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June 24, 2015

Iran leader restates red lines on nuclear deal
Tehran (AFP) June 23, 2015
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei restated his red lines for a nuclear deal with world powers in a sudden intervention Tuesday after discord surfaced between his government and lawmakers. Khamenei, who will have the last word for Iran in its talks with the West, stepped in hours after Iran's parliament passed a bill on the country's nuclear programme which a vice president said could complicate the final leg of the long-running negotiations. The move by lawmakers exposed tension betwe ... read more

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				US to deploy heavy weapons on NATO's eastern flank The US will deploy heavy weapons in central and eastern Europe for the first time, Washington said Tuesday, in the midst of the worst stand-off between Russia and the West since the Cold War, triggered by the crisis in Ukraine. ... more		Japan, Philippine military planes take flight near disputed waters Japanese and Philippine military planes flew together near disputed South China Sea waters on Tuesday, as the two countries deepened their alliance in the face of separate territorial disputes with China. ... more

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US, China hold 'frank' talks on hacking, maritime row Top US and Chinese officials were set to join "candid" talks Tuesday on the "complicated but consequential" ties between the world's two leading economies, with maritime disputes and cyber hacking high on the agenda. ... more		State Dept. OKs possible missile sale to Australia The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of AGM-88B High Speed Anti-Radiation missiles to Australia through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program. ... more		GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles JWST red dots reveal rapidly growing early black holes Spaceflight study links astronaut biology to reversible shifts in epigenetic age		European cyber police unit to take on Islamic State propaganda European police agency Europol said Monday it was launching a continent-wide cybercrime unit to combat social media accounts promoting jihadist propaganda, particularly those of the Islamic State (IS) group. ... more
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General Atomics producing carrier EMALS system The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and Advanced Arresting Gear for the future aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy will be produced by General Atomics. ... more		Chemring launches new handheld detector A new handheld chemical, narcotics and explosives detector has been launched by Chemring Detection Systems Inc. for use by first responders and the military. ... more		As world burns, India's Amitav Ghosh writes for the future Fire on Ice: The Arctic's Changing Fire Regime Cosmic krypton timestamps reveal Australia landscape evolution and resources		Newport News Shipbuilding breaks ground for new facility Newport News Shipbuilding has broken ground for a Joint Manufacturing Assembly Facility that will support the construction of aircraft carriers and submarines. ... more
'Fear they will find me': death threats stalk Afghan acid victim Four years after a militiaman doused Mumtaz with a flesh-searing acid for rejecting his marriage proposal, leaving her disfigured, scarred and traumatised, death threats have forced the 20-year-old Afghan into hiding. ... more		More than 3 million Iraqis displaced in 18 months: IOM More than three million people have been displaced by conflict in Iraq since the start of 2014, the International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday. ... more		Iran, Iraq, Syria to strengthen cooperation against IS: officials Officials from Iran, Iraq and Syria will meet next week in Baghdad to strengthen their joint fight against the Islamic State jihadist group, media reports said Tuesday. ... more		Two notorious Australian IS fighters reported dead Canberra was Tuesday working to verify reports that two of Australia's most wanted Islamic State group fighters, notorious for being pictured holding severed heads, have been killed. ... more

	Syria Kurds advance after seizing base from IS Syrian Kurds and allied rebels advanced against the Islamic State group on Tuesday, capturing a strategic town a day after seizing a base from the jihadists near their Raqa bastion. ... more		Australia set to strip citizenship for terror links Australia said Tuesday it will introduce new laws this week to strip dual nationals linked to terrorism of their citizenship, but backed away from putting the power in the hands of a single minister. ... more

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