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  Stockholm (AFP) June 29, 2022 Sweden may have clinched a surprise deal with Turkey paving the way for its NATO membership, but Kurds and leftwing parties expressed concern Wednesday about the concessions made to Ankara. "We did not cave in to (Turkish President Recep Tayyip) Erdogan", Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said from the NATO summit in Madrid where the deal was announced. "We will not agree to any extraditions unless there is proof of terrorist activity," she told Swedish daily Aftonbladet. "There's no reason ... read more |
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US must ditch 'Trump method' in nuclear talks, says IranDoha (AFP) June 29, 2022 Iran warned the US to abandon the "Trump method" on Wednesday after the two sides opened indirect talks to revive a nuclear deal that was torpedoed by the former American president. ... more 
Beijing slams NATO over 'completely futile' China warningBeijing (AFP) June 30, 2022 Beijing on Thursday slammed NATO over a "completely futile" warning in which the group said for the first time in a guiding blueprint that China's power challenges the military alliance. ... more  
Biden thanks Erdogan, US signals support for Turkish F-16sMadrid (AFP) June 29, 2022 President Joe Biden thanked his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday for dropping opposition to the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO, with the US also signalling support for Turkey's plan to buy F-16 warplanes. ... more  
Turkey seeks extraditions from Finland, Sweden under NATO dealIstanbul (AFP) June 29, 2022 Turkey said Wednesday it would seek the extradition of 33 alleged Kurdish militants and coup plot suspects from Sweden and Finland under a deal to secure Ankara's support for the Nordic countries' NATO membership bids. ... more |
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'No problem' for Russia if Finland, Sweden join NATO: PutinAshgabat, Turkmenistan (AFP) June 29, 2022 Russia has "no problem" if Finland and Sweden join NATO, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. ... more 
Russia poses a 'direct threat' to NATO security: StoltenbergMadrid (AFP) June 29, 2022 NATO leaders meeting in Madrid Wednesday are set to label Russia a menace to their security as they overhaul the alliance's defences in response to the war on Ukraine, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said. ... more  
Britain boosts military aid to Ukraine; Norway sends rocket launchersMadrid (AFP) June 29, 2022 Britain pledged another Pounds 1 billion ($1.2 billion) in military aid to Ukraine Wednesday to help it fend off Russia's invasion, including air-defence systems and drones. ... more 
'No progress made' on Iran nuclear talks: US State DepartmentDoha (AFP) June 30, 2022 Indirect talks in Qatar's capital between Iran and the US on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal have concluded with "no progress made", a State Department spokesperson said late Wednesday. ... more |
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Biden announces US military air, sea, land reinforcements in EuropeMadrid (AFP) June 29, 2022 President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced US reinforcements of NATO forces in Europe, saying the alliance is needed more today "than it ever has been." ... more  
Air Force hosts service chiefs to discuss JADC2Washington DC (AFNS) Jun 30, 2022 Reemphasizing a critical joint partnership in all-domain warfare, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. met with his fellow service chiefs from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Space Force Jun ... more 
NATO summit proof alliance seeks to contain Russia: MoscowMoscow (AFP) June 29, 2022 Moscow said Wednesday that the NATO summit in Madrid served as proof the alliance was seeking to contain Russia and that it saw Finland and Sweden's NATO bids as a "destabilising" factor. ... more  
Rocket Lab launches CAPSTONE microsat to test new lunar orbit design for NASAWashington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2022 NASA's CubeSat designed to test a unique lunar orbit is safely in space and on the first leg of its journey to the Moon. The spacecraft is heading toward an orbit intended in the future for Gateway, ... more |
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Russians behind Mariupol theatre bombing; NATO denounce Russia's 'appalling cruelty'Paris (AFP) June 30, 2022 A theatre sheltering civilians destroyed in March in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol was likely hit by a Russian airstrike in a war crime, Amnesty International said in a report published Thursday. ... more  
MDA provides Global Fishing Watch access to Radarsat-2 archive to help combat illegal fishingToronto, Canada (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced at the 2022 UN Ocean Conference a major new contribution to inter ... more 
Raytheon demonstrates critical Joint All Domain Command and Control capability for US militaryAndersen AFB, Guam (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 During the Defense Department's Valiant Shield 22 exercise this month, Raytheon Intelligence and Space, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, successfully demonstrated the ability to collect ... more  
Kyiv mayor pleads for more weapons at NATO summitMadrid (AFP) June 28, 2022 Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko on Tuesday urged NATO at an alliance summit in Madrid to "speed up" its delivery of weapons to Ukraine to help it fend off Russian attacks. ... more 
Slovakia to buy 152 Swedish combat vehiclesBratislava (AFP) June 28, 2022 NATO member Slovakia, which shares a border with Ukraine, said Tuesday it plans to buy 152 tracked combat vehicles from Sweden's BAE Systems Hagglunds as it steps up its military capabilities. ... 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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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) June 26, 2022  Russian missile strikes hit residential buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Sunday, burying some people under rubble and hospitalising at least four, the city's mayor said.
