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November 26, 2025
TECH SPACE
How China leveraged its rare earths dominance over the US



Beijing (AFP) Nov 26, 2025
China's stranglehold on the rare earths industry - from natural reserves and mining through processing and innovation - is the result of a decades-long drive, now giving Beijing crucial leverage in its trade war with the United States. The 17 key elements will play a vital role in the global economy in coming years, as analysts warn that plans to secure alternative supply chains by Western governments could take years to bear fruit. Rare earths are crucial for the defence sector - used in fig ... read more

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UAV NEWS
Belgium's Antwerp port vulnerable to drone attack, boss warns
Antwerp, Belgium (AFP) Nov 26, 2025
The boss of Belgium's Antwerp port, the second busiest in Europe, has told AFP the giant facility risks being a soft target for drone attacks, as fears swirl over the threat from Russia. ... more
WAR REPORT
Latest Ukraine draft deal 'significantly better' for Kyiv: senior official to AFP
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
The latest version of a draft document to end the war in Ukraine is "significantly better" for Kyiv than the original US one, a senior official familiar with the matter told AFP. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Sweden beefs up air defence in rearmament push
Stockholm (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Sweden will acquire anti-air defence equipment worth 3.5 billion kronor ($366 million) to protect itself against missiles, drones and combat aircraft, the government said Tuesday. ... more
WAR REPORT
Facing Russia 'threat', France to restore voluntary military service
Paris (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
President Emmanuel Macron is set this week to announce that France is restoring military service on a voluntary basis in the face of the growing threat posed by Russia, just under three decades after conscription was abolished in the country. ... more
THE STANS
Pakistan denies deadly strikes after Afghanistan vows retaliation
Jige Mughalgai, Afghanistan (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Afghanistan's Taliban government vowed on Tuesday to "respond appropriately" to deadly overnight air strikes it blamed on Pakistan, a claim Islamabad denied, as tensions spiked a day after a suicide bombing in a Pakistani city. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China promises 'new giant pandas' for France as pair flies home
Roissy-Charles De Gaulle Airport, France (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Two giant pandas were flying home from France to China for retirement on Tuesday, after the female was diagnosed with kidney failure, with a Chinese official pledging new bears would soon replace them. ... more
UAV NEWS
Drones crash in Romania, Moldova as Russia bombards Ukraine
Bucharest (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Drones crashed in both Romania and Moldova on Tuesday, with Bucharest deploying four fighter jets after a night of massive Russian air strikes in neighbouring Ukraine. ... more
UAV NEWS
Japan scrambles aircraft over suspected China drone near Taiwan
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Japan said Tuesday it scrambled aircraft after detecting a suspected Chinese drone off an island near Taiwan that has been drawn into a weeks-long diplomatic spat between Tokyo and Beijing. ... more

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China's Xi pushes Taiwan issue in call with Trump
Beijing (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Chinese leader Xi Jinping pressed the ever-sensitive issue of Taiwan in a phone call Monday with US President Donald Trump, as he stressed the need to build on a fragile trade truce between the two superpowers. ... more
CYBER WARS
Based in US or Nigeria? Musk's X erupts over location feature
Washington (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Elon Musk's X erupted in uproar after the rollout of a feature revealing an account's location, exposing what users describe as global troll farms and influence operations on the platform - including in support of Donald Trump. ... more
WAR REPORT
Israel says killed man responsible for West Bank ramming attack; Israel strike kills Hezbollah offical in Beirut
Jerusalem (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Israel's armed forces announced late Monday that its personnel had killed a man they held responsible for a ramming attack in the occupied West Bank last year. ... more
WAR REPORT
Israeli military sacks several generals over October 7 attack
Jerusalem (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
Israel's military announced the dismissal of three generals and disciplinary actions against several other senior officers over their failure to prevent the October 2023 attack by Hamas, the deadliest in the country's history. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
China slams Japan's plans to deploy missiles near Taiwan
Beijing (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
China slammed on Monday Japan's decision to push ahead with a planned deployment of missiles on an island near Taiwan, escalating a weeks-long diplomatic spat. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
G20 grapples with splintering world order
Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 23, 2025
G20 leaders gathered Sunday in South Africa hailed multilateralism - even as they struggled to adapt to a changing world order beset by go-it-alone US policies, wars and deepening geopolitical rivalries. ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


