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Biden sells renewed US leadership in first Asia trip, but N.Korea looms![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) May 18, 2022 Joe Biden leaves Thursday for his first trip as president to Asia convinced that the confrontation with Russia has reinvigorated US leadership, while wary that a rogue North Korean nuclear test could tear up the optimistic script. The Democrat is going to South Korea, then Japan on Sunday to hold summits with the leaders of both countries, as well as joining a regional summit of the Quad group - Australia, India, Japan, and the United States - while in Tokyo. During the first leg, he will visi ... read more |
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![]() Seoul (AFP) May 19, 2022 North Korea is poised to conduct a nuclear test, Seoul said Thursday, as the United States warned it could come as President Joe Biden visits South Korea this week. ... more ![]() ![]() Stockholm (AFP) May 18, 2022 Turkey has strongly objected to Finland and Sweden joining the NATO military alliance, but analysts say the issue could be resolved through concessions and pressure on Ankara. ... more ![]() ![]() Ann Arbor MI (SPX) May 19, 2022 After decades of neutrality, the two Nordic states that have to date remained out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization have reacted to Russia's invasion of Ukraine by declaring an intention to ... more ![]() ![]() Fairfield IA (SPX) May 19, 2022 Europe is in turmoil. The world has been shaken. Uncertainty pervades the globe in the face of the Russian incursion into Ukraine. As a result, despite its long-held tradition of neutrality, Sweden ... more |
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![]() Boca Raton FL (SPX) May 19, 2022 Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in small satellite solutions, primarily serving the United States aerospace and defense industry, has announced that its subsidiary, PredaSAR ... more ![]() ![]() London UK (SPX) May 17, 2022 OneWeb, the low Earth orbit satellite communications company, and Telefonica through, Telefonica Global Solutions (TGS), the subsidiary of global telecommunications company Telefonica that manages t ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) May 18, 2022 The United States gave its full support Wednesday for Sweden and Finland's bids to join NATO, promising to stand by them if threatened by Russia and pressing Turkey to not block their membership. ... more ![]() ![]() Rome (AFP) May 18, 2022 Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Wednesday she hoped NATO members would move "as soon as possible" to ratify Helsinki's application to join the military alliance. ... more |
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![]() Prague (AFP) May 18, 2022 The Czech Republic will receive 15 Leopard 2 A4 tanks from Germany in exchange for military equipment it sent Ukraine, its defence ministry said on Wednesday. ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) May 19, 2022 China on Thursday angrily rejected a call for the World Health Organization to invite Taiwan to its annual assembly, after the United States pushed for the democratic island to participate. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2022 DARPA has launched the Liberty Lifter project to demonstrate a leap in operational logistics capabilities by designing, building, and flying a long-range, low-cost X-plane capable of seaborne strate ... more ![]() ![]() Dublin (AFP) May 18, 2022 Ireland on Wednesday hit out at proposed UK legislation granting immunity from prosecution to individuals involved in decades of sectarian unrest in Northern Ireland known as "The Troubles". ... more |
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![]() Baghdad (AFP) May 18, 2022 Violence and sluggish reconstruction have prevented the return to Iraq's northwestern town of Sinjar of its predominantly Yazidi population after the abuses of jihadist rule, the Norwegian Refugee Council said Wednesday. ... more ![]() ![]() Dushanbe, Tajikistan (AFP) May 18, 2022 Clashes between Tajik security forces and "terrorists" killed nine people and wounded two dozen in a restive region bordering Afghanistan and China, the interior ministry said. ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) May 18, 2022 A leaked list of thousands of detained Uyghurs has helped Nursimangul Abdureshid shed some light on the whereabouts of her missing family members, who have disappeared in China's sweeping crackdown on Xinjiang. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) May 17, 2022 An investigation into a 2019 strike by US forces in Syria that killed numerous civilians found no violations of policy or wanton negligence, the Pentagon said Tuesday. ... more ![]() ![]() Lviv, Ukraine (AFP) May 17, 2022 Ukraine's IT sector is booming despite the Russian invasion. Workers with stickers on their laptops recline on beach chairs outside a warehouse for start-ups in the west Ukraine city of Lviv giving off major Silicon Valley vibes. ... more |
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Turkey says still talking to Russia about missile deliveries Istanbul (AFP) April 27, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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DOD focused on hypersonic missile defense development, Admiral Says Washington DC (AFNS) May 12, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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4D composite printing can improve the wings of drones Montreal, Canada (SPX) May 11, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Yahsat awarded $23M contract to supply advanced satellite communications for UAE satellites Abu Dhabi UAE (SPX) May 17, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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One dead in munitions blast at Russian military base Moscow (AFP) May 12, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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France to step up arms supplies to Ukraine, Macron tells Zelensky Paris (AFP) May 17, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Why Turkey threatens to block Sweden's and Finland's NATO bids Stockholm (AFP) May 18, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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New silicon nanowires can really take the heat Berkeley CA (SPX) May 18, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Iraq exhumes remains of Saddam-era victims from mass grave Najaf, Iraq (AFP) May 14, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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US warns firms over incognito North Koreans seeking tech jobs Washington (AFP) May 16, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Some Trump China tariffs impose 'more harm on consumers, businesses': Yellen Konigswinter, Germany (AFP) May 18, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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What's behind the US baby formula shortage Austin TX (The Conversation) May 16, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Tianwen-1 mission marks first year on Mars Beijing (XNA) May 17, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Hong Konger gets over six years in jail for Telegram protest channel Hong Kong (AFP) May 19, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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'Shot in the back': Russia accused of war crimes in Ukraine Stepanki, Ukraine (AFP) May 12, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Navy conducts historic test of new laser weapon system Arlington VA (SPX) Apr 15, 2022 ![]() ![]() |
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