Four explosions were heard at around 6:30 am (0330 GMT), half an hour after air raid sirens sounded in the city, which had not come under Russian bombardment for nearly three weeks.
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 
The ability to task unmanned systems from a manned aircraft is an important force multiplier in Airbus' vision for future air power, with a wide range of applications extending to combat scenarios and beyond.
As a pioneer in the realm of Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T), Airbus has developed an ambitious technological roadmap to make this innovative concept - which boosts the effectiveness ... 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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 Madrid (AFP) June 28, 2022 
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko on Tuesday urged NATO at an alliance summit in Madrid to "speed up" its delivery of weapons to Ukraine to help it fend off Russian attacks.
"We expect (it to) speed up weapons to Ukraine, we expect (them) to continue to support Ukraine," he told reporters when asked what Ukraine could expect from the gathering.
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 Madrid (AFP) June 29, 2022  Britain pledged another Pounds 1 billion ($1.2 billion) in military aid to Ukraine Wednesday to help it fend off Russia's invasion, including air-defence systems and drones.
The fresh funds will bring Britain's total military support to Kyiv since the start of the war in late February to Pounds 2.3 billion, Downing Street said in a statement.
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 Beijing (AFP) June 30, 2022  Beijing on Thursday slammed NATO over a "completely futile" warning in which the group said for the first time in a guiding blueprint that China's power challenges the military alliance.
The response came after NATO's strategic concept, published at a summit in Madrid, said Beijing's stated ambitions and coercive policies challenged its interests, security and values.
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 Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Jun 30, 2022 
Levitated nanoparticles are promising tools for sensing ultra-weak forces of biological, chemical or mechanical origin and even for testing the foundations of quantum physics. However, such applications require precise position measurement. Researchers at the Department of Experimental Physics of the University of Innsbruck, Austria, have now demonstrated a new technique that boosts the efficien ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) June 25, 2022 
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi is due to visit Saudi Arabia and Iran "in the next few hours", as part of efforts to mediate between the two countries, a cabinet source said Saturday.
Iraq has over the past year hosted five rounds of talks between the two regional rivals which have had no diplomatic ties since 2016.
After the last round of negotiations in April, Kadhemi said he b ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) June 25, 2022 
Russia will deliver missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads to Belarus in the coming months, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday as he received Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.
"In the coming months, we will transfer to Belarus Iskander-M tactical missile systems, which can use ballistic or cruise missiles, in their conventional and nuclear versions," Putin said in a broadcas ... more |
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 New York (AFP) June 28, 2022 
European and Asian stocks climbed Tuesday and oil prices rallied as China relaxed hard-line Covid-19 policies, but Wall Street equities tumbled following weak consumer confidence data.
In a major shift, Chinese authorities shortened quarantine for inbound travelers to just 10 days instead of three weeks, fueling hopes of recovery for the world's second largest economy.
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 Elmau Castle, Germany (AFP) June 28, 2022 
The world's top industrialised nations wrapped up a three-day summit dominated by talks on how they can bolster Ukraine in repelling Russia's invasion while minimising the international fallout.
Here are the main plans drawn up by the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States in tackling the myriad of crises facing the globe:
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 30, 2022 
The three crew members of the Shenzhou XIII have recovered from the physical effects of their six-month mission and will return to routine training after medical assessment, according to the chief of the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Division.
Major General Jing Haipeng, commander of the division, told a news conference at the unit's headquarters in northwestern Beijing on Tuesday tha ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 25, 2022 
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend events to celebrate 25 years since Hong Kong's handover to China, state media reported Saturday, with the Communist Party looking to showcase its control over the city after crushing a democracy movement.
If Xi attends in person, the trip would be his first outside of the Chinese mainland since the pandemic began. But state media and Hong Kong offic ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) June 30, 2022  A theatre sheltering civilians destroyed in March in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol was likely hit by a Russian airstrike in a war crime, Amnesty International said in a report published Thursday.
"Until now, we were speaking about an alleged war crime. Now we can clearly say it was one, committed by the Russian armed forces," Oksana Pokalchuk, head of Amnesty's Ukraine branch, told ... more |
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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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