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September 07, 2025
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AI giant Anthropic expands restrictions on Chinese entities



San Francisco, United States (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
US artificial intelligence giant Anthropic said it was expanding restrictions on Chinese entities to include subsidiary companies and organisations based overseas, citing national security risks in an industry first. The startup, heavily backed by Amazon, is known for its Claude chatbot and AI models, and positions itself as focused on safety and responsible development. Companies based in China - as well as in other countries including Russia, North Korea and Iran - are already unable to acce ... read more

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Boeing says will hire replacements for striking US defense workers
New York (AFP) Sept 4, 2025
Boeing is launching a recruitment drive to find "permanent" manufacturing workers to replace US union employees who went on strike last month, the company said Thursday. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
France bets on 'Nostradamus' radar to spot missiles
Crucey-Villages, France (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
France's defence ministry is boosting investment in a 1990s radar system, as part of Paris's push to bolster its early warning defences and curb Europe's reliance on the United States. ... more
NUKEWARS
US Navy SEALs botched secret 2019 mission in North Korea: report
Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2025
Elite US Navy SEALs launched an audacious operation in 2019 to plant a listening device in North Korea to spy on the country's reclusive leader Kim Jong Un, the New York Times reported Friday, but the mission quickly unraveled and culminated in the deaths of multiple civilians. ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea's Kim tells Xi hopes to 'steadily develop' ties: KCNA
Beijing (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
North Korea's Kim Jong Un told China's President Xi Jinping that it was his "steadfast will" to "steadily develop" bilateral relations, state media said Friday, after the two leaders met in Beijing. ... more
NUKEWARS
Iran will accept nuclear curbs if sanctions lifted: report
London (AFP) Sept 7, 2025
Iran will accept limits on its nuclear programme and restrictions to uranium enrichment if international sanctions are lifted, its foreign minister said in a piece in The Guardian on Sunday. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
US to cut military aid for Europe: official
Vilnius (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
The United States is to end long-running military assistance for European countries close to Russia, as it pushes the continent to play a greater role in its own defence, an official in one of the countries confirmed on Friday. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Differences with US do not justify military conflict: Venezuela's Maduro
Caracas (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said Friday that differences with the United States did not justify a military conflict, urging dialogue after counterpart Donald Trump threatened to shoot down Venezuelan jets that threaten US forces. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Trump tells Europe to put economic pressure on China over Ukraine
Washington (AFP) Sept 4, 2025
US President Donald Trump urged European countries Thursday to put economic pressure China because of its support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the White House said. ... more

