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Russia said on Monday it was sending a group of warships to Soviet-era ally Cuba in its latest defiant naval move around US waters, part of a drive to revive old Cold War ties with Latin America. The warships will visit Havana on December 19-23, the navy said, continuing a tour that has already taken in US foes Venezuela and Nicaragua and seen the ships pass through the Panama Canal for the ... read more 
New York (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Ministers from the six nations involved in talks over Iran's nuclear program will meet Tuesday at the United Nations with representatives of several Arab countries, diplomatic sources said Monday. The so-called P5-plus-1 -- Germany and permanent UN Security Council members Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- will join Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ... more
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Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Dec 15, 2008A missile strike by US forces killed at least two militants and injured three others Monday in a Pakistani tribal district known to be a stronghold of Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, an official said. "A missile fired by US forces killed two people outside the town of Miranshah in North Waziristan tribal district," a security official told AFP. Three other people were injured in the ... more  
Moscow (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Russia plans to lease to India several nuclear-powered submarines of the type on which 20 people were killed last month in a gas leak, ITAR-TASS quoted a top official as saying on Monday. "There is a real possibility we will transfer to India, on a 10-year lease, several nuclear-powered submarines of the same class as the Nerpa," said the head of the state arms cooperation service, Mikhail ... more 
Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Haulage companies in Pakistan have stopped delivering to foreign troops in Afghanistan after a major deterioration in security along the key supply route, an association official said Monday. The decision follows a series of major raids by suspected Taliban militants on international military supply depots in northwest Pakistan in the past two weeks in which hundreds of NATO and US-led ... more  
Amman (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Saddam Hussein's former lawyer said on Monday he was forming a team to defend the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at US President George W. Bush during his farewell visit to Baghdad. "So far around 200 Iraqi and other lawyers, including Americans, have expressed willingness to defend the journalist for free," the Amman-based Khalil al-Dulaimi told AFP. "I took the decision on Sunday ... more |
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Swiss vote down proposal for massive 'climate fund'Geneva (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to create a multibillion-dollar climate fund aimed at combating global warming and its consequences, voting against it by a large margin. ... more 
AI giants promise Trump to pay for increased energy needsNew York (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Seven US tech giants at the forefront of artificial intelligence committed Wednesday to offset the costs of their increased electricity needs through investments in energy infrastructure. ... more 
  
CesiumAstro buys Vidrovr to embed AI across satellite communicationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 CesiumAstro has acquired Vidrovr in a move to integrate artificial intelligence directly into its space communications systems, payloads, and satellite platforms, extending AI-driven analytics and r ... more 
Behind Space Innovation The Growing Role of Outsourcing ServicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 Explore the reasons outsourcing has become the norm in space innovation. Discover how it helps teams reduce turnaround times, lower costs and improve results within a short time. ... more 
After oil, US moves to secure access to Venezuelan mineralsCaracas (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 US mining companies are lining up to invest in Venezuela, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during a visit to Caracas on Wednesday as he pushed for greater access to critical minerals. ... more
  
Left, right and faithful unite to demand human control over AIWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 A coalition spanning US conservative figure Steve Bannon, progressives, labor unions and faith groups announced Wednesday a joint declaration of principles on artificial intelligence, framing the effort as a pushback against what they called Silicon Valley's reckless deployment of AI. ... more 
Europe should focus on industrial AI, SAP saysWalldorf, Germany (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Europe should focus on competing in industrial AI, a top executive at German software giant SAP said, as the continent plays catch-up in the race for the cutting-edge technology against the United States and China. ... more 
Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikesParis, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 The latest bout of fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has seen AI deployed as never before to sift intelligence and select targets, although the technology's use in war remains hotly debated. ... more
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Seoul (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Nations negotiating nuclear disarmament with North Korea will continue providing energy aid in coming weeks despite the failure of the latest round of multilateral talks, South Korea said Monday. Russia is pushing to provide 50,000 tons of fuel oil and China plans to deliver 99,000 tons by the end of January to complete their shares of the assistance, said foreign ministry spokesman Moon ... more  
Moscow (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Russian and US officials negotiating on missile defence and the future of a key arms treaty still have "serious differences," a Russian negotiator said Monday after talks in Moscow. "We focused on those themes that divide us. They are not few. On both problems, serious differences remain but nonetheless we have no doubt about the usefulness of the consultations," Deputy Foreign Minister ... more 
London (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Britain's military budget for Afghanistan is set to soar by more than 50 percent next year, as London switches its focus from Iraq to fighting the Taliban, according to figures released Monday. Lawmakers on parliament's defence committee, which published the Treasury forecasts, urged the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to explain better the rising costs of military operations in future. ... more 
Manama, Bahrain (UPI) Dec 15, 2008 Speaking at a conference on security in the Gulf region, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was highly upbeat on the future of Iraq, downright depressing on Iran and realistic regarding Afghanistan. Gates offered a highly optimistic vision of Iraq when he addressed the opening session of the fifth Manama Dialogue conference in the capital of Bahrain Saturday. While the secretary's ... more |
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