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  Beijing (AFP) Aug 13, 2023 China on Sunday vowed "resolute and forceful measures" over a weekend trip by Taiwan Vice President William Lai to the United States it said it was closely monitoring. "China is closely following the development of the situation and will take resolute and forceful measures to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity," an unnamed spokesperson for the foreign ministry said in a statement published online. Lai - a candidate in Taiwan's presidential elections next year - is officia ... read more |
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Poland launches 4,000-member army task force near Belarus borderWashington DC (UPI) Aug 12, 2023 Poland has inaugurated a permanent military task force of 4,000 soldiers near its border with Russian ally Belarus for the purposes of "training and defense," the country's defense minister said Saturday. ... more  
Ukraine missiles shot down over Crimea bridge: pro-Russia officialMoscow (AFP) Aug 12, 2023 Russia air defence forces shot down two Ukrainian missiles over a bridge connecting Moscow-annexed Crimea to the Russian mainland, an official said on Saturday. ... more  
Lockheed Martin's NGI program completes all subsystem PDRsHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully validated designs for all elements of the nation's Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Through a series of su ... more  
Biden asks Congress for $13 bn in new Ukraine military spendingWashington (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday asked Congress for more than $13 billion in new military spending for Ukraine, citing the need for continued support following Russia's "unprovoked" invasion of the country last year. ... more |
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  Russian defence minister inspects Arctic military installations  
Philippine military says will send more supplies to disputed reefPuerto Princesa, Philippines (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 The Philippines will send more supplies to a remote outpost on a reef in the disputed South China Sea as early as next week, a military commander said Thursday, days after Chinese boats disrupted a delivery. ... more |
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Britain says Wagner fighters 'likely' training soldiers in BelarusWashington DC (UPI) Aug 11, 2023 British intelligence issued a warning Friday on the "realistic possibility" that mercenaries with Russia's Wagner Group are training Belarusian troops near Poland's border, where 10,000 soldiers were sent a day earlier as Warsaw braced for a potential attack. ... more  
BlackSky signs Rocket Lab for five launchesHerndon VA (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) and Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) signed an agreement to buy a block of five launches that will increase capacity and introduce new capabilities into Blac ... more 
Ukraine's Zelensky fires military recruitment officials over corruption allegationsWashington DC (UPI) Aug 11, 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Friday that military officials in charge of recruitment would be replaced with wounded war veterans after allegations of corruption in recruitment. ... more  
N. Koreans ordered to protect Kim dynasty portraits from stormSeoul (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 North Koreans must prioritise safeguarding propaganda portraits of their leaders, the country's official newspaper said, as a tropical storm made landfall on the Korean peninsula on Thursday. ... more |
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  CIA espionage case uncovered, says China intelligence agency 
Russian strikes kill 2, injure 18 in Ukraine; drone shot down over MoscowWashington DC (UPI) Aug 11, 2023 A Russian missile strike on a Zaporizhzhia hotel hosting a children's day camp and which is used by overseas aid workers killed one person and injured 16, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. ... more |
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Armenia says Azerbaijan risks 'nullifying' peace hopesYerevan (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 Armenia said Friday that Azerbaijan was still blocking aid deliveries to Armenian-populated settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh, and warned this risked "nullifying" the prospect of peace between the two countries. ... more  
Six Turkish troops killed in northern Iraq: ministryIstanbul (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 At least six Turkish soldiers were killed during clashes with outlawed Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, the Turkish defence ministry said on Thursday. ... more  
Iraq court annuls death sentence in academic's murderBaghdad (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 An Iraqi court has overturned the death sentence handed down over the 2020 killing of prominent academic Hisham al-Hashemi and sent the case back to investigators. ... more  
New Zealand accuses China of foreign interferenceWellington (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 New Zealand's spy agency accused China on Friday of espionage and foreign interference, a frank assertion from a country typically wary of angering its largest trading partner. ... more |
  Biden announces curbs on US investments in China  
Chinese FM begins SE Asia tour as South China Sea tensions flareSingapore (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Singapore Thursday at the start of a three-nation regional tour, Beijing's embassy in the city-state said, as tensions flare with the Philippines in the South China Sea. ... more |
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China says US investment policy 'severely disrupts' global supply chainsBeijing (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 Beijing on Thursday vowed to "safeguard" its interests against a new US policy to restrict investment in Chinese technology, accusing Washington of disrupting global supply chains. ... more  
