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Starfighters completes supersonic tests for GE Aerospace ramjet programLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Starfighters Space Inc has completed a supersonic flight test campaign for GE Aerospace in which a company F-104 aircraft carried an advanced propulsion test vehicle on multiple flights at supersoni ... more  
55 Cuban, Venezuelan troops killed during US capture of Maduro: official tollsCaracas (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 Fifty-five Cuban and Venezuelan military personnel were killed during the US raid to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, according to tolls published Tuesday by the two Latin American allies. ... more  
US would lead Ukraine ceasefire force; Turkey says Europe should take responsibility for own securityParis, France (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 The United States would lead a "ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanism" with European participation if a peace deal is agreed in the Russia-Ukraine war, Kyiv's allies said in a draft statement seen by AFP ahead of a Paris summit Tuesday. ... more  
Momentus to flight test 3D printed fuel tank on Vigoride 7Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Momentus Inc. has developed an additively manufactured metal fuel tank that will undergo flight testing on the companys Vigoride-7 Orbital Service Vehicle in orbit. The tank, produced in collaborati ... more |
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Iran army chief threatens response to Trump and Netanyahu's 'threats'Tehran (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 Iran's military chief warned on Wednesday that Iran will not stand by and allow itself to be threatened by outside powers, after the United States and Israel backed anti-government protests. ... more 
Military remains loyal to regime as Hegset says 200 troops entered Caracas to seize MaduroWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 Close to 200 US military personnel entered the Venezuelan capital Caracas as part of the operation to seize leftist leader Nicolas Maduro, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Monday. ... more  
US Space Command APEX summit explores AI for campaign planningColorado Springs CO (SPX) Jan 03, 2026 U.S. Space Command's Joint Operations Division hosted the command's first artificial intelligence-enabled summit Nov. 18-21, 2025, at the Bayfield facility in Colorado Springs and at a MITRE-operate ... more 
Starfighters Space positions for rapid hypersonic era missionsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 03, 2026 As rivals deploy operational hypersonic vehicles, analysts describe a new Sputnik moment for U.S. tactical space access, with the Pentagon directing more than $6.9 billion toward hypersonic weapons ... more |
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Sierra Space finishes first plane of SDA missile tracking satellite structuresLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2026 Sierra Space has completed the first nine satellite structures for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program, delivering Plane 1 of its contracted 18 satellites three months ah ... more |
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Markets reshape daily life in North Korea but an uprising remains unlikely Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2026 North Korea's informal markets have become central to daily survival and are quietly changing how people relate to the state, yet analysts say the country still lacks the conditions needed for a popular uprising against the Kim regime. ... more  
China says strengthens controls on dual-use exports to JapanBeijing (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 China said Tuesday it had tightened controls on exports to Japan for items with potential military uses, raising the stakes in a simmering row between Beijing and Tokyo. ... more 
Xi urges South Korea's Lee to make 'right choices' in turbulent worldBeijing (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 China's top legislator told South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Beijing on Tuesday that he hoped for stable ties and deepening cooperation between the two countries, state media said. ... more 
Defence backs Australian STARS system for autonomous space threat detectionSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Space Machines Company (SMC) has been awarded a 2.9 million Australian dollar contract by Defence's Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) to develop the Space Threat Analysis and Respon ... more |
 
Netanyahu says Israel won't let Iran restore ballistic missile programmeJerusalem (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel would not allow arch-foe Iran to restore its ballistic missile programme, just days after US President Donald Trump issued a similar threat. ... more  |
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China expert mocks Taiwan's HIMARS as 'porcupine in a glass box'Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2026 Taiwan's acquisition of US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) has drawn a sharp rebuke from a mainland military strategist, who likens the systems to "a porcupine trapped in a one- ... more  
