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November 14, 2025
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'The war of tomorrow will begin in space': Macron



Toulouse, France (AFP) Nov 12, 2025
Modern conflicts are already being fought in space and the next wars will begin there, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday, singling out the threat posed by Russia and announcing a multi-billion euro increase in spending on military activities in space. "The war of today is already being fought in space, and the war of tomorrow will begin in space," Macron said in Toulouse, France's space and aviation hub, which is home to its new space military command centre. "Space is no longer a ... read more

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NUKEWARS
UN watchdog calls on Iran to urgently allow 'long overdue' uranium stockpile verification
Vienna (AFP) Nov 12, 2025
The UN nuclear watchdog on Wednesday called on Iran to allow it to verify its enriched uranium inventories, especially its sensitive stockpile of highly enriched uranium that was "long overdue", according to a confidential report seen by AFP. ... more
UAV NEWS
How drones are altering contemporary warfare
Cambridge, MA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
A new book by scholar and military officer Erik Lin-Greenberg examines the evolving dynamics of military and state action centered around drones. In recent months, Russia has frequently flown ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan says not 'overly worried' about Trump-Xi talks
Taipei (AFP) Nov 12, 2025
Taiwan's top diplomat expressed confidence on Wednesday that future talks between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping would not "sacrifice" the democratic island's interests. ... more
AEROSPACE
NATO allies ditch Boeing for new surveillance planes
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
NATO countries have ditched plans to buy US-made Boeing aircraft to replace the alliance's ageing fleet of surveillance planes, after Washington pulled out of the programme, the Netherlands said Thursday. ... more
TERROR WARS
Italy probes if 'war tourists' paid to shoot civilians in Sarajevo siege
Rome (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Prosecutors in Italy are investigating possible Italian snipers who may have paid the Bosnian Serb army during the 1990s siege of Sarajevo to be allowed to shoot civilians for sport, local media reported. ... more
IRAQ WARS
What lies ahead in Iraq: the hard task of forming a government
Baghdad (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Following Iraq's parliamentary election this week, the complex and often lengthy task of choosing the country's next leader is set to begin. ... more
MILPLEX
Brussels and UK haggle over entry fee for EU defence fund
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 12, 2025
The EU and Britain are wrangling over an entry fee to allow London to join a 150-billion-euro ($174 billion) fund to bolster Europe's defences, officials said Wednesday. ... more
UAV NEWS
Unexplained drone flights fray nerves in Belgium
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Sightings at military bases, airports, a nuclear power station: a spate of unexplained drone flights has frayed nerves in Belgium and fuelled fears the country could be being targeted by Russia. ... more

