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Russia's military chief accused the United States on Tuesday of planning to set up new military bases in ex-Soviet Central Asia, an oil-rich region that Moscow views as its backyard, Interfax reported. "According to our data, (the US) is planning to establish military bases in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan," Russia's top military officer, General Nikolai Makarov, was quoted as saying by Interfax ... read more 
Costa Do Sauipe, Brazil (AFP) Dec 16, 2008South American nations on Tuesday agreed to establish a regional defense council that would examine common threats and act as a forum for defusing potential conflicts. The decision was made by Unasur, a bloc modeled after the European Union and which counts Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay and Venezuela as members. The acting ... more
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What led to US-Israeli strikes on Iran: protests, nuclear power and proxies
Canada PM backs US strikes on Iran US, Israeli strikes on Iran 'totally irresponsible': ICAN Trump says frustrated with Iran, but mediator sees 'breakthrough' IAEA stresses 'urgency' to verify Iran's nuclear material Trump says frustrated with Iran talks as US personnel leave Israel Sweden's PM rules out hosting French nuclear arms in peacetime Macron to set out how France's nuclear arms could protect Europe IAEA confirms 'technical' discussions on Iran's nuclear programme next week Iran urges US to drop 'excessive demands' to reach deal 
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New Delhi (AFP) Dec 16, 2008India's defence minister said Tuesday that his country was not readying for military action against Pakistan in retaliation for last month's militant attacks in Mumbai. The minister, however, did highlight the prospect of a serious deterioration in relations between the two nuclear-armed rivals if Pakistan failed to take action against the plotters of the attacks. "We are not planning ... more 
Strasbourg (AFP) Dec 16, 2008The European Parliament voted Tuesday to ease the transfer of defence-related products between EU nations. The lawmakers adopted a measure -- by 545 votes in favour, compared to 66 against and 44 abstentions -- to lift formalities that hold up intra-EU transfers of defence materials and cost over 400 million euros a year. "Today's approval brings us a decisive step forward towards setting ... more  
Washington (UPI) Dec 16, 2008 Lockheed Martin has carried out what it described as "a free-flight hover test of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Multiple Kill Vehicle-L" full-scale prototype. The test was carried out Dec. 2 at the National Hover Test Facility at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and achieved all its objectives, the company said in a statement. During the test, the MKV-L conducted ... more  
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 16, 2008The Iraqi cabinet has approved a bill calling for all foreign soldiers except for American forces to pull out of the country by the end of July, a top MP said on Tuesday. "The cabinet has approved draft legislation on the withdrawal of non-US forces in the coalition," said Hummam Hammudi, chairman of parliament's foreign affairs committee. "It sets a timetable for a withdrawal of between ... more |
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Zelensky seeks more air defence as Russia plunges Kyiv into coldVilnius (AFP) Jan 25, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought more air defence support from allies on Sunday as hundreds of buildings in Kyiv were without heating in freezing temperatures for a second day after Russian strikes. ... more 
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Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centersSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 Elon Musk has announced that his rocket company SpaceX will take over his artificial intelligence outfit xAI, as he seeks to raise billions of dollars for his science fiction-worthy outer space projects. ... 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 
OpenClaw's AI agent does everything, even social mediaWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 Meet OpenClaw: the AI assistant that promised to be your dream intern, terrified cybersecurity experts, and now thrives on chatbot-only social media - all in just a few weeks. ... more 
Human taught tactile control lets robots grasp diverse objectsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 When humans pick up everyday items such as fragile eggs or slippery metal cups, they instinctively adjust their grip using tactile feedback to avoid breaking or dropping them. In contrast, enabling ... more
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United Nations (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Ministers from the six nations involved in talks on Iran's nuclear program prepared to meet Tuesday to assure several Arab countries they will maintain pressure on Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions. 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 ... more 
Seoul (AFP) Dec 16, 2008North Korea is set to remove inoperative foreign companies from a faltering special economic zone, officials said Tuesday, following a report that some Chinese firms have already been told to leave. South Korea's unification ministry said the North in October conducted a probe into companies that exist only on paper but do not invest in the Rajin-Sonbong zone. The zone was created in ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2008China defended Tuesday the blocking of websites it said violated Chinese law and urged Internet companies to respect its legal system. "The Chinese government conducts necessary management over the Internet. It is the same with other nations," foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told journalists. "You cannot deny, some websites actually contain content that violates China's laws." ... more 
Washington (AFP) Dec 15, 2008A US-based rights group called on Monday for NATO to secure a mass grave in northern Afghanistan that has been disturbed. The Dasht-e-Leili site is suspected of having held up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners, according to Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), which discovered the grave in 2002 and has performed autopsies on some of the bodies. In July 2008, an expert from the Boston-based group ... more |
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