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October 10, 2025
SUPERPOWERS
Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado dedicates award to Trump



Caracas (AFP) Oct 10, 2025
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize on Friday to the people of Venezuela - and US President Donald Trump, for his "decisive support" for her country's pro-democracy movement. "I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!" she wrote on X. "We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of ... read more

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Putin says Trump 'doing a lot' to resolve crises
Moscow (AFP) Oct 10, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his US counterpart was "doing a lot" to resolve world "crises" but that it was not for him to decide whether Donald Trump should receive the Nobel prize. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Spain says 'committed to NATO' after Trump expulsion threat
Madrid (AFP) Oct 10, 2025
Spain hit back at Donald Trump on Friday after the US President suggested expelling the country from NATO for failing to meet his ramped-up defence spending target. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Lebanon, Syria commit to new path for strong partnership
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 10, 2025
Lebanon and Syria announced Friday the opening of a new chapter in their relations nearly 10 months after the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad. ... more
AEROSPACE
Denmark to buy 16 more US-made F-35 fighters after drone flights
Copenhagen (AFP) Oct 10, 2025
Denmark will buy another 16 F-35 fighter jets from the United States, its defence minister said Friday, two weeks after unidentified drones intruded into the Scandinavian country's airspace. ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea reports holding 'grand' military parade
Seoul (AFP) Oct 10, 2025
North Korea held a "grand military parade" to mark 80 years under the ruling Workers' Party, showing off some of its most advanced weapons to a bevy of high-level foreign guests, state media reported Saturday. ... more
NUKEWARS
UK, France, Germany aim to restart Iran nuclear talks
London (AFP) Oct 10, 2025
Britain, France and Germany will seek to restart stalled nuclear talks with Iran and the United States, the three European countries said in a joint statement on Friday. ... more
AEROSPACE
Qatari Emiri Air Force facility planned for Idaho, Pete Hegseth says
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 10, 2025
The Qatari Emiri Air Force will base several F-15 fighters and their pilots at a base in Idaho, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan leader vows stronger air defences to counter 'enemy threats'
Taipei (AFP) Oct 10, 2025
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed on Friday to speed up construction of a multi-layered air defence system as part of efforts to counter "enemy threats". ... more

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IDF prepares for Gaza withdrawal following Israel-Hamas agreement
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 9, 2025
The Israeli military said Thursday that it has begun preparing to withdraw troops from Gaza after Hamas and Israel reached an agreement to end the two-year-old war. ... more
WAR REPORT
Team of 200 US troops to 'oversee' Gaza truce: US officials
Washington (AFP) Oct 9, 2025
A US military team of 200 people will be deployed in the Middle East to "oversee" the Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after a peace deal brokered by President Donald Trump, senior US officials said Thursday. ... more
WAR REPORT
Trump says 'stepping up pressure' to end Ukraine war
Washington (AFP) Oct 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Washington and NATO allies were "stepping up the pressure" to end the war in Ukraine, after his outreach to Russia's Vladimir Putin failed to achieve a ceasefire. ... more
SPACEMART
Eutelsat and Tusass Strengthen Greenland's Digital Backbone with LEO Connectivity Expansion
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Eutelsat and Tusass, Greenland's national telecommunications provider, have expanded their strategic partnership through a new multi-year agreement to deliver low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connect ... more
SPACEWAR
Muon Space to Demonstrate Dual-Use Environmental Monitoring Constellation under $44.6M Space Force Agreement
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025
Muon Space has secured a $44.6 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement from the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command System Delta ... more
NUKEWARS
NATO to start annual nuclear exercise Monday
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 10, 2025
NATO will launch its annual nuclear exercise Steadfast Noon next week, alliance chief Mark Rutte said Friday, as tensions with Russia have risen after a series of air incursions by Moscow. ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


