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  Vienna (AFP) June 9, 2022 The UN atomic energy watchdog said Thursday that Iran was removing 27 surveillance cameras at its nuclear facilities, warning this could be a "fatal blow" to negotiations to revive a 2015 nuclear deal. Talks began in April last year to bring the United States back into that landmark agreement, after then president Donald Trump withdrew in 2018 and left it hanging by a thread. The negotiations also aim to lift sanctions against Iran and bring it back into compliance with nuclear commitments it ... read more |
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Ukraine forces need deliberate training on new rocket system: USWashington (AFP) June 9, 2022 Ukraine wants new Himars artillery from the United States on the battlefield now, but the Pentagon is stressing the need for comprehensive training to make sure the long-range precision rocket systems are used effectively against Russian forces. ... more  
Philippines protests China 'swarming' around disputed reefManila (AFP) June 10, 2022 The Philippines has protested the "illegal" presence of over a hundred Chinese boats around a disputed reef in the flashpoint South China Sea, describing it as a source of regional instability, the government said. ... more  
China, US defence ministers hold talks in SingaporeSingapore (AFP) June 10, 2022 The US and Chinese defence ministers held their first face-to-face talks in Singapore Friday, as the superpowers lock horns over security disputes ranging from Taiwan to contested waters. ... more 
Ukraine war sparks debate over Finland's 'Achilles heel'Mariehamn (AFP) June 10, 2022 Sprayed between Sweden and Finland, the autonomous Aland Islands are a picturesque archipelago once part of Russia and demilitarised since 1856. ... more |
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Ukraine dependent on arms from allies after exhausting Soviet-era weaponryWashington (AFP) June 10, 2022 Ukraine has depleted its Soviet and Russian-designed weaponry and is now completely dependent on allies for arms to defend against Russia's invasion, US military sources say. ... more 
Berlin, London, Paris urge Iran to 'cease its nuclear escalation'Berlin (AFP) June 9, 2022 Germany, the United Kingdom and France on Thursday urged Iran to "cease its nuclear escalation" and "urgently conclude the deal currently on the table" to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement. ... more 
Israel's Bennett holds talks in UAE after Iran snub, trade dealAbu Dhabi (AFP) June 9, 2022 Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held talks with the leader of the United Arab Emirates on Thursday during a surprise visit, a day after a formal rebuke of Iran by the UN's nuclear watchdog. ... more  
UK and US to launch Joint Mission Aboard UK's first Virgin Orbit orbital flightLong Beach CA (SPX) Jun 08, 2022 Satellite launch company Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) announces today that a joint mission between the United Kingdom's Defense Science and Technology Laboratory and the United States Naval Research ... more |
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CIRCE space weather suite announced for first UK satellite launchLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 08, 2022 The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory's (Dstl) miniaturised space weather instrumentation suite will be one of the payloads aboard Virgin Orbit which is targeting the first UK satellite laun ... more  
Five dead in US military aircraft crashLos Angeles (AFP) June 9, 2022 All five Marines on board a US military aircraft that crashed in southern California were confirmed dead on Thursday. ... more  
Ukraine hits Russian targets in Kherson as fighting ragesLysychansk, Ukraine (AFP) June 10, 2022 Ukraine said Friday it had launched new air strikes on Russian positions in the captured southern region of Kherson as President Volodymyr Zelensky insisted Kyiv's forces were "holding on" in the east of the country. ... more 
Norway scraps deal for NH90 military helicoptersOslo (AFP) June 10, 2022 Norway cancelled a contract Friday for 14 NH90 military transport helicopters from a European consortium that includes Airbus, citing delivery delays and spare parts woes. ... more |
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Iraq's Sadr warns MPs could 'resign' to break deadlockBaghdad (AFP) June 9, 2022 Iraq's firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr made a high-stakes protest Thursday by calling on the 73 lawmakers loyal to him to ready resignation papers to end an eight-month parliamentary paralysis. ... more  
European Parliament warns of China 'genocide' riskStrasbourg, France (AFP) June 9, 2022 There is a serious risk that Chinese authorities could perpetrate a "genocide" against the Muslim minority in Xinjiang province, members of the European Parliament warned Thursday. ... more 
From Saddam to IS: Iraq still exhuming mass gravesNajaf, Iraq (AFP) June 10, 2022 A noisy backhoe digs up earth to uncover yet another mass grave in Iraq, human remains are exhumed and the forensics experts get to work on their grim task. ... more  
Guinea army officer key to 2021 coup arrestedConakry (AFP) June 8, 2022 A Guinean special forces officer believed to have played a leading role in last year's military coup has been arrested, sources close to him said on Wednesday. ... more 
East Africa army chiefs discuss regional force for east DR CongoGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) June 7, 2022 East African army chiefs held discussions Tuesday on establishing a regional military force to restore security in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a statement. ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) May 19, 2022 
Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday his country bought Iskander nuclear-capable missiles and S-400 anti-aircraft anti-missile systems from Russia.
The announcement came on the 85th day of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, with thousands killed. Belarus, Moscow's main ally, has allowed Russian troops to use the country bordering Ukraine as a rear base.
