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  Seoul (AFP) Jan 1, 2023 Kim Jong Un has called for an "exponential" increase in North Korea's nuclear arsenal, including mass producing tactical nuclear weapons and developing new missiles for nuclear counterstrikes, state media said Sunday. In a report at the end of a key party meeting in Pyongyang, Kim said the country must "overwhelmingly beef up the military muscle" in 2023 in response to what it called US and South Korean hostility, the official KCNA reported. Claiming that Washington and Seoul were set on "isolat ... read more |
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Viasat awarded 5 year $325M IDIQ contract by US Special Operations CommandCarlsbad CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2023 Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract award worth up to $325 million over a five-year period to support the U.S. Special Operations ... more  
Ukraine says repelled Russia drone attack at nightKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 30, 2022 Ukraine said Friday it repelled a night-time drone attack from Russia, a day after Moscow launched a new wave of missile strikes in the run-up to New Year celebrations. ... more  
Putin tells Xi he wants to ramp up military cooperationMoscow (AFP) Dec 30, 2022 Russian leader Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday he was keen to ramp up military cooperation and hailed the two countries' efforts to counter Western influence. ... more  
As AI rises, lawmakers try to catch upParis (AFP) Jan 01, 2023 From "intelligent" vacuum cleaners and driverless cars to advanced techniques for diagnosing diseases, artificial intelligence has burrowed its way into every arena of modern life. ... more |
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US, Chinese jets in close encounter over South China SeaWashington (AFP) Dec 29, 2022 A Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously within 20 feet (six meters) of a much larger US air force surveillance aircraft over the South China Sea, the US military said Thursday. ... more 
Iran to hold military exercises near Strait of HormuzTehran (AFP) Dec 29, 2022 Iran's army begins Thursday military exercises in strategic southern regions east of the Strait of Hormuz, state news agency IRNA reported. ... more 
North Korea fires ballistic missiles capping record year of testsSeoul (AFP) Dec 31, 2022 North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles Saturday, Seoul's military said, adding a final salvo to Pyongyang's record-breaking blitz of launches this year. ... more 
Putin oversees launch of new warships, submarinesMoscow (AFP) Dec 29, 2022 President Vladimir Putin on Thursday oversaw the commissioning of several new warships and a nuclear-powered submarine as he vowed to further strengthen Russia's navy. ... more |
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missile: S. Korea militarySeoul (AFP) Dec 31, 2022 North Korea fired one short-range ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, the South Korean military reported, as Pyongyang pressed on with last year's record-breaking blitz of launches. ... more  
Russia defence chief says victory 'inevitable' in NYE messageMoscow (AFP) Dec 31, 2022 Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Saturday Russia's victory in Ukraine is "inevitable" in a New Year's message to servicemen, as Moscow's military campaign grinds through its 11th month. ... more  
Taiwan's TSMC begins mass production of 3nm chipsTainan, Taiwan (AFP) Dec 29, 2022 Taiwanese tech giant TSMC said Thursday it had started mass production of its 3-nanometre chips, among the most advanced to come to market. ... more  
Between war and red tape, many Iraqis lack official papersMosul, Iraq (AFP) Dec 30, 2022 Married for over a decade, Alia Abdel-Razak is one of a million Iraqis deprived of crucial civil status documents, often caught in legal limbo in a country paralysed by bureaucracy and the ravages of war. ... more |
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16 arrested in Iraqi Kurdistan after video of teen girl's assaultSulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 31, 2022 Police in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region said on Saturday they had arrested 16 young men after a viral video showed a teenage girl being attacked at a motorcycle rally. ... more 
Israel's new defence minister: Netanyahu loyalist, settlers' friendJerusalem (AFP) Dec 29, 2022 Israel's new defence minister Yoav Galant is a former general, a staunch ally of Benjamin Netanyahu and a vocal advocate of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. ... more  
Soldier killed in jihadist ambush in northern CameroonYaounde (AFP) Dec 30, 2022 A soldier has been killed and another wounded in an ambush by jihadists in Cameroon's Far North, military and local sources said Friday. ... more  
Myanmar's Suu Kyi: Prisoner of generalsYangon (AFP) Dec 30, 2022 Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has racked up a total of 33 years in jail as her trials in a junta-controlled court come to a close, with the country's military once again transforming the democracy figurehead into a political prisoner. ... more 
China appoints 'wolf warrior' as new foreign ministerBeijing (AFP) Dec 30, 2022 China appointed US ambassador Qin Gang as its new foreign minister on Friday, state media reported, installing a top diplomat known for tough talk against the West. ... more |
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 Amman (AFP) Dec 20, 2022  France has delivered more air defence missile systems and other weapons to Ukraine and will send more early next year, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview aired Tuesday.
"In recent days, France has sent Ukraine more arms, rocket launchers, Crotale (air defence batteries), equipment beyond what we had already done," Macron told France's TF1 and LCI television.
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 Seoul (AFP) Dec 31, 2022 
North Korea fired one short-range ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, the South Korean military reported, as Pyongyang pressed on with last year's record-breaking blitz of launches.