FLOATING STEEL
U.S. to buy 4 Finnish icebreakers and build 7 more for $6.1B
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 9, 2025
Finnish President Alexander Stubb visited the White House on Thursday to sign a deal to sell four icebreakers to the United States and build seven more at U.S. shipyards. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Dutch NGO rejects Burkina junta's claims of spying
Abidjan (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
An NGO on Wednesday denied claims by the Burkina Faso authorities that its workers had been involved in spying a day after the military regime arrested more of its staff. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
DLR's ATHEAt Flight Experiment Achieves Hypersonic Milestone Over Norway
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 09, 2025
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has successfully launched its ATHEAt flight experiment from Andoya, Norway, marking a major advance in reusable space transportation technology. The sounding rocket ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Raytheon and Anduril achieve breakthrough test in advanced rocket propulsion
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025
Raytheon, an RTX business, and Anduril Industries have completed a successful static fire test of an advanced solid rocket motor under contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Munition ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Space Force awards launch missions to SpaceX, ULA
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
The U.S. Space Force announced winning bids for missions, and SpaceX is the clear favorite. Space Systems Command awarded seven National Security Space Launch contracts last week. Five of the ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
We need a solar sail probe to detect space tornadoes earlier, more accurately
Ann Arbor, MI (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Spirals of solar wind can spin off larger solar eruptions and disrupt Earth's magnetic field, yet they are too difficult to detect with our current single-location warning system, according to a new ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Two newly launched NASA missions will help scientists understand the influence of the Sun
Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Even at a distance of 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) away, activity on the Sun can have adverse effects on technological systems on Earth. Solar flares - intense bursts of energy in the S ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Digital revolution brings new clarity to direct exoplanet imaging with PLACID's liquid crystal optics
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
A groundbreaking instrument is set to transform how astronomers detect and directly image planets orbiting distant stars by using liquid crystal technology. Known as the Programmable Liquid-crystal ... more
NUKEWARS
Grenade attack in western Iran kills two IRGC members: local media
Tehran (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
A grenade attack in western Iran, blamed on militants, killed two members of the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including a cleric, local media reported Tuesday. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Small Satellite Contracted to Probe Climate Effects of Space Radiation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
The University of Alberta has contracted SFL Missions Inc. to develop the RADICALS small satellite, a mission designed to study how energetic particles from space interact with Earth's atmosphere an ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Burkina junta arrests European NGO workers for 'spying'; frees two activists press-ganged to fight jihadists
Abidjan (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
Burkina Faso's military government said Tuesday it had arrested eight members of a humanitarian group, including three Europeans, accusing them of "spying and treason". ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
IAEA says no danger after drone hits Russian nuclear plant
Vienna (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
The UN nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday that there was "no impact on nuclear safety" after a drone hit the cooling tower of a Russian nuclear plant. ... more
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EU 'must respond' to Russia's 'hybrid warfare': von der Leyen
Strasbourg, France Oct 8, 2025
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said Europe must ramp up its defences to deter Russia's "hybrid warfare", after a catalogue of air incursions, cyber attacks and damage to undersea cables. ... more
ROBO SPACE
EU wants key sectors to use made-in-Europe AI
Strasbourg, France (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
The EU on Wednesday told European businesses in critical sectors to ramp up their uptake of artificial intelligence and pushed for the bloc to cut its dependence on foreign AI providers. ... more
WAR REPORT
Japan's Takaichi may skip visit to Tokyo war shrine: reports
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 9, 2025
Japan's likely new prime minister Sanae Takaichi may skip visiting a shrine honouring war dead this month to avoid angering Asian neighbours, media reports said. ... more
WAR REPORT
Trump unlikely to win Nobel Peace Prize, but who will?
Oslo (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
When it comes to this year's Nobel Peace Prize, one thing is almost certain: US President Donald Trump will not win, no matter how much he wants it. But who will? ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
NATO drone competition highlightes use of autonomous technology in disaster relief
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
This summer, The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, hosted the SAPIENCE Drone Competition, an international Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) event s ... more
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