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  Berlin (AFP) June 24, 2022 World leaders including US President Joe Biden will seek to close ranks at back-to-back summits from Sunday on offering emphatic support to help Ukraine repel Russian invaders as the relentless war puts international unity to the test. In the face-to-face talks, the allies will take stock of the effectiveness of sanctions imposed so far against Vladimir Putin's Russia, consider possible new military and financial aid for Ukraine, and begin turning their eye to longer-term reconstruction plans. ... read more |
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EU top diplomat bids to 'reverse tensions' on surprise Iran visitTehran (AFP) June 24, 2022 European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is set to travel to Tehran on Friday for a surprise visit that could breathe new life into stalled talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. ... more  
NSSA releases report on "United States Space Command: Progress And Opportunities"Arlington VA (SPX) Jun 24, 2022 The National Security Space Association (NSSA) has released a report entitled "United States Space Command: Progress and Opportunities". Produced by the Association's Moorman Center for Space Studie ... more  
Kyiv says US precision artillery systems arrived in UkraineKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) June 23, 2022 Ukraine said Thursday that it had taken delivery of precision artillery systems from the United States which is the latest country to answer Kyiv's plea from allies for advanced weapons. ... more 
Iran says 'serious' about reaching revived nuclear deal; As Pence blasts talksTehran (AFP) June 23, 2022 Iran said Thursday that it remains "serious" about reaching a revived nuclear deal with major powers that ends economic sanctions and to which the United States is again a party. ... more |
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Iran Revolutionary Guards say intelligence chief replacedTehran (AFP) June 23, 2022 Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Thursday replaced its intelligence chief Hossein Taeb, who had held the position for more than 12 years, the Guards said in a statement. ... more  
China launches new test satelliteJiuquan (XNA) Jun 23, 2022 China on Wednesday sent a new satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The Tianxing-1 test satellite was launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 10 ... more 
ESA boosts the satellite-enabled 5G media marketParis (ESA) Jun 22, 2022 Film fans, gamers and future metaverse users will be able to experience high-quality videos, games and extended reality environments live and uninterrupted from anywhere, as satellites link up with ... more  
Taiwan general charged in China spying caseTaipei (AFP) June 24, 2022 A retired Taiwanese general and another senior officer were indicted on Friday for their involvement in developing a spying network for China, prosecutors said. ... more |
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Engineers build LEGO-like artificial intelligence chipBoston MA (SPX) Jun 14, 2022 Imagine a more sustainable future, where cellphones, smartwatches, and other wearable devices don't have to be shelved or discarded for a newer model. Instead, they could be upgraded with the latest ... more  
New MPs give pro-Iran bloc upper hand in Iraq parliamentBaghdad (AFP) June 23, 2022 Sixty-four new Iraqi lawmakers were sworn in Thursday, making a pro-Iran bloc the largest in parliament after MPs from firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr's bloc quit earlier this month. ... more  
Myanmar's Suu Kyi: Prisoner of generalsYangon (AFP) June 23, 2022 After more than a year under house arrest ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred to solitary confinement in prison, the latest blow struck by the military against the country's democracy figurehead. ... more  
Venezuela sentences mutiny officers to up to 15 years jailCaracas (AFP) June 23, 2022 Venezuela has sentenced 24 military police officers who mutinied during anti-government protests in 2019 to as much as nearly 16 years in prison, a human rights activist said Thursday. ... more |
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Mali army strikes jihadists after massacre, army saysBamako (AFP) June 23, 2022 Mali's army on Thursday said it had carried out air strikes against al-Qaeda affiliated Macina Katiba jihadists in the country's centre following the massacre of at least 132 civilians. ... more 
Former rights lawyer charged in UK over Iraq war claimsLondon (AFP) June 24, 2022 British investigators have accused a former human rights lawyer of fraud in relation to war crime claims against UK soldiers during the Iraq conflict, the National Crime Agency said Friday. ... more  
Hong Kong arrests 5 for sedition before China rule anniversaryHong Kong (AFP) June 23, 2022 Hong Kong police have arrested five people for sedition as the city prepares to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Chinese rule and a potential visit from China's leader Xi Jinping. ... more 
Protesters heckle Chinese ambassador to AustraliaSydney (AFP) June 24, 2022 China's new ambassador to Australia chided human rights protesters who heckled him Friday during a speech about the future of frosty relations between the two countries. ... more  
Four dead in Russian military cargo plane crashMoscow (AFP) June 24, 2022 A Russian military cargo plane crashed in the city of Ryazan southeast of Moscow on Friday, killing four people and injuring five others, authorities said. ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) June 20, 2022  Canada's defense minister announced upgrades to Arctic air and missile defenses with the United States on Monday, citing growing threats from Russia and new technologies such as hypersonic missiles.
