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April 24, 2025
NUKEWARS
IAEA chief voices interest in UN secretary-general post



Washington (AFP) April 23, 2025
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi voiced interest Wednesday in seeking to become UN secretary-general when the position comes open in 2027. By custom, the UN top job should theoretically move to a Latin American after the current European holder Antonio Guterres, who is Portuguese, ends his second term at the end of 2026. "I'm considering that very, very seriously," Argentine diplomat Grossi, 64, said when asked about becoming UN chief. "The time will come to get into that type of disc ... read more

SUPERPOWERS
Trump's policies will create Russian, Chinese strategic, economic coups
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 23, 2025
If one consults any AI source such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Deepseek or Grok and asks these questions, the answers are sobering. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russian missiles kill nine in Kyiv: Trump blames Zelensky for Putin being angry
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 24, 2025
A "massive" Russian missile attack on Kyiv on Thursday killed at least nine and wounded dozens in one of the deadliest strikes on the Ukrainian capital since Moscow launched its invasion more than three years ago. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Israeli army says 'likely' intercepted missile attack claimed by Huthis
Jerusalem (AFP) April 23, 2025
Israel's military said on Wednesday that they likely intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, with the Iran-backed Huthi rebels saying they had launched the attack and claiming it had been successful. ... more
NUKEWARS
Netanyahu slams Iran, Hamas as Israel marks Holocaust
Jerusalem (AFP) April 23, 2025
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking Wednesday at an annual Holocaust commemoration, said Iran was an existential threat and warned that "the fate of all humanity" was at stake if it acquires nuclear arms. ... more
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Denmark to add 5,000 military positions
Copenhagen (AFP) April 23, 2025
Denmark on Wednesday announced it would add 5,000 positions to its military in the next eight years, including setting up a new infantry battalion, as the defence minister highlighted the "deteriorating" security the country faces. ... more
MILPLEX
Spain to go ahead with contested Israeli arms deal
Madrid (AFP) April 23, 2025
Spain's interior ministry on Wednesday said a politically embarrassing multi-million-dollar arms purchase from an Israeli company would go ahead after state legal services advised against its attempt to scrap the contract. ... more
UAV NEWS
UK, French troops drill for urban combat using Ukraine insights
Sissonne, France (AFP) April 23, 2025
Members of the French Foreign Legion and British soldiers have started a joint military exercise in northeastern France, applying urban warfare lessons from the conflict in Ukraine, an AFP reporter said. ... more
THE STANS
India vows 'loud and clear' response to Kashmir attack
Pahalgam (AFP) April 23, 2025
India's defence minister vowed on Wednesday a swift response to those who carried out and planned the Kashmir region's worst attack on civilians in years. ... more

