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Iran has enough material to make nuclear bomb: US admiral Washington (AFP) March 1, 2009
The United States believes Iran has enough fissile material to build a nuclear bomb, top military officer Admiral Mike Mullen said on Sunday, marking the first time Washington has made such an assessment. "We think they do, quite frankly," Mullen told CNN when asked if Iran had enough nuclear material to manufacture an atomic bomb. "And Iran having a nuclear weapon, I've believed for a l ... read moreBangladesh deploys troops to hunt mutineers: officials
Dhaka (AFP) March 1, 2009Bangladesh's government will deploy army troops across the country to hunt border guards behind a deadly mutiny that killed at least 77 people, an official said Sunday. An Armed Forces spokesman told AFP, on condition of anonymity, that a nationwide operation would be launched from Monday to track down those believed to be behind a 33-hour revolt in the capital. A home ministry official, ... more
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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 Press Release from Business Wire: Sun Nuclear Iran FM says 'good progress' in talks with US Press Release from Business Wire: Proxima Fusion USS Gerald Ford leaves Crete as Iran talks begin: AFP Iran says US talks to focus solely on nuclear programme Iran insists not seeking nuclear weapon ahead of US talks
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Russian bomber intercepted as Obama visited Canada
Ottawa (AFP) Feb 27, 2009Canadian fighter jets intercepted a Russian heavy bomber skirting Canada's Arctic frontier within 24 hours of US President Barack Obama visit to Ottawa last week, officials said Friday. The Tupolev Bear strategic bomber and missile carrier did not enter Canadian airspace but came close enough for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to scramble two CF-18 fighter jets to ward ... more Obama seeks defense budget increase for 2010
Washington (AFP) Feb 26, 2009President Barack Obama Thursday unveiled a 663.7-billion-dollar defense budget, up a modest 1.5 percent from 2009, but projected a sharp decline in Iraq and Afghanistan war spending in the coming years. The new administration has signaled it hopes to make savings through a planned withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and from cuts in expensive new weapon programs, although Obama's budget reques ... more Obama deferred to military's advice on Iraq: Gates
Washington (AFP) Feb 27, 2009President Barack Obama heeded the US military's advice in deciding to postpone by three months the pullout of most US troops from Iraq beyond a promised 16-month deadline, his defense secretary said Friday. Obama chose to slow the pace of withdrawal after hearing the views of the commander in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, as well as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen ... more When The War Machine Runs Out Of Cash Part One
Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2009 There has been an avalanche of news in recent weeks about more and more rescues within the U.S. domestic economy: the banks, the auto sector, homeowners and almost everybody else has required emergency bailouts on a gigantic scale, followed ominously by deeper and deeper Wall Street dives. Almost overlooked in all these tidal waves of woe was the announcement that the Obama administrati ... more |
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'Hard to survive': Kyiv's elderly shiver after Russian attacks on power and heatKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 Shivering in her flat after Russian strikes knocked out the heating, 91-year-old Lidia Teleschuk said she couldn't remember a winter this harsh since World War II. ... more
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
US to repeal the basis for its climate rules: What to knowWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 17, 2026 President Donald Trump's administration is finalizing its repeal of a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, with an announcement expected in the coming weeks. ... more
Launching the idea of data centers in spaceSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centers in space and tapping into the sun's energy to meet out-of-this-world power demands in a fierce artificial intelligence race. ... more
Anthropic unveils new AI model as OpenAI rivalry heats upSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 5, 2026 Anthropic on Thursday released its latest high-performing artificial intelligence model, escalating its challenge to OpenAI in the intensifying AI race. ... more
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 |
Missiles Hit Pakistan As US Sidesteps Questions
Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) March 1, 2009At least eight militants were killed Sunday in a suspected US missile strike which destroyed a Taliban hide-out in northwest Pakistan, security officials said. Top US military and defence officials refused to confirm or deny the attack, but said Washington was determined to counter militants operating along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. "Two missiles fired by a suspected US drone h ... more Russia expecting new US missile defence proposals
Moscow (AFP) March 1, 2009Russia is awaiting new proposals from the United States to resolve a dispute on missile defence that has chilled ties between the two Cold War ex-foes, President Dmitry Medvedev was quoted Sunday as saying. Medvedev's comments were among the most upbeat yet by Moscow on the chance of an improvement in ties under new US President Barack Obama after the missile defence row and Georgia war sent ... more Chinese Navy Has Global Potential As Economic Interests Expand Part Two In the future, wherever Chinese merchant ships go, that area may be taken as China's national interest frontier and the trace of the "Chinese Aegis" class DDG may appear. Moreover, this theory gives the People's Republic of China a more convincing rationale for building its own aircraft carriers. Clearly, the conventional Western analysis that the People's Liberation Army navy is follo ... more China, US agree to resume key military exchanges
Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2009China and the United States agreed to resume high-level military exchanges during talks here that a senior US defence official described Saturday as his best ever. The two-day defence contacts that ended Saturday were the first between the world powers in five months after China suspended military exchanges over a proposed US arms package to Taiwan -- a sensitive issue in Sino-US relations. ... more |
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