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Why did Xi hold back-to-back calls with Putin, Trump?Beijing (AFP) Feb 5, 2026 China's leader Xi Jinping held back-to-back calls with Russia's Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump this week, timing analysts said on Thursday was rare and significant as Beijing positions itself as a stable global power. ... more  
Trump urges new nuclear treaty after Russia agreement endsWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 US President Donald Trump on Thursday called for a brand new nuclear treaty after the last agreement with Russia expired, prompting fears of a new global arms race. ... more 
Iran, US prepare for Oman talks after deadly protest crackdownMuscat, Oman (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 Iran and the United States were preparing for talks on Friday in Oman, with Washington looking to see if there was any prospect of diplomatic progress on the Iranian nuclear programme and other issues while refusing to rule out military action. ... more  
Taiwan's political standoff stalls $40 bn defence planTaipei (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's ambitious $40 billion defence spending plan is caught in a political deadlock as opposition lawmakers refuse to consider the proposal without government concessions, sparking criticism in Washington. ... more |
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New START nuclear treaty 'was flawed': senior US officialGeneva (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 A senior US official on Friday criticised the last nuclear treaty between Russia and the United States for failing to include Beijing, speaking at the United Nations a day after the New START deal expired. ... more 
Iran, US hold talks in Oman after deadly protest crackdownMuscat, Oman (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 Iran and the United States began talks on Friday in Oman, with Washington refusing to rule out military action against the Islamic republic over its deadly crackdown on mass protests. ... more  
In Finland's forests, soldiers re-learn how to lay anti-personnel minesKajaani, Finland (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 Finland is barely out of the treaty banning them but the country's armed forces are already training soldiers to lay anti-personnel mines, citing a threat from neighbouring Russia. ... more  
Philippines aims to wrap up talks on South China Sea code this yearSingapore (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 The Philippines said on Friday it will seek to accelerate long?running talks on a South China Sea code of conduct to a conclusion this year as chair of the ASEAN regional bloc. ... more |
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Russia, US agreed that renewing nuclear talks necessary: KremlinMoscow (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 Russia and the United States agree that it is necessary to renew nuclear talks, the Kremlin said Friday, after the last treaty limiting Moscow's and Washington's arsenals expired. ... more |
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Russia, US agree to resume military contacts at Ukraine talksAbu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 5, 2026 Russia and the United States agreed to resume high-level military contacts, in a major step of rapprochement between the world's top nuclear powers at Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. ... more 
What does Iran want from talks with the US?Tehran (AFP) Feb 5, 2026 Iran and the United States are holding talks on Friday in Oman, with Tehran pushing to focus squarely on its nuclear programme, while Washington's demands go beyond that. ... more  
German intelligence says Russian military spending far higher than reportedBerlin (AFP) Feb 4, 2026 Russia has been spending far more on its military than it has reported, Germany's foreign intelligence agency said Wednesday as it warned of Moscow's threat to NATO's eastern border. ... more 
Zhang Youxia: veteran princeling caught in China's military purgeBeijing (AFP) Feb 4, 2026 China's announcement its top general was under investigation stunned defence watchers, hollowing out the country's top military body and confirming President Xi Jinping's far-reaching power. ... more |
 
ESA adjusts Cluster orbits for rare twin reentry campaignParis, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 When satellites fall back to Earth, most of their structure burns up in the atmosphere, but engineers still lack detailed data on how real spacecraft actually break apart during reentry and which co ... more
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Voyager outlines infrastructure-led roadmap for long-term US lunar presenceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Voyager Technologies has launched a strategic lunar initiative designed to align with the White House Securing American Space Superiority executive order and to reinforce United States leadership be ... more  
Muon Space ramps up multi-mission satellite constellationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Muon Space is entering a new phase of operational scale as it moves from discrete missions to sustained, multi-mission satellite constellation deployment for government and commercial customers. ... more 
Abundant element alloy enables rare earth free cryogenic coolingTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 In collaboration with the National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Oshima College, the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) has developed a new regenerator material composed solely of ab ... more  
Reprogrammable metal bricks give robots muscle-like adaptabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept material system that allows solid Lego-like building blocks to be programmed with different mechanical properties and the ... more |
Terran Orbital to supply Nebula satellite platform for Mitsubishi Electric LEO missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 Terran Orbital has announced it will provide its Nebula satellite platform for the Mitsubishi Electric LEO Demo Mission, a new project developed with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Mitsubishi E ... more  
NASA backs studies to boost hypersonic flight testingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 NASA is preparing for a new phase in hypersonic aviation by funding industry studies aimed at expanding flight test capabilities for reusable airbreathing vehicles that can cruise at several times t ... more  
Airbus and Hisdesat extend deal to market next generation PAZ-2 radar imageryMadrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Airbus Defence and Space and Hisdesat have signed a new agreement to commercialize imagery and applications from the future PAZ-2 radar satellites, reinforcing their long standing cooperation in the ... more 
New axis grid links complex earth data in space and timeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 A new axis based grid model illustrates how independent spatial, temporal, and parametric axes can be combined to describe complex earth observation data sets in a single coherent framework. T ... more |
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Raytheon advances next generation short range interceptor with ballistic testLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 Raytheon, an RTX business, has carried out a successful ballistic test of its interceptor for the U.S. Army's Next Generation Short Range Interceptor program, which will replace the legacy Stinger s ... more  
Lockheed Martin launches ninth GPS III satellite to boost secure navigationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Lockheed Martin's ninth Global Positioning System III satellite has reached orbit, adding new resilience and security to the GPS constellation that underpins both military operations and critical ci ... more 
Lockheed Martin delivers second lot Sentinel A4 radar to US ArmyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Sentinel A4 radar from the second Low Rate Initial Production tranche to the US Army, marking a key step toward full rate production of the new air and missil ... more 
SES to extend EGNOS GEO 1 payload service for precise navigation over Europe through 2030Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 SES and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme have extended the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service GEO 1 satellite service agreement through 2030, with an option to prolon ... more |
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Starmer says UK should 'do more' with EU in joint defenceLondon (AFP) Feb 1, 2026 Britain should "do more together" with the EU on defence, including through a bloc-wide initiative to bolster arms stocks that London has not yet joined, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said. ... more |
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China's top general probe to 'remove obstacles' in military: state media Beijing (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 China's anti-corruption probe into top general Zhang Youxia and other senior officials will "remove roadblocks" and strengthen the country's military, state media said Monday. ... more 
China's Xi calls for 'orderly' world in talks with Uruguay leaderBeijing (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 China's leader Xi Jinping called Tuesday for an "equal and orderly multipolar world" in the face of "unilateral bullying", in an apparent jab at the United States. ... more 
Europe needs to lose 'nostalgia' for US: Germany's MerzEschborn, Germany (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 Europe cannot afford to be sentimental in its relations with an increasingly hostile United States, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday. ... more 
China tells Russia's Shoigu relations could 'break new ground'Beijing (AFP) Feb 1, 2026 China's top diplomat told Russia's security chief that bilateral relations could "break new ground" this year as the two officials met in Beijing on Sunday, according to an official government statement. ... more |
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