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CYBER WARS
Chinese court rejects appeal by journalist jailed for espionage: family
Beijing (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
A Chinese court on Thursday rejected an appeal by veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu, who had been sentenced to seven years in prison on espionage charges, his family said in a statement. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
US approves first military sale to Taiwan since Trump's return
Taipei (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
The United States has approved $330 million-worth of parts and equipment in its first military sale to Taiwan since US President Donald Trump's return to the White House, the island's foreign ministry said Friday. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
US approves first military sale to Taiwan since Trump's return
Taipei (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
The United States has approved $330 million-worth of parts and components in its first military sale to Taiwan since US President Donald Trump's return to office, the island's foreign ministry said Friday. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Demarches and decapitation: Japan and China's Taiwan spat
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
Japan and China's long-testy relations have worsened in recent days following comments by new premier Sanae Takaichi about a possible attack by Beijing on Taiwan. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
South Korea says to 'move forward' on nuclear subs with US
Seoul (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
South Korea will "move forward" with the United States in building nuclear-powered submarines, President Lee Jae Myung said Friday, after a long-awaited security and trade agreement was finalised. ... more
AEROSPACE
Light powered micromotors achieve flight in open air
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
Researchers at Concordia University have built the first micromotors able to move freely through the air using only light as their source of power. This advance marks a major shift for the field of ... more
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AEROSPACE
Turkey suspends C-130 flights after fatal plane crash
Istanbul (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Turkey suspended flights by its C-130 military cargo planes as a precautionary measure a day after one crashed in neighbouring Georgia, killing all 20 people on board, the defence ministry said Thursday. ... more
THE STANS
Pakistan grants lifetime immunity to president, current army chief
Islamabad, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Pakistan's parliament approved a sweeping constitutional amendment on Thursday granting lifetime immunity to the president as well as the current army chief, a move critics warned would erode democratic checks and judicial independence. ... more
WAR REPORT
Israel army says three militants killed in Gaza's Rafah
Jerusalem (AFP) Nov 12, 2025
The Israeli military said its forces killed three militants in Gaza's southern area of Rafah on Wednesday while dismantling tunnels in territory under their control. ... more
TERROR WARS
Belgian court finds jihadist guilty over Yazidi genocide
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
A Brussels court on Thursday found a Belgian jihadist - presumed killed in a 2016 airstrike - guilty of genocide against the Yazidi minority in Iraq and Syria. ... more
WAR REPORT
Germany agrees to keep military service voluntary
Berlin (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Germany's coalition government has agreed a new voluntary military service model, politicians said Thursday, after weeks of wrangling over whether there should be a compulsory element. ... more
UAV NEWS
Amentum secures up to 995M dollar US Air Force contract for MQ9 modernization
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Amentum announced it has received the Remotely Piloted Aircraft Maintenance Support IDIQ contract from the US Air Force Air Combat Command, valued at up to 995 million dollars over five years. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attack
Caracas (AFP) Nov 11, 2025
A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in Latin America Tuesday, escalating a military buildup Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict as it announced its own "massive" deployment. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
AI-developed controller directs satellite in pioneering in-orbit maneuver
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 08, 2025


A team at Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg (JMU) has achieved a significant milestone on the road to space autonomy by successfully testing an artificial intelligence-based attitude control ... more

NUKEWARS
Russia offers US nuclear talks in bid to ease tensions
Moscow (AFP) Nov 11, 2025
Russia on Tuesday offered to discuss with the United States allegations from Washington that it had carried out secret underground nuclear tests, in a bid to ease tensions between the world's top two nuclear superpowers. ... more
SPACEMART
China moves forward with orbital internet network expansion
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 11, 2025
A Long March 12 rocket placed the latest batch of low Earth orbit satellites into space on November 10, 2025, launching from the Hainan commercial spacecraft site in southern China. China Aerospace ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
US-China tensions weigh on Lisbon's Web Summit
Paris (AFP) Nov 11, 2025
Global tech leaders packed Lisbon's annual Web Summit Tuesday to talk artificial intelligence, robots and startups - all under the shadow of global tensions over cutting-edge hardware and software and the resources needed to build them. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
LandSpace prepares reusable ZQ 3 rocket for first launch after major tests in China
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 12, 2025
LandSpace, a private Beijing-based rocket manufacturer, is moving toward the debut flight of its ZQ 3, also known as Rosefinch 3, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi ... more
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GPS NEWS
Centimeter-level RTK positioning now available for IoT deployments
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2025
Quectel Wireless Solutions has announced a collaboration with Swift Navigation to provide real-time kinematic (RTK) correction solutions that deliver centimeter-level accuracy for a diverse range of ... more
TECH SPACE
York Space demonstrates successful payload commissioning for BARD mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2025
York Space Systems completed the initial commissioning of the Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) payload on the BARD mission, validating the mission's operations concept and advancing wideband ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China's Galactic Energy fails Ceres-1 rocket satellite mission launch
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 10, 2025
A rocket by a private Chinese company saw its second failure on its planned orbital mission. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX Starlink launch breaks record for Florida spaceport
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 10, 2025
The SpaceX launch of 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit Monday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station broke an annual launch record for Florida's spaceport. ... more
WAR REPORT
Colombia halts intelligence sharing with U.S. over boat strikes
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 12, 2025
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the South American nation's security authorities to cease sharing intelligence with the United States over the Trump administration's continued attacks on vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. ... more
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