The New Year's Day firing reported by the Yonhap news agency was the second in as many days.
It came from the Yongseong area of the capital Pyongyang and landed in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Dec 27, 2022 
South Korea's military apologised on Tuesday for failing to shoot down five North Korean drones that crossed their shared border after facing wide criticism over its lack of readiness.
Monday's incursion prompted Seoul to fire warning shots and deploy fighter jets and attack helicopters to shoot down the drones, one of which flew close to the capital.
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 San Francisco (AFP) Dec 27, 2022 
Nearly 100 Starlink internet terminals are currently operating in Iran, SpaceX chief Elon Musk said Monday.
The tycoon had promised to bring the satellite internet network to the country in September as Iranian authorities imposed increasingly severe access restrictions, in a move activists called a campaign to limit information about protests that had broken out nationwide.
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 23, 2022 
A US court on Friday ordered the Marines to let Sikh recruits maintain beards and wear turbans, rejecting the elite unit's contention that permitting religious exemptions would reduce cohesion.
The US Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard - along with many foreign militaries - all already accommodate the religious requirements of Sikhism, the faith born five centuries ago in South Asia tha ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Dec 23, 2022 
Japan on Friday approved a 114 trillion yen ($839 billion) budget for the year ahead, including record defence spending after a major security strategy overhaul announced this month.
The fiscal 2023 budget approved by the cabinet includes 6.8 trillion yen ($51 billion) for the defence ministry, up approximately 30 percent from last year.
It comes a week after the government approved a ne ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Dec 30, 2022 
Russian leader Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday he was keen to ramp up military cooperation and hailed the two countries' efforts to counter Western influence.
Battered by unprecedented Western sanctions over Moscow's assault against Ukraine, Putin wants to strengthen political, economic and military ties with China.
But Moscow's offensive in Ukraine is a sensi ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 
Computer chips are packed with billions of microscopic transistors that enable powerful computation, but also generate a great deal of heat. A buildup of heat can slow a computer processor and make it less efficient and reliable. Engineers employ heat sinks to keep chips cool, sometimes along with fans or liquid cooling systems; however, these methods often require a lot of energy to operate. ... more |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Dec 30, 2022 
Married for over a decade, Alia Abdel-Razak is one of a million Iraqis deprived of crucial civil status documents, often caught in legal limbo in a country paralysed by bureaucracy and the ravages of war.
The 37-year-old has to overcome countless hurdles just to get her children into school, and she cannot register her family to obtain the food subsidies she and her husband so desperately ne ... more |
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 Muscat (AFP) Dec 28, 2022 
Iran is still open to negotiations for reviving a nuclear deal with global powers but warned on Wednesday it would alter course if the West doesn't change its behaviour.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the comments on the sidelines of a visit to Oman, a Gulf state which played a mediating role in the build-up to the original 2015 agreement.
That deal between Tehran and glo ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Dec 30, 2022  Switzerland said on Friday it was not planning to tighten entry restrictions on travellers from China despite a surge in Covid-19 cases following Beijing's decision to drop its curbs on foreign travel.
Switzerland's neighbours France and Italy require a negative Covid test for all visitors from mainland China, in a bid to avoid importing new variants from the Asian giant.
Israel, Spain a ... more |
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 Providence RI (SPX) Dec 27, 2022 
The risk of firearm death in the U.S. is on the rise: in 2020, firearms became the leading cause of death for children, adolescents and young adults. Yet the risk is far from even - young men in some U.S. zip codes face disproportionately higher risks of firearm-related injuries and deaths.
To better understand the magnitude of the gun violence crisis and put it in perspective, researchers ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 01, 2023 
For China's space sector, 2022 was a year of substantial progress and remarkable new records.
China completed more than 60 space launches this year, a record high. Among these missions, 53 were conducted by the Long March carrier rockets, the country's backbone launch vehicles.
The proportion of launches using new-generation rockets has increased, reaching a three-year high of 27 per ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 30, 2022 
China's top lawmaking body gave Hong Kong leader John Lee the power on Friday to bar foreign lawyers from national security trials, removing the decision from the city's courts.
Critics said the decision created a "dual state" in Hong Kong's justice system and turned its national security committee, controlled by top Hong Kong and Beijing officials, into an "omnipotent authority" that could ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 7, 2022 
Five years ago, on December 9, 2017, Iraq claimed victory over the once powerful Islamic State group, which had proclaimed a "caliphate" and seized a large chunk of the country.
A little more than a year later, the jihadist group would also be defeated in Syria, where three of its leaders were killed, and reduced to a network of sleeper cells.
Here is a timeline of the rise and fall of I ... more |
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 Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2022 
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Ltd., of Israel, have signed a teaming agreement that includes jointly developing, testing and manufacturing High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS) in the U.S. and Israel. The future joint-development will be based on the assets that have been developed independently by RAFAEL and the Ministry of Defense's Directorate of Defense ... more |
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