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Pakistan-Afghan border crossings closed after heavy clashesPeshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Oct 12, 2025 Key border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan were closed on Sunday after fierce clashes erupted overnight following Taliban accusations that Islamabad had carried out air strikes this week, officials said. ... more  
EU eyes building 'drone wall': question is, what is it?Copenhagen (AFP) Oct 2, 2025 European Union leaders are discussing setting up a "drone wall" of defences after high-profile air incursions by Russia. ... more  
China, Philippines trade blame over boat collision in disputed seaManila Oct 12, 2025 The Philippines said a Chinese ship deliberately rammed one of its government vessels in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, although Beijing blamed Manila for the incident. ... more  
Trump says US 'wants to help China, not hurt it'Washington (AFP) Oct 12, 2025 President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States wants to help China, not hurt it, striking a conciliatory tone days after threatening an additional 100 percent tariff on the world's second-largest economy. ... more |
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Europe needs reusable rockets to catch Musk's SpaceX: ESA chiefParis (AFP) Oct 10, 2025 Europe must quickly get its own reusable rocket launcher to catch up to billionaire Elon Musk's dominant SpaceX, European Space Agency director Josef Aschbacher told AFP in an interview. ... more 
Trump suggests Spain be expelled from NATO over low defense spendingWashington (AFP) Oct 9, 2025 President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that Spain be expelled from NATO over its failure to match the higher defense spending requirement he has engineered. ... more  
Trump issues order to pay military as US shutdown drags onWashington (AFP) Oct 11, 2025 President Donald Trump said Saturday he had issued an order for the military to be paid next week despite the ongoing government shutdown during which many civil servants are working without salaries. ... more  
Trump says may warn Putin Ukraine could get TomahawksWashington (AFP) Oct 12, 2025 US President Donald Trump said Sunday he may warn Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Ukraine could get Tomahawk cruise missiles if Moscow does not end its invasion. ... more |
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Trump jeopardising US role as scientific leader: Nobel officialsStockholm (AFP) Oct 2, 2025 Donald Trump's assault on science could threaten the United States' position as the world's leading research nation and have knock-on effects worldwide, Nobel Prize officials in Sweden told AFP. ... more |
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U.S. to buy 4 Finnish icebreakers and build 7 more for $6.1BWashington 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  
North Korea's Kim hails 'cooperative' ties with ChinaSeoul (AFP) Oct 10, 2025 North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un hailed "friendly and cooperative" ties with China as he hosted Premier Li Qiang and other foreign dignitaries for celebrations marking 80 years under the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported Friday. ... more 
Belgium says foiled jihadist plot for drone attack on politiciansBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 9, 2025 Belgian authorities said Thursday they had arrested three young adults for plotting a jihadist-inspired attack using drone-mounted explosives, with Prime Minister Bart De Wever reported to be among several politicians targeted. ... more  
'Cynical' Russian attack batters Ukraine energy grid, kills 7-year-oldKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 10, 2025 Russian drones and missiles pummelled Ukraine's struggling energy infrastructure early Friday, cutting power to thousands across the country and killing a seven-year-old boy. ... more |
Putin says Trump 'doing a lot' to resolve crisesMoscow (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  |
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Lebanon, Syria commit to new path for strong partnershipWashington 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  
China bolsters export controls on rare-earth industryBeijing (AFP) Oct 9, 2025 China's commerce ministry announced new controls on the export of rare-earth technologies and items on Thursday, adding to regulations on a critical industry that has been a key source of tension between Beijing and Washington. ... more 
US hits Iraq's Olympic Committee president in fresh Iran-related sanctionsWashington (AFP) Oct 9, 2025 The US Treasury on Thursday ramped up its Iran-related sanctions, targeting a firm with ties to Iran-backed militia groups in Iraq, and the president of the Iraq's Olympic Committee. ... more  
Qatari Emiri Air Force facility planned for Idaho, Pete Hegseth saysWashington 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 |
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Lightweight UAV detector achieves real time accuracy with reparameterized convolutions Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 13, 2025 Remote sensing object detection is becoming increasingly important for UAV operations in disaster response, urban planning, and environmental monitoring. However, developing models that are both acc ... more
Breakthrough in UAV swarm intelligence as SRI redefines topology mappingTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 13, 2025 Unmanned swarm systems are revolutionizing fields from disaster relief to military reconnaissance, yet two obstacles have long hindered their reliability: precise trajectory prediction and transpare ... more  
NRL robotic servicing payload passes thermal vacuum testing and moves closer to launchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2025 The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), working with DARPA and Northrop Grumman's SpaceLogistics, has cleared a major space-readiness hurdle for satellite servicing. On Sept. 5, the team completed ... more  
TERN raises seed funding extension to scale satellite free navigation for vehicles fleets and defenseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 TERN has closed a $7.5 million Seed Extension to accelerate deployment of its Independently Derived Positioning System (IDPS), an AI-driven, satellite-free navigation technology for commercial and d ... more |
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North Korea shows off 'most powerful' missile at military paradeSeoul (AFP) Oct 11, 2025 North Korea showed off its "most powerful" intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade attended by top officials from Russia and China, Pyongyang's state media reported Saturday. ... more  
Israel strikes Hezbollah 'terrorist infrastructure' in south LebanonWashington DC (UPI) Oct 11, 2025 Israel early Saturday morning targeted sites in southern Lebanon it said Hezbollah was using to "reestablish its terrorist infrastructure" in the country despite a ceasefire deal agreed to last year, killing one and injuring at least seven. ... more 
Russia says missile strike kills three in Belgorod region: governorMoscow (AFP) Oct 8, 2025 A missile strike killed three people in a village in Russia's Belgorod region bordering Ukraine on Wednesday, the local governor said. ... more 
SoftBank buys $5.4 bn robotics firm to advance 'physical AI'Tokyo (AFP) Oct 8, 2025 Tech investment giant SoftBank Group said Wednesday it will buy Swiss-Swedish firm ABB Robotics for nearly $5.4 billion as part of its plans to bring artificial intelligence into the physical realm. ... more |
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Spain says 'committed to NATO' after Trump expulsion threatMadrid (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 |
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Trump admin fires US diplomat over relationship with ChineseWashington (AFP) Oct 8, 2025 US President Donald Trump's administration said Wednesday it fired a State Department employee who did not acknowledge a romantic relationship with a Chinese national. ... more 
German police to get power to shoot down drones: ministerBerlin (AFP) Oct 8, 2025 German federal police will soon be allowed to shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Wednesday, after a spate of drone sightings believed to be Russian efforts to spy and intimidate. ... more 
Israel prepares for Hamas to release hostages; talks to start in EgyptWashington DC (UPI) Oct 4, 2025 Israel is preparing for a cease-fire and the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas within 10 days after the militant group agreed to parts of the U.S. peace plan. ... more
Germany joins EU nations with plans to shoot down unknown dronesWashington DC (UPI) Oct 8, 2025 Federal authorities in Germany were granted permission to shoot down drones following a series of recent sightings of unknown drones spotted near Munich. ... more |
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