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  Palm Beach, United States (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 Donald Trump on Tuesday pushed NATO members to boost their defense spending to five percent of GDP, underlining his long-standing claims that they are underpaying for US protection. "They can all afford it, but they should be at five percent not two percent," the incoming US president told reporters. "Europe is in for a tiny fraction of the money that we're in," Trump said. "We have a thing called the ocean in between us, right? Why are we in for billions and billions of dollars more money than ... read more |
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Scholz rejects drastic rise in German defence spendingBerlin (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday rebuffed a proposal to almost double the defence budget, seeking to position himself as a voice of moderation ahead of snap polls next month. ... more  
Raytheon awarded $946M contract to deliver additional Patriot Defense SystemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2025 Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $946 million contract to supply Romania with additional Patriot air and missile defense systems. The contract includes fire units consistin ... more  
Passed the Turing Test living in Turing FuturesSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 03, 2024 A recent perspective published in the Nov. 13 issue of Intelligent Computing has highlighted how modern artificial intelligence systems have fulfilled Alan Turing's vision of machines capable of lea ... more 
Are we ready for the ethical challenges of AI and robotsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-enabled robots are rapidly integrating into everyday life, evolving from simple tools into entities that resemble human partners. This transformation brings criti ... more |
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Yellen raises 'serious concern' to China after US Treasury cyberattackWashington (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen raised concerns Monday to Beijing about "malicious cyber activity" by Chinese state-sponsored actors, days after her department reported such a breach. ... more |
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Erdogan warns no place for 'terrorist' groups in SyriaIstanbul (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said there was no place for "terrorist organisations" in Syria under its new Islamist leaders, in a warning over Kurdish forces there. ... more  
Israel medics, army say 3 killed in West Bank shooting on vehiclesJerusalem (AFP) Jan 6, 2025 Gunmen opened fire Monday on a bus and other vehicles near a village in the occupied West Bank, killing three people and wounding seven, the Israeli military and emergency services said. ... more  
Chad president says Macron 'in wrong era' over remarks on troop withdrawalsN'Djamena (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 Chad's president on Tuesday accused Emmanuel Macron of being "in the wrong era" after the French president said African countries "forgot to say thank you" for France's military deployment in the Sahel region to fight an Islamist insurgency. ... more 
Libya military says air strikes target smuggling sitesZawiyah, Libya (AFP) Jan 6, 2025 Libya's UN-recognised authorities have launched air strikes targeting drug trafficking and fuel smuggling hubs west of the capital, a military statement said on Monday. ... more |
U.S. declares Sudan's paramilitary and proxy forces are committing genocideWashington DC (UPI) Jan 8, 2025 The United States has accused Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and proxy militias of committing genocide in the Northeast African nation's nearly 2-year-old civil war. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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US says kills 10 Al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia air strikeNairobi (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 The United States conducted an air strike in southern Somalia, killing 10 members of the Al-Shabaab jihadist group, US military authorities said Tuesday. ... more 
China's foreign minister kicks off Africa tour in NamibiaWindhoek (AFP) Jan 6, 2025 China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Namibia on Monday and hailed the "time-honoured friendship" between Africa and his country, which he called the continent's "most reliable partner". ... more 
Five army volunteers in Burkina killed in attackAbidjan (AFP) Jan 4, 2025 Five civilian volunteers with the army in Burkina Faso were killed in an attack this week in the west of the country, security officials said on Saturday. ... more 
Jihadist raid on Nigeria military base kills six soldiersKano, Nigeria (AFP) Jan 6, 2025 Jihadists linked to the Islamic State group have killed six soldiers in a raid on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, two military officers told AFP on Monday. ... more |
Sudan army air strike kills 10 in southern Khartoum: rescuersPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Jan 6, 2025 Ten Sudanese civilians were killed and over 30 wounded in an army air strike on southern Khartoum, volunteer rescue workers said. ... more  
North Korea's Kim says new hypersonic missile will deter 'rivals'Seoul (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un said it tested a new hypersonic missile this week aimed at deterring the country's Pacific rivals, state media reported Tuesday, as Washington's top diplomat visited the region. ... more  
Controversy in Italy over potential deal with Musk's SpaceXRome (AFP) Jan 6, 2025 The prospect of a cybersecurity deal between Rome and Elon Musk's SpaceX sparked controversy in Italy on Monday, with the government of Giorgia Meloni denying that a contract had been signed. ... more  
Blinken says Russia plans to share advanced satellite tech with N. KoreaSeoul (AFP) Jan 6, 2025 Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the United States believed Russia was expanding space cooperation with North Korea in exchange for its troop contribution in fighting Ukraine. ... more |
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Iran begins military drills near Natanz nuclear site: state mediaTehran (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 Iran's military has begun drills near the Natanz nuclear enrichment plant in the centre of the country, state media reported Tuesday, as part of exercises planned nationwide. ... more  
Bezos's Blue Origin targets Friday for first orbital launchWashington (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin will launch its first orbital rocket "no earlier than Friday", it said, a pivotal moment in the commercial space race currently dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX. ... more  
Elbit Systems to provide advanced counter UAS solution for NATO memberParis, France (SPX) Jan 07, 2025 Elbit Systems Ltd. has secured a contract worth approximately $60 million to deliver its state-of-the-art multi-layered Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) to a NATO European country. The contra ... more  
India unveils plans for 10 missions in 2025 after successful space-docking launchWashington DC (UPI) Jan 3, 2024 India's space agency says it is planning a record 10 orbital missions, as well as its first commercial effort, during 2025 after successfully launching a space-docking project this week. ... more |
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Ukraine launches incursion into Russia's Kursk region, casualties unknownWashington DC (UPI) Jan 5, 2024 Ukraine has launched a military counterattack in the southern Russian Kursk region, a move officials said was designed to stop a Russian offensive. ... more |
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China blasts 'suppression' after US adds Tencent, CATL to military companies listBeijing (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 China on Tuesday accused Washington of "unjustified suppression" after the US Defense Department added tech giant Tencent and battery manufacturer CATL to a list of companies it says are affiliated with Beijing's military. ... more
North Korea's Kim says new missile will deter 'rivals'Seoul (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a new hypersonic missile system tested this week would help deter the country's Pacific rivals, state media reported Tuesday, as Washington's top diplomat visited the region. ... more 
US releases 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo prisonWashington (AFP) Jan 6, 2025 The US Defense Department said Monday it had resettled 11 Yemeni detainees from its Guantanamo prison to Oman, leaving 15 people still held at the controversial American base in Cuba. ... more 
Taiwan says China's cyberattacks double as Yellen raises concern to China after Treasury attackTaipei (AFP) Jan 6, 2025 Chinese hackers were involved in most of the cyberattacks against Taiwan last year, which doubled to a daily average of 2.4 million, Taiwanese security officials said. ... more |
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