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  Washington (AFP) Feb 14, 2023 The White House responded Monday to growing and at times fevered speculation over the shooting down of unidentified aerial objects by saying the targets could be anything from commercial craft to espionage devices, while denying that US balloons spy on China. After mounting pressure on President Joe Biden's administration to explain the unprecedented situation that has seen an alleged Chinese spy balloon and three mystery objects shot down in North America in just over a week, officials appeared sur ... read more |
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As Ukraine seeks jets, NATO pushes to keep ammo flowingBrussels (AFP) Feb 14, 2023 Ukraine's Western backers focused at a meeting on Tuesday on keeping ammunition and arms flowing to the war-torn nation, as Kyiv presses for fighter jets to push Russia back. ... more  
Philippines condemns China's 'aggressive' laser use against shipManila (AFP) Feb 14, 2023 The Philippines condemned Tuesday the "aggressive" actions of a Chinese security vessel, which is accused of using a military-grade laser light against a Philippine patrol boat in the disputed South China Sea, leaving crew members temporarily blinded. ... more  
Ukraine war, US-China tensions in focus at key security meetFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) Feb 13, 2023 World leaders will this week attend the Munich Security Conference ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and with tensions between China and the United States rising over espionage claims. ... more  
Beijing tells US to investigate balloons allegedly flown over ChinaBeijing (AFP) Feb 14, 2023 China urged the United States on Tuesday to conduct a "thorough investigation" into what Beijing claims was a string of incursions into its airspace by US balloons. ... more |
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Sweden, Finland joining NATO together not 'main question': StoltenbergBrussels (AFP) Feb 14, 2023 NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday it was important Sweden and Finland joined NATO as soon as possible, but ratifying them at the same time was not the "main question". ... more 
Norway intelligence predicts more 'authoritarian' RussiaOslo (AFP) Feb 13, 2023 Russia is set to become "more authoritarian and militarised" in the coming years, Norway's intelligence services said Monday, arguing that the war in Ukraine has been a "catastrophe" for Russia. ... more 
US recovers sensor parts from downed Chinese balloon: militaryWashington (AFP) Feb 14, 2023 The United States has recovered important sensor and electronics parts from a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down earlier this month, the US military said on Monday. ... more  
Australia removes Chinese-made cameras from politicians' officesSydney (AFP) Feb 14, 2023 Australian officials said Tuesday dozens of Chinese-made security cameras would be ripped out of politicians' offices, days after the country's defence minister announced his department would remove the devices from its buildings due to security concerns. ... more |
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Flying object mystery deepens in US as China accuses WashingtonWashington (AFP) Feb 13, 2023 Questions about three unidentified flying objects downed by US Air Force jets over North America in three days intensified Monday, while Beijing and Washington traded accusations over using high-tech balloons to spy on each other. ... more 
US 'object' shootdowns: the end of UFO sightings?Washington (AFP) Feb 13, 2023 Is the US military's decision to shoot down four objects that suddenly showed up in US airspace the beginning of the end of UFO speculation? ... more  
ACE program's AI Agents Transition from Simulation to Live FlightWashington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2023 In less than three years, artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms developed under DARPA's Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program have progressed from controlling simulated F-16s flying aerial dogfights ... more 
US criticizes China's laser lights use against Philippines Coast Guard shipWashington (AFP) Feb 14, 2023 The United States on Monday criticized China's reported use of military-grade laser light against a Philippine coast guard vessel in the disputed South China Sea last week, which left the ship's crew temporarily blinded. ... more |
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Multi aircraft and naval ships showcase interoperabilitySan Diego CA (SPX) Feb 14, 2023 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully demonstrated its gateway technology in a flight test that proved the ability to connect airborne platforms with naval assets. The first-of-its-k ... more  
SpaceX test fires Starship Super Heavy Booster's 31 EnginesSpace Coast FL (SPX) Feb 10, 2023 On Thursday afternoon, at around 3:14 p.m. CST (2114 GMT) , SpaceX conducted a critical milestone towards an orbital test with a full duration static fire test, by ... more  
ISRO launches second Small Satellite Launch Vehicle-SSLV-D2Space Coast FL (SPX) Feb 10, 2023 The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) successfully lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on the island of Sriharikota, India on Thursday at 9:18 a.m. local time (03:48 UTC), six months ... more  
Iranian President Raisi begins visit to ChinaBeijing (AFP) Feb 14, 2023 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in China on Tuesday for a three-day visit, flanked by a large delegation including his central bank chief and ministers for trade, the economy and oil. ... more  
Russian frigate docks in S.Africa ahead of military drillsCape Town (AFP) Feb 13, 2023 A Russian military frigate docked in Cape Town harbour on Monday ahead of controversial military drills with South Africa and China, coming as Moscow is about to mark one year since its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. ... more |
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 Bratislava (AFP) Feb 9, 2023 
Germany will give Bratislava two sets of the MANTIS air defence system to protect Slovakia's eastern border with Ukraine, the Slovak defence ministry said Thursday.