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NUKEWARS
French FM says Iraq should not be dragged into regional conflicts
Baghdad (AFP) April 23, 2025
France's foreign minister said on Wednesday that Iraq should not be pulled into conflicts in a turbulent Middle East during his first visit to the country, which has suffered from decades of instability. ... more
CYBER WARS
Ambitious cross-continental initiative targets breakthroughs in AI space and cyber tech
London, UK (SPX) Apr 22, 2025
The University of Surrey and the University of Adelaide have launched a new phase in their international research partnership, distributing a joint seed fund to support eight pioneering projects acr ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
HRL and Boeing advance quantum satellite communications milestone
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2025
HRL Laboratories, in collaboration with Boeing, has reached a critical achievement in the Q4S satellite mission by finalizing and validating a quantum communications payload designed for space deplo ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
L3Harris boosts US defense with expanded satellite facility in Indiana
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2025
L3Harris Technologies has invested $125 million to expand its space manufacturing center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, significantly enhancing its ability to support U.S. missile defense initiatives. The ... more
NUKEWARS
Illinois Tech reactor joins elite ranks as historic nuclear site
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2025
The Armour Research Foundation Reactor at Illinois Institute of Technology has been officially designated a Nuclear Historic Landmark by the American Nuclear Society (ANS), placing it among fewer th ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Sidus Space advances real-time maritime vessel detection via LizzieSat satellite AI
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2025
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has unveiled a near real-time solution for vessel detection and classification, enabled through its proprietary LizzieSat satellite platform and a partnership with Little ... more
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SPACEWAR
Space Systems Command and NRO launch Phase 3 mission under new contract
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2025
The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC), in collaboration with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), has successfully completed the launch of the NROL-145 mission aboard a SpaceX Falc ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Houthi rebels launch rare missile attack on northern Israel
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 23, 2025
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels of Yemen launched a missile targeting northern Israel early Wednesday, according to the Israeli military. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
The U.S. cannot confront China alone, former Deputy Secretary of State warns
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 23, 2025
The United States must strengthen its alliances with global partners, particularly South Korea and Japan, to face the rising challenge posed by China, the former chief architect of White House strategy on Asia said Wednesday. ... more
WAR REPORT
Vladimir Putin says he's open to holding direct, 'limited', cease-fire talks with Ukraine
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 22, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday held out the prospect of direct peace talks with Ukraine for the first time since the early days of the war amid mounting pressure on both Moscow and Kyiv from the United States to move swiftly to bring an end to the three-year-long conflict. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Armed Forces Network to reduce radio programs next month
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 21, 2025
American Forces Network will reduce radio programming starting on May 1 to "better streamline operations," the Department of Defense announced Monday. ... more
IRAQ WARS
French FM says Iraq should not be dragged into regional conflicts
Baghdad (AFP) April 23, 2025
France's Foreign Minister said on Wednesday that Iraq should not be pulled into conflicts in a turbulent Middle East during his first visit to the country, which has suffered from decades of instability. ... more
NUKEWARS
Iran slams US sanctions as 'hostile' ahead of new round of talks
Tehran (AFP) April 23, 2025
Iran's foreign ministry on Wednesday condemned new US sanctions targeting its oil network, calling the move a sign of Washington's "hostile approach" ahead of a third round of nuclear talks. ... more
THE STANS
India hunts gunmen who killed 26 in Kashmir tourist hotspot
Pahalgam (AFP) April 23, 2025
Indian security forces in Kashmir were conducting a major manhunt on Wednesday, a day after gunmen opened fire on tourists and killed 26 people in the region's worst attack on civilians in a quarter of a century. ... more
NUKEWARS
Iran top diplomat in China to discuss nuclear talks
Beijing (AFP) April 23, 2025
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was visiting China on Wednesday for consultations ahead of a new round of nuclear talks with the United States. ... more
UAV NEWS
Russian drone strike kills 9 in Ukraine bus, governor says
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 23, 2025
A Russian drone struck a bus transporting workers in the central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk early Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding dozens more, the region's governor said. ... more
WAR REPORT
Ukraine calls in Chinese envoy to express 'serious concern' over war activities
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 23, 2025
Ukraine's foreign ministry called in China's ambassador on Tuesday to raise "serious concern" over claims that Chinese fighters were in the Russian army and Chinese companies were helping Russia make military hardware. ... more
WAR REPORT
UK hosts new Ukraine talks after Russian strikes shatter brief truce
London (AFP) April 23, 2025
Envoys from Washington, Kyiv and European nations gathered for talks in Britain on Wednesday amid a new US push to end Russia's war in Ukraine, where a brief Easter truce was shattered by fresh air strikes. ... more
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Boeing announces $10.55 bn sale of some digital aviation assets to Thoma Bravo
New York (AFP) April 22, 2025
Boeing plans to sell portions of its digital aviation solutions business to software-focused investment firm Thoma Bravo for $10.55 billion, the aerospace giant announced Tuesday. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Global warming is a security threat and armies must adapt: experts
Paris (AFP) April 22, 2025
From responding to weather disasters to rising competition in the fast-warming Arctic, militaries are exposed to climate change and cannot let it become a strategic "blind spot", security experts say. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Trump tariffs torch chances of meeting with China's Xi
Beijing (AFP) April 22, 2025
With his storm of tariffs on Chinese goods, US President Donald Trump has torched ties with Beijing and likely wrecked any hope of meeting his counterpart Xi Jinping in the near term, analysts say. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China to launch new crewed mission into space this week
Beijing (AFP) April 22, 2025
China is expected to launch a new crewed mission into space this week, as Beijing takes steady steps towards its goal of putting astronauts on the Moon. ... more
MILPLEX
Spain to hike defence spending to 2% of GDP in 2025: PM
Madrid (AFP) April 22, 2025
Spain will invest more than 10 billion euros to increase its defence spending - proportionally NATO's lowest - to two percent of annual economic output this year, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday. ... more
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