DEMOCRACY
Brazil's Bolsonaro detained for trying to break ankle bracelet and flee
Brasilia (AFP) Nov 23, 2025
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro - under house arrest while he appeals a conviction for a foiled coup attempt - was taken into custody Saturday after the Supreme Court deemed him a high flight risk. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Pentagon chief calls on Nigeria to stop violence against Christians
Washington (AFP) Nov 21, 2025
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Nigerian National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu, urging Africa's most populous nation to take steps to curb violence against Christians, the Pentagon said Friday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Sudan's parallel war on social media; Aid workers forced to 'choose who to save'
Cairo (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
The war in Sudan is increasingly being fought on the battlefield of social media, where competing factions trade fake news, doctored videos and triumphalist propaganda, hardening divisions in a country already fractured by years of conflict, analysts warn. ... more
NUKEWARS
Iran envoy says new UN resolution will have 'negative impact'
Vienna (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency told AFP on Thursday that a new resolution passed by the UN nuclear watchdog would have a "negative impact" on cooperation over the country's nuclear programme. ... more
CYBER WARS
US national in German court over China spying offer
Berlin (AFP) Nov 19, 2025
A US citizen went on trial in Germany on Wednesday accused of offering sensitive information to China while he was working for a civilian contractor at a US military base. ... more
TECH SPACE
Orbital cloud project to combine solar powered AI compute and satellite network in low Earth orbit
London, UK (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
PowerBank Corporation is partnering with Smartlink AI under the Orbit AI banner to develop an orbital cloud architecture that combines satellite communications, AI computing and blockchain verificat ... more
TECH SPACE
Cool comfort: beating the heat with high-tech clothes
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
As global temperatures rise and heatwaves intensify, a new textile innovation co-developed by University of South Australia scientists promises to keep people cooler, drier, and more comfortable in ... more
TECH SPACE
Frontgrade unveils SADA-10 drive to increase efficiency for LEO and MEO satellites
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Frontgrade Technologies has introduced the SADA-10, a compact Solar Array Drive Assembly designed to support precise solar array positioning for Low Earth Orbit and Medium Earth Orbit space missions ... more
TECH SPACE
Faraday Effect Reveals Magnetic Role of Light in New Study
London, UK (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have established that the magnetic field component of light actively influences the Faraday Effect. The team, led by Dr. Amir Capua and Benjamin Ass ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
SpainSat NG programme completed as second secure communications satellite launches
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 25, 2025
Europe has strengthened its secure-communications capabilities with the successful launch of SpainSat NG II on 24 October, wrapping up the SpainSat Next Generation programme supported by the Europea ... more
MILPLEX
EU gives Germany free pass over defence spending
Strasbourg, France (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Germany will escape EU punishment for breaking the bloc's budget rules because of a defence spending exemption, the European Commission said on Tuesday. ... more
SPACEWAR
New BlackSky satellite delivers rapid high-resolution imagery of strategic port operations
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
BlackSky Technology Inc. has provided the first set of very high-resolution images from its third Gen-3 satellite less than 24 hours after launch. The company released images taken over the Port of ... more
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NUKEWARS
Iran FM to discuss nuclear programme, national's case in France visit
Tehran (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Iran's foreign minister will discuss the country's nuclear programme and the case of an Iranian citizen held in France during a visit to Paris this week, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. ... more
NUKEWARS
Iran's foreign minister to hold Paris talks Wednesday: French ministry
Paris (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will hold talks with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot in Paris this week, France's foreign ministry said Monday. ... more
CYBER WARS
Turkish prosecutors accuse three defence execs of spying
Istanbul (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Turkish authorities arrested three executives of defence companies operating in the country, accusing them of spying for foreign powers, prosecutors said on Tuesday. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan's president to propose $40 bn in extra defence spending
Taipei (AFP) Nov 26, 2025
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said his government will propose $40 billion in additional defence spending over several years, as the democratic island seeks to deter a potential Chinese invasion. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
France says ready to deliver frigate to Sweden by 2030
Stockholm (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
France's defence minister said Monday that the country was ready to deliver a "fully equipped" frigate to Sweden, which is looking to acquire four new warships, by 2030. ... more
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