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The United States plans to send between 20,000 and 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan by next summer, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, said here Saturday. General David McKiernan, the US commander in Afghanistan, has asked for more than 20,000 extra US soldiers to counter a rise in insurgent violence, seven years after US forces first invaded the ... read more 
Washington (AFP) Dec 19, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice predicted that North Korea would eventually agree to a written plan to ensure it is telling the truth about its past weapons-grade nuclear activities. In an interview with the Council on Foreign Relations think tank that was released Friday, Rice said the six-party talks broke down this month when North Korea balked at a written plan to close ... more
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Kabul (AFP) Dec 21, 2008Afghanistan on Sunday welcomed a US pledge to send up to 30,000 extra troops by mid-2009, but the Taliban warned Washington its forces would be "cruelly defeated" as the Soviets were in the 1980s. The statements came one day after the top US military officer said that tens of thousands of new troops could be sent to Afghanistan by next summer to help Kabul combat a Taliban-led insurgency ... more  
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 21, 2008The Iraqi parliament will vote on Monday on a bill authorising non-US foreign troop contingents to stay in the country after December 31 when the existing UN mandate expires, two MPs said on Sunday. "The Iraqi parliament will vote tomorrow on a bill authorising the government to sign a deal with the non-US nation forces, to determine the time of their departure which should be before the ... more  
Brussels (AFP) Dec 20, 2008The Czech Republic assumes the European Union's presidency for the first time next month, amid fears that eurosceptic President Vaclav Klaus will put the brakes on the EU's new-found drive. After a frenetic six months under France and President Nicolas Sarkozy, doubts remain whether the relative EU newcomer with the anti-European president can match the authority, energy and success of its ... more 
Washington (AFP) Dec 19, 2008The United States and Ukraine risked irking Moscow by signing a strategic accord Friday that calls for a US diplomatic post in Crimea, a Russian-speaking area where Russia's Black Sea Fleet is based. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Ogryzko signed the "charter on strategic partnership" that the State Department calls a statement of US intent to ... more |
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Italy challenges EU over key climate toolRome (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 Italy is once again challenging the EU's green transition, pushing for an overhaul of the bloc's carbon trading scheme and changing the way the tool operates to try to cut electricity bills. ... more  
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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San Francisco (AFP) Dec 19, 2008A 26-year-old man died Friday after police used a Taser stun gun to bring him under control, a local sheriff's office in California said. The incident occurred in San Jose, 70 kilometers (43 miles) southwest of San Francisco, at a hospital where police were called to break up a fight. In trying to subdue an alleged troublemaker described as "a 26-year-old Hispanic male resident of San ... more  
Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2008 Why have Russia's diplomats done a dramatic U-turn on their relations with the United States? Within the past week a Russian deputy foreign minister has signaled a willingness to negotiate seriously with Washington about creating a new treaty to replace the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which runs out in December 2009. Also last weekend, legendary former U.S. Secretary of ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 19, 2008A group of Japanese journalists, professors and lawyers demanded Friday that the US Internet search giant Google scrap its "Street View" service in Japan, saying it violates people's privacy. Google launched Street View in the United States last year, providing pictures of panoramic all-around street-level views at locations on its online maps. The service was expanded to 12 major cities ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Dec 20, 2008A Chinese man who received a rare face transplant in 2006 has died, his doctor and a government official confirmed Saturday, highlighting the risks of a recent groundbreaking US operation. Li Guoxing, 32, died in July at his rural home in rugged southwestern China after forsaking immune-system drugs in favor of herbal medicine, his surgeon Guo Shuzhong told AFP. "His death was not caused ... more |
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