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  Washington (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 Donald Trump unveiled an extraordinary vision of a shake-up to the world order Thursday, eyeing a three-way summit with the Russian and Chinese leaders just a day after saying he had agreed with Vladimir Putin to start Ukraine peace talks. With Kyiv and European capitals still stunned by Trump's surprise call with Putin, the US president also said he would "love" to have Russia back in the G7, from which it was suspended in 2014 after Moscow annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula. "I think it was a ... read more |
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Trump's hand to Putin sparks fear, mistrust in frontline UkraineUndisclosed, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 In eastern Ukraine, the battleground of ferocious fighting against Russian troops, the spectre of US President Donald Trump forcing a halt to the war has injected new worries among exhausted and outgunned Ukrainian servicemen. ... more  
China says US should take lead in military cuts after Trump commentsBeijing (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Beijing said on Friday the United States should take the lead on reducing military spending after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to hold talks with Russia and China on the topic. ... more  
NATO ships on the lookout in Baltic Sea to prevent sabotageCopenhagen (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Under steel grey skies, the Dutch minehunting vessel Schiedam cuts through the waters dividing Denmark and Sweden, part of NATO's Baltic Sentry mission to protect underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. ... more  
Britain unveils 'firepower' package for Ukraine amid uncertainty over future of warWashington DC (UPI) Feb 12, 2025 Britain unveiled a new "firepower" package of drones, tanks and air defense systems for Kyiv on Wednesday at the start of a Ukraine summit, which is under a cloud of uncertainty over the future of the besieged ally's fight against Russia with President Donald Trump now leading its largest backer. ... more |
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India, Pakistan exchange fire across Kashmir border: reportsSrinagar, India (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged fire across the heavily militarised Kashmir frontier that divides the two archrivals, with at least four casualties reported by the Pakistani side Thursday. ... more |
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In NATO, the closer to Russia, the more spent on defenceParis (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 While NATO countries living near the Russian border pay well over two percent of their GDP on defence, those further away pay less. ... more 
Strike on Kyiv shows Putin 'not preparing for peace says Zelensky as UK says ''irreversible path to NATO'Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 A fatal Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv early on Wednesday shows that the Kremlin is not interested in pursuing peace in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. ... more 
Trump's new defence chief to pressure allies on first NATO visitBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 New US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives for his first meetings at NATO headquarters Wednesday looking to push European nations over support for Ukraine and ramping up military spending. ... more  
Poland says Russia briefly violated its airspace; Australia accuses China fighter jet of 'unsafe' conductWarsaw (AFP) Feb 11, 2025 Poland's army said a Russian aircraft briefly violated the airspace over the NATO country's territorial waters Tuesday in the latest incident over the strategically located Baltic Sea. ... more |
Poland's Tusk aims high for Warsaw role in EUWarsaw (AFP) Feb 11, 2025 With a growing economy, an assertive foreign policy and ambitious investments, Poland has in recent months embarked on mega-projects at home and flexed its muscles abroad, with one main hope - getting a front-row seat in Brussels. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Syria Kurds aim to empty camps of Syrians, Iraqis; Unpaid Kurdistan salaries cause trouble i BaghdadQamishli, Syria (AFP) Feb 11, 2025 Syria's semi-autonomous Kurdish administration aims to empty camps in the northeast of thousands of displaced Syrians and Iraqi refugees, including suspected relatives of jihadists, by the end of the year, an official said. ... more  
US-Japan South China Sea statement 'attacks and smears China': BeijingBeijing (AFP) Feb 10, 2025 Beijing said on Monday that a joint statement by the United States and Japan condemning its "provocative activities" in the contested South China Sea "attacks and smears" China. ... more 
Israel says strikes Hezbollah smuggling tunnel on Syria-Lebanon borderJerusalem (AFP) Feb 9, 2025 The Israeli military said it carried out an air strike on Sunday targeting a tunnel on the border between Syria and Lebanon used by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to smuggle weapons. ... more  
Police investigate UAVs at German military base; US takes Ukraine drone warfare notesBerlin (AFP) Feb 9, 2025 German police are investigating six cases of drones flying over an air base in the north of the country where Ukrainian forces are trained, a military spokesman told AFP on Sunday. ... more |
 
Ariane 6 to deliver inaugural Galileo 2nd Gen satellites as European industry backs ArianespaceParis, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2025 Arianespace has confirmed at the 17th European Space Conference the signing of a launch services agreement with the European Commission and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA). ... more 
China tracks U.S. Navy transit through Taiwan StraitWashington DC (UPI) Feb 12, 2025 The U.S. Navy sent two vessels to transit the Taiwan Strait for the first time since President Donald Trump took office, and China tracked their progress through the disputed seaway. ... more 
Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as National Intelligence directorWashington DC (UPI) Feb 12, 2025 Senate Republicans on Wednesday confirmed one of President Donald Trump's most controversial Cabinet nominees, Tulsi Gabbard, to become the nation's director of National Intelligence. ... more  
NASA's stranded astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore to get earlier homecomingWashington DC (UPI) Feb 11, 2025 Two NASA astronauts, stranded at the International Space Station since June, could return to Earth weeks earlier than originally scheduled after SpaceX agreed to swap capsules for its upcoming crewed flights. ... more |
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Netanyahu warns Hamas to free all hostages by Saturday or face 'intense fighting'Washington DC (UPI) Feb 11, 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hamas, in a video statement Wednesday night local time, that if the rest of the hostages are not released by Saturday at noon, the "cease-fire will be terminated" and Hamas will be "decisively defeated." ... more  
US, South Korea hold live-fire drills near tense border with North KoreaWashington DC (UPI) Feb 10, 2025 The United States and South Korea held live-fire drills Monday near the demilitarized zone as tensions remain high with nuclear-armed North Korea. ... more
Trump's government efficiency drive turns attention to defense spendingWashington DC (UPI) Feb 10, 2025 President Donald Trump turned his sights on defense spending, saying his government efficiency czar Elon Musk would cut billions in waste and irregularities from the Defense Department's $850 billion budget, or more than $1.1 trillion including veterans' spending. ... more  
SpaceX launches Maxar 3 mission, high-resolution commercial satellitesWashington DC (UPI) Feb 4, 2025 SpaceX launched its Maxar 3 mission, with two high-resolution commercial satellites on board, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday after Monday's launch was scrubbed. ... more |
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China repressing Tibetans, Uyghurs in Switzerland: BernGeneva (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 China could be inciting Tibetans and Uyghurs in Switzerland to spy on their own communities and exert pressure on them, a Swiss government report concluded Wednesday. ... more |
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Russia rejects swapping occupied territory with UkraineKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 Russia on Wednesday rejected swapping occupied territory with Kyiv as part of any future peace deal hours after launching a barrage of drones and missiles on Kyiv that killed one person. ... more
Europe can't achieve Trump defence spending demand: studyLondon (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 European defence spending surged last year but the target US President Donald Trump demands from its NATO allies is "unachievable at this time", a British military think-tank said Wednesday. ... more 
China says opposes 'politicising' technology after Vance's AI warningBeijing (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 China said Wednesday that it opposes "politicising" issues involving technology and trade, after US Vice President JD Vance warned that "authoritarian regimes" were seeking to use artificial intelligence for increased control over citizens. ... more 
Putin sacks space agency chief after setbacksMoscow (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked the head of the Roscosmos space agency on Thursday, the Kremlin said, citing the need to "develop" the corporation after suffering years of humiliating setbacks. ... more |
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