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Trump hails Department of War rebrand as 'message of victory'
Washington (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
US President Donald Trump signed an order Friday rebranding the Department of Defense as the Department of War, saying it sent a "message of victory" to the rest of the world. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Trump to blacklist countries for imprisoning Americans
Washington (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
US President Donald Trump moved Friday to create a blacklist of countries that Washington says unjustly detain Americans, spelling out harsh punishments including bans on travel. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
US tech titans pay hommage to Trump at White House dinner
Washington (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
Tech world executives showered Donald Trump with praise Thursday during a rare dinner that saw the US president host some of the most important players in AI at the White House. ... more
UAV NEWS
Israel air force intercepts three drones launched from Yemen: military
Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 7, 2025
Israel's military said it intercepted on Sunday three drones launched from Yemen, whose Huthi rebels have vowed to avenge the killing of their prime minister in an Israeli air strike last month. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Pentagon says Venezuelan planes buzzed US ship in 'highly provocative move'
Washington (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
The Pentagon said two Venezuelan military planes flew near a US Navy vessel in international waters Thursday in a "highly provocative" move that marked a new escalation in the standoff over Washington's Caribbean deployment. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
China criticises Australia, Canada warships in Taiwan Strait
Beijing Sept 6, 2025
China said Saturday that its military monitored the passage of Australian and Canadian warships through the Taiwan Strait, criticising their presence in the sensitive waterway as "causing trouble". ... more
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Missing Canadian soldier found dead in Latvia
Ottawa (AFP) Sept 7, 2025
Canada's military said Saturday that a soldier who went missing for several days had been found dead in Latvia. ... more
WAR REPORT
Israel flattens Gaza City high-rise as it tells residents to flee
Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 6, 2025
An Israeli strike flattened a high-rise in Gaza City on Saturday - the second in as many days - after the military warned people to flee south to a "humanitarian zone" ahead of a planned offensive to capture the area. ... more
WAR REPORT
Russian airstrike hits Ukraine's cabinet building
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 7, 2025
A Russian airstrike hit and damaged the upper floors of the Ukraine Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv for the first time since the war began in February 2022. ... more
WAR REPORT
Lebanon Christian party urges Hezbollah to give up weapons
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Sept 7, 2025
Lebanon's leading Christian party on Sunday urged Hezbollah to hand its weapons to the state, as the army prepares to implement a disarmament plan. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Mali files ICJ complaint accusing Algeria of downing drone; Security tightened in Guinea after opposition protest calls
Bamako (AFP) Sept 4, 2025
Mali said Thursday it had filed an application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Algeria, accusing it of having shot down one of its military drones. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Chinese launch campaign places multiple satellites in orbit
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
China carried out two successful launches on Friday from different spaceports, deploying a series of satellites into orbit for testing and operational missions. Early in the day, at 10:34 am B ... more
GPS NEWS
Galileo daughter mission named Celeste to strengthen navigation resilience
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Following the announcement of the upcoming launch of its first satellites, ESA has officially named the Low Earth Orbit Positioning Navigation Timing (LEO-PNT) mission Celeste. The new program will ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
MSBAI wins DoD contract to accelerate OrbitGuard for space situational awareness
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
MSBAI (Microsurgeonbot Inc.) has received a Direct-to-Phase II SBIR contract worth $1.2 million to advance its OrbitGuard hybrid-intelligence system for space domain awareness. The Department of Def ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Venezuelan jets again fly past U.S. Navy cruiser
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 6, 2025
Two Venezuelan military aircraft flew in close proximity to a U.S. Navy ship in international waters for the second time in two days, federal officials confirmed this week. ... more
WAR REPORT
Putin: Foreign troops in Ukraine would be seen as 'legitimate targets'
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 5, 2025
A day after the concept was discussed among European nations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday any foreign troops sent to Ukraine would become "legitimate targets for destruction." ... more
UAV NEWS
Drone swarm breakthrough promises safer and faster aerial missions
London, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Durham University researchers have developed a drone swarm system that dramatically improves the speed, safety, and coordination of unmanned aerial vehicles during complex missions. The techno ... more
TECH SPACE
Loft Federal wins NASA task order for fault tolerant RISC V flight computer
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
Loft Orbital Federal has secured a NASA Flight Opportunities task order to integrate, launch, and operate an on-orbit mission supporting the Fault Tolerant RISC-V Flight Computer with Coprocessor Su ... more
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PHYSICS NEWS
Tiny wave dynamics reveal new fluid control method for space systems
Oxford MS (SPX) Aug 26, 2025
Liquids can provide some especially tricky challenges for space travelers, but new research from the University of Mississippi could help engineer smarter, more efficient fluid control in zero- and ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab inaugurates Launch Complex 3 to prepare for Neutron rocket operations
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2025
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has officially opened Launch Complex 3, a dedicated test, launch, and landing site for its reusable Neutron rocket. The new facility, located at the Mid-Atlanti ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Mitsubishi Electric to Lead JAXA Fund Project on Next Generation Solar Cells for Satellites
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 2, 2025
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) has been chosen as a representative organization under JAXA's Space Strategy Fund for the initiative "Development of Domestic Solar Cells, Cover Glass, ... more
TECH SPACE
SwRI advances laser driven testing for ballistic resistance
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
Southwest Research Institute has expanded its Laser Induced Particle Impact Test technique to measure ballistic resistance with greater efficiency and scale than previously possible. The updated pro ... more
AEROSPACE
Ground vibration test validates structural models for UpLift research aircraft
Cologne, Germany (SPX) Sep 01, 2025
The German Aerospace Center has reached a major milestone in its UpLift program, completing a ground vibration test on the D328 UpLift research aircraft. The test precisely mapped the structural dyn ... more
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