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 Washington (AFP) June 9, 2022 
Ukraine wants new Himars artillery from the United States on the battlefield now, but the Pentagon is stressing the need for comprehensive training to make sure the long-range precision rocket systems are used effectively against Russian forces.
Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley said Wednesday that while four of the Himars systems were being prepared for Ukraine, training was focused ... more |
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 Ventura CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2022 
Mayman Aerospace unveiled a flight-ready prototype of its Speeder Air Utility Vehicle (AUV) at this year's annual Draper Venture Network CEO Summit in northern California. The debut appearance of the P2 Speeder, an aviation disrupting aircraft, represents a significant milestone for the compact, multi-use vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle. Boasting eight jet engines, the aircraft gener ... more |
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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Jun 07, 2022 
The Adelaide-based SmartSat Co-operative Research Centre has brought in Canberra-based EOS Space Systems to advance its Project CHORUS tactical satellite terminal.
Now a core partner, EOS Space Systems will have priority to select and lead strategic research projects alongside leading universities and global corporations to assist in the development of breakthrough technologies in military ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) May 30, 2022 
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday called for increased military spending in light of the security threat posed by Russia as Spain marked 40 years since joining NATO.
"The war in Ukraine has opened the eyes of European society, including in Spain," said Sanchez at a commemorative event at Madrid's Teatro Real attended by King Felipe VI and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
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 Washington (AFP) June 10, 2022 
Ukraine has depleted its Soviet and Russian-designed weaponry and is now completely dependent on allies for arms to defend against Russia's invasion, US military sources say.
Once part of the Soviet Union, Ukraine's army and its defense industry were built around Soviet and Russian-standard equipment, small arms, tanks, howitzers and other weapons not interchangeable with those of neighbors ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 7, 2022 
Beijing on Tuesday accused Australia and Canada of "spreading disinformation" over allegedly dangerous manoeuvres by Chinese military pilots in international airspace.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a day earlier hit out at "irresponsible and provocative" actions by Beijing's air force after Canadian aircraft deployed in Japan narrowly avoided a collision with Chinese jets late last ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) May 18, 2022 
Scientists have demonstrated a new material that conducts heat 150% more efficiently than conventional materials used in advanced chip technologies. The device - an ultrathin silicon nanowire - could enable smaller, faster microelectronics with a heat-transfer-efficiency that surpasses current technologies.
Electronic devices powered by microchips that efficiently dissipate heat would in t ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) June 9, 2022 
Iraq's firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr made a high-stakes protest Thursday by calling on the 73 lawmakers loyal to him to ready resignation papers to end an eight-month parliamentary paralysis.
Parliament in Baghdad has been in turmoil since October's general election, and intense negotiations among political factions have failed to forge a majority in support of a new prime minister to ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) June 9, 2022  Germany, the United Kingdom and France on Thursday urged Iran to "cease its nuclear escalation" and "urgently conclude the deal currently on the table" to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement.
"There has been a viable deal on the table since March," they said in a joint statement.
"We regret that Iran has not seized the diplomatic opportunity to conclude the deal. We urge it to do so now." ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) June 10, 2022 
Russia and China on Friday unveiled the first road bridge between the two countries as Moscow pivots to Asia amid its confrontation with the West over Ukraine.
The kilometre-long bridge over the Amur River links the far eastern Russian city of Blagoveshchensk with Heihe in northern China.
The construction of the bridge was completed two years ago but its inauguration was postponed due to ... more |
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 Beirut (AFP) June 8, 2022 
Greenpeace on Wednesday urged the Arab League to drum up funds to rescue a stranded, oil-filled tanker that is rusting off war-torn Yemen, threatening a major environmental disaster.
The environmental group said an urgent meeting was needed for the FSO Safer, after a UN pledging conference last month fell far short of its $80 million target.
The decaying 45-year-old tanker, long used as ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2022 
China on Sunday successfully launched a manned mission to its Tiangong Space Station.
The three-person crew launched on the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft from the Jiquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 10:44 a.m. local time with the astronauts entering the Tianhe core module at 8:50 p.m.
The astronauts - Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe - will live and work in space for six m ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) June 8, 2022 
The Taiwan edition of Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper has found a buyer which would retain most of its staff, the firm said Wednesday, pledging to continue to "speak out against any injustice".
Popular news outlet Apply Daily shut down in Hong Kong last year after its newsroom was raided and assets frozen under a sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the Chinese city to clamp d ... more |
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 N'Djamena (AFP) June 4, 2022 
The head of Chad's ruling junta launched an "all-out disarmament operation" in the far north on Saturday, after 100 people died in armed clashes in the region, a presidential statement said.
The fighting between gold miners in Kouri Bougoudi, 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the Libyan border, also left 40 wounded.
"No civilian should hold a weapon of war," General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) May 26, 2022 
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Directed Energy Directorate recently signed a five-year Strategic Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) with New Mexico State University (NMSU) in Las Cruces that extends the loan of a laser diode system NMSU will use in testing novel cooling solutions for directed energy laser and high power microwave systems.
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