Saudi strikes Yemen as separatist leader accused of treasonAden (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 A Saudi-led coalition conducted deadly air strikes on the home province of a UAE-backed separatist leader in Yemen on Wednesday, after his divided government kicked him out and accused him of treason. ... more 
Macron says allies agree 'robust' security guarantees for Ukraine; Germany could join multinational forceParis, France (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 European and US allies of Ukraine on Tuesday agreed "robust" security guarantees for Kyiv to come into force after an eventual ceasefire in Russia's war against the pro-Western country that would see the United States lead a truce monitoring mechanism, French President Emmanuel Macron said. ... more 
Red Crescent says Israeli army gunfire wounds five in West BankBirzeit, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 The Palestinian Red Crescent said Israeli troops shot and wounded five people on Tuesday at a university in the occupied West Bank, while the military said its forces fired to break up a violent confrontation. ... more |
 
Seven killed in clashes between Syria govt, Kurdish forces in AleppoDamascus (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 Clashes between government personnel and Kurdish-led forces in the north Syrian city of Aleppo killed at least seven people on Tuesday, mostly civilians, with both sides trading blame over who started the fighting. ... more 
Venezuela's deposed Maduro pleads not guilty, insists still presidentNew York (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges at a defiant appearance in a New York court Monday, two days after being snatched by US forces in a stunning raid on his home in Caracas. ... more 
Tech campaigner decries US 'punishment' after visa sanctionsWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 2, 2026 British tech campaigner Imran Ahmed on Friday decried a US visa ban as "punishment" for his organization's work combating disinformation and holding major online platforms accountable, telling AFP that Washington's actions amounted to "tyrannical behavior." ... more  
Strike blamed on DR Congo army kills six in M23-occupied eastGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) Jan 2, 2026 A strike blamed on the Democratic Republic of Congo's army killed at least six people in territory controlled by Rwanda-backed M23 fighters in the east, a local source said on Friday. ... more |
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Overseas scholars drawn to China's scientific clout, fundingShanghai (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 China's government has long made efforts to tempt top scientists from abroad, but researchers say its institutions themselves are increasingly attracting talent thanks to their generous funding and growing prestige. ... more 
Galileo satellites ride Ariane 6 to boost Europe navigation resilienceBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 03, 2026 On 17 December, two Galileo satellites lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, aboard an Ariane 6 rocket, marking the 14th launch dedicated to Europe's Galileo constellation and ... more  
Philosopher argues AI consciousness may remain unknowableLondon, UK (SPX) (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 A University of Cambridge philosopher argues that current evidence about consciousness is too limited to determine whether artificial intelligence becomes conscious, and that a reliable test for mac ... more 
Satellites lined up for shared space computing power networksTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 31, 2025 Researchers are outlining a space computing power network that would link communication and computation across satellite constellations to handle growing data processing demands in orbit. Over recen ... more |
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Planet delivers first light image from Pelican 6 satellite capturing Lhasa Gonggar AirportLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Planet Labs has released the first light image from its Pelican 6 Earth imaging satellite, highlighting Lhasa Gonggar International Airport in Tibet, China, and demonstrating the new spacecraft's im ... more |
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Israel's govt says ban on Gaza media access should stay: court documentJerusalem (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 Israel's government has told the Supreme Court that a ban on international media access to Gaza should remain in place due to security risks in the Palestinian territory, according to a court submission. ... more 
Lithuania assessing damage to undersea telecom cable to LatviaVilnius (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 Lithuanian experts are studying the damage to an undersea fibre-optic cable in the Baltic Sea linking the country to Latvia, the country's NKVC crisis management centre said Monday. ... more 
China-sanctioned Japan lawmaker says Taiwan 'independent'Taipei (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 A China-born Japanese lawmaker sanctioned by Beijing arrived in Taipei on Tuesday, vowing to tell the world that "Taiwan is an independent country". ... more 
China military drills near Taiwan 'unnecessarily' raise tensions: USWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 2, 2026 Chinese war games around Taiwan "unnecessarily" spiked tensions in the region, the US State Department said Thursday, calling on Beijing to "cease its military pressure." ... more |
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