At a news conference at Canada's largest air base in Trenton, Ontario, Minister Anita Anand outlined Can$4.9 billion (US$3.8 billion) in military spending over the next six years.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2022 
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a contract to Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, to produce and deliver operational Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA Interceptors. With an estimated value of $867M, this contract award delivers the defensive weapon capability for the U.S. Navy to destroy short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles.
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 Houston TX (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 
Volatus Aerospace Corp. (TSXV: VOL) (OTCQB: VLTTF) proudly introduces its autonomous remote drone nesting solution AERIEPORT at the Annual Energy Drone and Robotics Summit in Houston, Texas.
The AERIEPORT is an all-weather solution designed to operate remotely in extreme temperatures ranging from -67F to +131F. It features an onboard weather station, a 4 SIM, 5G, highspeed LTE connection w ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the successful ground demonstration of a secure networked laser communications system for proliferated-LEO constellations supporting the U.S. military.
Performed for SDA leadership, the demonstration validated compatibility between commercially developed laser communication and secure U.S. government encryption hardware, providing a baseline for N ... more |
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) June 23, 2022 
Ukraine said Thursday that it had taken delivery of precision artillery systems from the United States which is the latest country to answer Kyiv's plea from allies for advanced weapons.
"Himars have arrived to Ukraine. Thank you to my colleague and friend @SecDef Lloyd J. Austin III for these powerful tools! Summer will be hot for russian occupiers. And the last one for some of them," Ukrai ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 15, 2022 
US President Joe Biden announced a new package of arms and ammunition for Ukraine Wednesday after speaking with President Volodymyr Zelensky and reaffirming Washington's support for Kyiv as it battles Russia's invasion.
The package of $1 billion worth of arms includes more artillery, coastal anti-ship defense systems and ammunition for artillery and advanced rocket systems that Ukraine is al ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2022 
No one should be surprised by the decision made by the governments of Sweden and Finland to apply for full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Since the start of the Russian assault on Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, both countries have given Ukraine missile systems, assault rifles, ammunition and money for refugee resettlement.
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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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 London (AFP) June 24, 2022 
British investigators have accused a former human rights lawyer of fraud in relation to war crime claims against UK soldiers during the Iraq conflict, the National Crime Agency said Friday.
British soldiers served alongside other countries' forces in the US-led invasion that began in 2003 and led to the fall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
Ex-lawyer Phil Shiner, 65, is facing fraud cha ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) June 23, 2022  Iran said Thursday that it remains "serious" about reaching a revived nuclear deal with major powers that ends economic sanctions and to which the United States is again a party.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was speaking at a joint news conference with visiting Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov as talks between the parties in Vienna remain stalled.
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 Beijing (AFP) June 24, 2022 
An influential group of emerging economies said they backed talks between Moscow and Kyiv, at the end of a two-day summit held against the backdrop of Russia's war on Ukraine.
Beijing has been hosting a virtual forum of the BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - which account for over 40 percent of the global population and nearly a quarter of the world's gross dom ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) June 22, 2022  The United Nations' humanitarian agency said Wednesday it was scrambling to get emergency shelter, trauma care and food aid to the scene of a deadly earthquake in Afghanistan.
The earthquake struck a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight killing at least 1,000 people and injuring hundreds more, with the toll expected to rise.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 22, 2022 
A senior Chinese space official said on Monday the country is on track to bring back rocks from the surface of Mars two years ahead of the planned joint effort by NASA and the European Space Agency to do the same thing.
Sun Zezhou, the chief designer of China's first Mars mission, Tianwen 1, said in a talk celebrating the 120th anniversary of Nanjing University, that China is ready to send ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 23, 2022 
Hong Kong police have arrested five people for sedition as the city prepares to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Chinese rule and a potential visit from China's leader Xi Jinping.
Two men, aged 28 and 30, were arrested and charged Wednesday with "doing an act or acts with seditious intention", which carries a maximum penalty of two years in jail.
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 Geneva (AFP) June 21, 2022 
The Myanmar junta's plans to execute political opponents may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity, a UN official said Monday.
The junta said on June 3 it would execute a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent democracy activist, both convicted of terrorism, in what would be the country's first judicial executions since 1990.
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 Kirtland AFB NM (AFRL) Jun 16, 2022 
Dr. Kelly Hammett, who has led the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate for the past six years, departed AFRL June 6 for his new assignment as director of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (SpRCO), both located on Kirtland AFB.
"I will miss bragging on the Directed Energy team, and all that we accomplished in the six years I was in the director's seat," said Hammett. ... more |
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