ESA integrates Satellite Orbit Decay Forecast service to enhance satellite safetyGraz, Austria (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 After a successful test phase, the Satellite Orbit DecAy (SODA) service, which was jointly developed by TU Graz and the University of Graz, officially became part of the ESA's Space Safety Programme ... more 
DARPA's AI Cyber Challenge seeks next-gen cybersecurity solutionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 With the goal of securing the nation's vital software systems, DARPA recently announced the launch of its AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) at Black Hat USA 2023. The competition, set to span two years, lo ... more  
DARPA taps RTX to attune AI decisions to human valuesBoston MA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 RTX's BBN division received a contract award to support DARPA's "In The Moment" program. ITM aims to develop the foundations needed for algorithms that are trusted to independently make decisions in ... more |
 
RTX to develop platform agnostic, beyond-line-of-sight, satcomsMcKinney TX (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $36 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop and demonstrate a platform-agnostic, Beyond-Line-Of-Sig ... more  
A revolution in stand-off jammingWashington DC (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 The U.S. military is entering into an unprecedented era of competitive Electronic Warfare (EW) environments against peer and near-peer adversaries alike. Threats have evolved considerably over the y ... more  
Northrop Grumman boosts B-2 digital communicationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 In an innovative stride, Northrop Grumman Corporation, together with the U.S. Air Force, has successfully carried out an integrated airborne mission transfer (IAMT) demonstration using the B-2 Spiri ... more 
Taiwan's vice president leaves for US en route to ParaguayTaipei (AFP) Aug 12, 2023 Taiwan's Vice President William Lai flies to the United States on Saturday in a sensitive trip that has angered Chinese officials. ... more |
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Tuareg ex-rebels say forces attacked by Mali army, WagnerDakar (AFP) Aug 12, 2023 Tuareg former rebels in northern Mali said their forces were attacked on Friday by the army and Russian mercenary group Wagner. ... more  
Australia PM urges China to free jailed journalistSydney (AFP) Aug 12, 2023 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called on Saturday for China to release jailed Australian journalist Cheng Lei, saying he was worried about her condition after three years behind bars. ... more 
West African countries suspend key military meeting on Niger coupNiamey, Niger (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 West African nations on Friday suspended a key military meeting on the crisis in Niger, a day after saying they would muster a "standby" force in their bid to reinstate the country's deposed leader. ... more 
Prisoner deal heralds Iran-US thaw, but no nuclear deal seenWashington (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 Two and a half years into Joe Biden's presidency, and after exhaustive diplomacy with Iran's clerical leadership, his administration has reached a first deal - to free five detained Americans. ... more |
Turkish drone strike kills three Kurd rebels: Iraq KurdsSulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq killed three members of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Friday, Iraqi Kurdish officials said, the fourth such strike this week. ... more  
Belarus strongman orders contact with Poland amid border tensionsMoscow (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko said Friday he had ordered "contact" with Poland and that he was ready to talk amid rising border tensions between the NATO member and Moscow ally. ... more 
West African nations deploy standby force after Niger's junta fails to heed ultimatumWashington DC (UPI) Aug 11, 2021 After Niger's junta failed to heed its demand to restore the country's democratic government, the leaders of West Africa's intergovernmental union have ordered the deployment of their standby military force to restore constitutional order. ... more  
Biden to meet military families in Utah on anniversary of PACT ActWashington DC (UPI) Aug 10, 2021 President Joe Biden will meet with veterans and military families in Utah Thursday to highlight the ongoing impact of legislation he signed one year ago that expanded health benefits to hundreds of thousands of veterans injured by toxins while on active duty. ... more |
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W.Africa bloc says to deploy 'standby force' against Niger coup leadersAbuja (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 Leaders of the West African ECOWAS bloc said Thursday they would deploy a "standby force" against the military leaders who seized control of Niger two weeks ago. ... more 
'I miss the sun,' says Australian journalist detained in ChinaSydney (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 Jailed Australian journalist Cheng Lei yearns for her children and the country's "psychedelic sunsets", she said in a rare public letter marking three years since her mysterious arrest in China. ... more 
Kim Jong Un fires top military brass, orders troops to prepare for 'offensive' warWashington DC (UPI) Aug 10, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sacked his top general while calling for the military to boost weapons production and increase combat drills in preparation for an "offensive" war, state-run media reported Thursday. ... more 
Biden signs executive order banning investment in Chinese AI, other techWashington DC (UPI) Aug 9, 2023 President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday banning U.S. investments in artificial intelligence and other technologies that come from China. ... more |
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