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  Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) May 24, 2025 A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv Saturday wounded at least 15 people, just as Russia and Ukraine were in the middle of a major prisoner swap. Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 14 ballistic missiles and 250 attack drones overnight, adding that it downed six missiles and 245 drones. Kyiv was "the main target of the enemy attack", the air force said in a statement. "With each such attack, the world becomes more certain that the cause of prolonging the war lies in Moscow ... read more |
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Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland's reindeer herdersRovaniemi, Finland (AFP) May 24, 2025 A fighter jet roaring through the grey sky breaks the tranquillity of a boreal forest in northern Finland, one more sign of a growing military presence that is challenging the ability of reindeer herders to exercise their livelihood. ... more  
South Korea says concerned by China's 'no-sail zone' in overlapping watersSeoul (AFP) May 24, 2025 South Korea has voiced concerns to China over its establishment of a "no-sail zone" in a shared area of the Yellow Sea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday. ... more  
Latest round of US-Iran nuclear talks ends in RomeRome (AFP) May 23, 2025 Iran's foreign minister described nuclear talks with the United States as "complicated", following the conclusion of a fifth round of discussions in Rome on Friday. ... more  
Top U.S. defense contractor L3 Tech to pay $62M to settle claims of deceptive practicesWashington DC (UPI) May 22, 2025 American defense contractor L3 Technologies Inc. will pay tens of millions of dollars in fines to settle allegations that one of its divisions, Communications System West, submitted false business info to U.S. military and other federal agencies, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday. ... more |
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Lebanon govt source: disarming Palestinian camps to start mid-JuneBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) May 23, 2025 The disarmament of Palestinian camps in Lebanon will begin next month based on an accord with visiting Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, a Lebanese government official told AFP on Friday. ... more |
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Merz urges Xi to back Western efforts for Ukraine truceBerlin (AFP) May 23, 2025 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to back Western efforts towards a Ukraine truce in their first phone call since Merz took office this month. ... more 
Seoul says no talks with US on potential troop pulloutSeoul (AFP) May 23, 2025 South Korea said on Friday there have been no talks with Washington about the United States pulling troops from the South after a Wall Street Journal report claimed a partial withdrawal was being considered. ... more  
Finland says 'closely' monitoring Russian military build-upHelsinki (AFP) May 22, 2025 Finland is closely monitoring Russia's military activities near its eastern border after Finland's armed forces and international media reported a build-up, the defence minister told AFP on Thursday. ... more  
Two Japanese soldiers confirmed killed in training plane crashTokyo (AFP) May 22, 2025 The Japanese military confirmed on Thursday that remains recovered from the crash of a training plane last week were those of two soldiers. ... more |
 
French general takes command of NATO mission in IraqBaghdad (AFP) May 22, 2025 A French major general took command of NATO's mission in Iraq on Thursday, assuming responsibility for efforts to support the country's fight against jihadists and strengthen its armed forces. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Merz warns of Russia threat in visit to NATO's eastern flankVilnius (AFP) May 22, 2025 Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned Thursday that Russia threatened security in Europe as he visited Lithuania to mark the official formation of Germany's first permanent overseas military unit since World War II, aimed at bolstering NATO's eastern flank. ... more  
Israel military says intercepted missile fired from YemenJerusalem (AFP) May 22, 2025 Air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem, where AFP journalists reported loud booms overhead, as the Israeli military announced it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen Thursday for the second time in less than 12 hours. ... more  
Japan shows off futuristic 'railgun' at defence expoMakuhari, Japan (AFP) May 22, 2025 As Japan's biggest defence exhibition kicked off this week, visitors got a close-up look at a model of its futuristic "railgun" that its makers hope will be able to shoot down hypersonic missiles. ... more  
Ukrainian drone attacks halt flights at Moscow airportsMoscow (AFP) May 22, 2025 Air traffic around Moscow was disrupted on Thursday as the Russian capital came under attack from Ukrainian drones, with the defence ministry saying 35 targeting the city had been downed overnight. ... more |
Philippines says China Coast Guard fired water cannon,'sideswiped' govt vesselManila (AFP) May 22, 2025 The Philippines fisheries bureau accused the China Coast Guard on Thursday of firing water cannon and sideswiping a Filipino government vessel while it collected sand for a research project. ... more 
Deminers comb Belgian countryside for remnants of Great WarLangemark, Belgium (AFP) May 22, 2025 Working with the utmost care, a Belgian deminer wiggled a century-old artillery shell from the soil and deposited it safely in a sandbox in the back of his truck. ... more  
China places six satellites in orbit with latest Kinetica 1 missionTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 22, 2025 CAS Space, a commercial aerospace firm under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, launched its Kinetica 1-Y7 solid-propellant rocket on Wednesday, successfully deploying six satellites into space. ... more  
TAU Systems Secures Exclusive Beam Time on World's Most Powerful Laser for Advanced Particle ResearchLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025 TAU Systems, a pioneer in laser-driven particle acceleration, in collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), has been granted an exclusive five-week beam time slot at the Extre ... more |
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Why Small Satellites Fail More Often Than ExpectedLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2025 Small satellites have redefined access to space, enabling startups, academic teams, and emerging space programs to launch missions once limited to major players. Their low cost, compact size, and ra ... more 
Vance to Naval Academy grads: 'Country needs you now more than ever'Washington DC (UPI) May 23, 2025 Vice President J.D. Vance on Friday addressed the 1,048 graduates of the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., telling them, "Your country needs you now more than ever." ... more
Finland says suspects two Russian military aircrafts violated airspaceHelsinki (AFP) May 23, 2025 Two Russian military aircrafts are suspected of having violated Finnish airspace on Friday, Finland's defence ministry said in a statement. ... more 
Ursa Space Systems Expands Geospatial Analytics with Aireon Space-Based Aircraft TrackingLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2025 Ursa Space Systems, a leader in space-based insights, has partnered with Aireon, a pioneer in space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology, to integrate real-time aircra ... more |
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Pakistan, India extend airspace ban on each otherKarachi (AFP) May 23, 2025 Pakistan and India's aviation authorities said on Friday they would extend an airspace ban on each other's airlines, after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades. ... more |
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NASA X-59's Latest Testing Milestone: Simulating Flight from the GroundEdwards AFB CA (SPX) May 19, 2025 NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft successfully completed a critical series of tests in which the airplane was put through its paces for cruising high above the California desert - all w ... more 
Trump's 'Golden Dome' US missile defense plan faces major challengesWashington (AFP) May 21, 2025 US President Donald Trump's plan for a nationwide missile defense system - dubbed "Golden Dome" - faces significant technical and political challenges, and it could cost far more than he has estimated to achieve its goals. ... more 
Iran lawmakers ratify partnership treaty with RussiaTehran (AFP) May 21, 2025 The Iranian parliament ratified a 20-year strategic partnership treaty with Russia on Wednesday, state media reported, consolidating closer ties between the two countries amid growing tensions with the West. ... more
Iran-US nuclear talks set for Rome this weekMuscat, Oman (AFP) May 21, 2025 Iran and the United States will hold the next round of talks on the Islamic republic's nuclear programme in Rome later this week, Tehran and mediator Oman said Wednesday. ... more |
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