"Slovakia will receive the systems free of charge and permanently," the ministry spokeswoman Martina Kakascikova told AFP.
"The training of Slovak soldiers to use the system will begin in the coming months," Slovak Defence M ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 31, 2023 
The joint DARPA and U.S. Air Force Hypersonic Airbreathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) completed yet another successful flight test. The Lockheed Martin version of the missile, with its Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet, capped a program that accomplished all of its initial objectives. It was the final flight test for HAWC, which is providing critical data to inform Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) hype ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 12, 2023  A US warplane shot down another flying object on Sunday, this time over Lake Huron on the US-Canadian border, the fourth in a dramatic series that began with the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon a week ago.
Jittery Americans have been watching the skies as the mysterious incursions unfolded against a backdrop of acute tensions with China - although only the first object has so far ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Feb 14, 2023 
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully demonstrated its gateway technology in a flight test that proved the ability to connect airborne platforms with naval assets. The first-of-its-kind demonstration was conducted with Naval Air Systems Command, Office of Naval Research, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific and BAE Systems.
"Our gateways provide an open, secure and resi ... more |
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 Swietoszow, Poland (AFP) Feb 13, 2023 
Ukrainian soldiers, who arrived at a Polish military base straight from the frontline, on Monday praised the Leopard battle tanks whose ins and outs they have been learning under the watchful eye of allied instructors.
"As of today, I can say that the machine is very high quality, very good," Ukrainian army major Vadym Khodak told reporters attending the training showcase in the southwestern ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 13, 2023 
Ukraine is urging allies for more weapons to fight Russia but experts warn the West is struggling to produce enough ammunition for the arms it has already donated to Kyiv.
"The war in Ukraine is consuming an enormous amount of munitions, and depleting allied stockpiles," NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg told journalists on Monday.
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 Brussels (AFP) Feb 12, 2023 
The NATO alliance confirmed Sunday that its long-serving chief would leave office in October, launching a new round of speculation about his successor.
Diplomats in Brussels say there is no consensus as to who should replace former Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg as the Western alliance's top civilian official.
Some allies were considering a plan to extend his already nine-year ... 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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 Baghdad (AFP) Feb 5, 2023 
Iraqi activists protested Sunday to demand a law against domestic violence, days after a YouTuber was strangled by her father in a killing that sparked outrage in the conservative country.
Tiba al-Ali, 22, was killed by her father on January 31 in the southern province of Diwaniyah, interior ministry spokesman Saad Maan had said on Twitter on Friday.
Maan said there had been an attempt t ... more |
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 Barksdale AFB LA (SPX) Feb 13, 2023 
A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time Feb. 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable and e ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 10, 2023  Asian markets fell Friday, tracking another loss in New York as interest rate hike fears course through trading floors after last week's blockbuster jobs report.
While data in recent months has shown inflation is coming down, the employment figures showed the economy remained robust, leading several top Federal Reserve officials to warn much more work was needed to get prices under control. ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 14, 2023 
Turkiye and Syria are reeling from one of the worst earthquakes to strike the region in almost a century. Tens of thousands of people have been killed with many more injured in this tragedy.
Satellite data are being used to help emergency aid organisations, while scientists have begun to analyse ground movement - aiding risk assessments that authorities will use as they plan recovery and r ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 10, 2023 
A crew of Chinese astronauts on a six-month mission aboard the country's newly completed space station ventured outside the orbiter for the first time Friday for what became a successful spacewalk.
Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong and Zhang Lu donned the puffy white space suits and exited the station to conduct the 7-hour walk, while the third astronaut, Deng Qingming, stayed behind to mo ... more |
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 Houston (AFP) Feb 12, 2023  With his hat, big belt buckle and cowboy boots, Ly looks the part of a Texan and even speaks with a twang. He's served in the US Navy but on Saturday, he was doing battle on a different front - against a proposed law that would bar Chinese citizens from owning property in Texas.
About 300 protesters marched through Houston's Chinatown on Saturday, shouting "Stop Chinese hate" and "Texas is ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 2, 2023 
A Pakistani who was tortured by the CIA and held in the Guantanamo Bay prison for 16 years after admitting to helping Al Qaeda was released to Belize, the US military announced Thursday.
Majid Khan, captured by US authorities in 2003 and interrogated by US intelligence for three years before being sent to Guantanamo, admitted in a 2012 plea deal to joining a plot to assassinate Pakistan's pr ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 14, 2023  The United States on Monday criticized China's reported use of military-grade laser light against a Philippine coast guard vessel in the disputed South China Sea last week, which left the ship's crew temporarily blinded.
State Department Ned Price said the Chinese coastguard's "conduct was provocative and unsafe, resulting in the temporary blindness of the crew members."
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