maintain good relations with Moscow during the conflict.
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 New York (AFP) April 26, 2022 
Raytheon Technologies will not be able to accelerate the production of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles before 2023, due to a lack of available parts, the defense company's chief warned on Tuesday.
Western countries have been sending Ukraine thousands of the surface-to-air missiles and their shoulder-mounted launchers, which are effective against helicopters and low-flying planes. Washington h ... more |
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 Coventry, United Kingdom (AFP) April 25, 2022  A pop-up urban port for delivery drones - and one day, potentially flying taxis - launched Monday in Britain, lifting a box of prosecco for a brief celebratory test flight hailed as groundbreaking.
Air-One, a so-called "vertiport" for drones and future electric vehicles taking off and landing vertically, was proclaimed as the first of its kind by proponents and heralding a new era of low-e ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 22, 2021 
NASA awarded nearly $280 million worth of contracts to private firms to begin developing near-Earth space communication services that may support future missions, the agency said this week.
The space agency will dole out $278.5 to six American satellite communications under its Communications Services Project, it announced on Wednesday.
The companies are expected to use the money ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Apr 26, 2022 
Five new Department of the Air Force, or DAF, capability priorities are in the 2022 Topical Call for Solutions and Concepts announced to industry partners at the DAF Future Force Capability Development Strategy Interchange Meeting, or SIM, Phase I from March 14-16.
Leaders shared DAF's future force strategies, efforts, challenges, and investments geared towards securing strategic advantage ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) April 24, 2022 
Global military spending rose again in 2021, setting new records as Russia continued to beef up its military prior to its invasion of Ukraine, researchers said Monday, predicting the trend would continue in Europe in particular.
Despite the economic fallout of the global Covid pandemic, countries around the world increased their arsenals, with global military spending rising by 0.7 percent l ... more |
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 Ramstein Air Base, Germany (AFP) April 26, 2022 
Forty countries will hold emergency talks in Germany on Tuesday on bolstering the defence of Ukraine, which the US Pentagon chief believes "can win" against Russia if given the necessary means and backing.
The meeting called by the US at its Ramstein airbase in southwestern Germany is "focused on doing things to generate additional capability and capacity for the Ukrainian forces", said Defe ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) Apr 14, 2022 
From designing new biomaterials to novel photonic devices, new materials built through a process called bottom-up nanofabrication, or self-assembly, are opening up pathways to new technologies with properties tuned at the nanoscale. However, to fully unlock the potential of these new materials, researchers need to "see" into their tiny creations so that they can control the design and fabricatio ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) April 21, 2022 
A former Iraqi electricity minister found guilty of wrongfully awarding a multi-million-dollar contract was only handed a minor fine, an anti-fraud body revealed Thursday, sparking a public outcry.
Louay al-Khatib was given a one-year suspended sentence and fined one million Iraqi dinars (around $685) by a Baghdad court earlier this month, according to the charge sheet seen by AFP.
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 Tehran (AFP) April 27, 2022 
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday praised cooperation with the country's largest trading partner China, saying Tehran wanted to "expand its long-term strategic relations" at a meeting with Beijing's defence minister.
Raisi stressed that "regional and global developments show more than ever the value of Iran-China strategic cooperation".
Iran has been engaged for a year in nego ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 25, 2022 
Colin Chan spent more than a decade building a life in China, but enduring ever-changing Covid rules and five weeks of quarantine convinced the Singaporean that it was time to leave.
China's reluctance to budge on its strict zero-Covid policy is hastening the departure of expats from the world's second-largest economy, with business groups warning that unpredictable regulations were driving ... more |
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 Chernobyl, Ukraine (AFP) April 26, 2022  Russia's temporary takeover of the Chernobyl site was "very, very dangerous" and raised radiation levels but they have now returned to normal, the head of the UN atomic watchdog said on Tuesday.
"The situation was absolutely abnormal and very, very dangerous," Rafael Grossi told reporters as he arrived at the sarcophagus that covers the nuclear reactor's radioactive remains.
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2022 
On April 24, 1970, a young man in a village in Northwest China's Shaanxi province was thrilled to get the news that China sent its first satellite Dongfanghong 1 into space.
That young man, Xi Jinping, later became Chinese President.
Still having his eyes on stars today, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Mil ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) April 26, 2022 
The EU on Tuesday approved state aid to Lithuanian companies affected by China's "discriminatory" trade barriers in a row over Taiwan.
Lithuania has attracted bitter retaliation from China after Taiwan was allowed to open a de-facto embassy in Vilnius. Beijing staunchly rejects any international support for the island's sovereignty.
The European Commission said it approved 130 million eu ... more |
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 Oca�a, Colombia (AFP) April 28, 2022 
Rural peasant Eliecer Ortega was on his own at his farm when soldiers burst onto his property to first kidnap and then murder him.
His wife, Eduvina Becerra, had to wait 15 years to hear his murderers confess and ask for forgiveness.
It happened during a historic two-day hearing of a special peace tribunal set up in Ocana - a town in northeastern Colombia near to where the 43-year-old's ... more |
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 Arlington VA (SPX) Apr 15, 2022 
The ground-based laser system homed in on the red drone flying by, shooting a high-energy beam invisible to the naked eye. Suddenly, a fiery orange glow flared on the drone, smoke poured from its engine and a parachute opened as the craft tumbled downward, disabled by the laser beam.
The February demonstration marked the first time the U.S. Navy used an all-electric, high-energy laser weap ... more |
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