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November 30, 2025
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Station 10 as Soyuz crew arrives amid Baikonur launch pad crisis



Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
Ten people are now onboard the International Space Station after the arrival of three new crew members on the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft. While back on Earth, damage to the Baikonur launch pad raises questions about Russia's ability to sustain future crewed missions in the immediate term and what this means for ISS operations as pressure builds to retire and eventually deorbit the station. Soyuz MS-28 lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:27 a.m. EST on November 27, carrying NASA ... read more

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MILPLEX
UK fails to reach deal to access EU defence scheme
London (AFP) Nov 28, 2025
Britain said Friday it was "disappointing" talks with Brussels to access a 150-billion-euro ($174 billion) EU scheme to bolster Europe's defences had failed amid disagreement over the entry fee. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
NATO chief hails Trump efforts to end fighting in Ukraine; Rubio expected to skip NATO talks next week
Reykjavik (AFP) Nov 27, 2025
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday praised US President Donald Trump's efforts to end the war in Ukraine, the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II. ... more
WAR REPORT
France to restore voluntary military service, says Macron
Varces-Allieres-Et-Risset, France (AFP) Nov 27, 2025
France will introduce a voluntary military service of 10 months beginning next year, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday, in the face of what it views as a growing threat posed by Russia. ... more
WAR REPORT
Military service in Europe: the state of play
Paris (AFP) Nov 27, 2025
The growing threat from Russia and the risk of renewed conflict in Europe have thrown a spotlight on the continent's varied military service models. ... more
WAR REPORT
Jordan tells Russia to stop recruiting its citizens after two killed
Amman (AFP) Nov 27, 2025
Jordan on Thursday asked Russia to stop recruiting its citizens for its armed forces after two of them were killed fighting for Moscow. ... more
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
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

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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
WAR REPORT
Russian says key city falls;. Missiles kill 10; Zelensky tries to revive peace efforts
Moscow (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
The Russian army claimed on Thursday to have again captured the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, a key Kyiv bastion in the eastern Kharkiv region where Russia's soldiers have been steadily advancing. ... more
WAR REPORT
French general sparks outcry with 'prepared to lose children' warning
Paris (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
France's top general on Thursday faced a backlash across the political spectrum after warning that the country must be ready to "lose its children" against the background of the threat posed by Russia. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
US wants Ukraine to cede land, cut army size; as EU looks to move military eastward
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 19, 2025
Ukraine has received a new peace proposal from the United States, which requires Kyiv to cede land controlled by Russia and more than halve its army's size, a senior official briefed on the proposal told AFP on Wednesday. ... more
UAV NEWS
Romania scrambles jets over fresh drone incursion; German military to counter drones domestically
Bucharest (AFP) Nov 19, 2025
NATO member Romania, bordering Ukraine, scrambled fighter jets early on Wednesday after a fresh drone incursion, the defence ministry said, while neighbouring Moldova also reported that its airspace was breached. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
UK warns Putin as Russian military ship enters its waters
London (AFP) Nov 19, 2025
The UK government warned the Kremlin on Wednesday after saying a Russian military ship had entered British waters and directed lasers at UK pilots. ... more
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DEMOCRACY
Russia bans Human Rights Watch
Moscow (AFP) Nov 28, 2025
Russia added Human Rights Watch to its list of "undesirable" organisations on Friday, effectively banning the New York-based pressure group from operating on its territory. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Sentinel-5 debuts images of atmospheric gases
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
Launched just a little over three months ago, Copernicus Sentinel-5A has returned its first results, including a global map of ozone, maps of nitrogen dioxide over the Middle East and South Africa, ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Newly detected radiation in near-Earth space fades with rising solar activity
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Scientists from HSE University and the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences analyzed ERG (Arase) satellite data collected over seven years, revealing details of the hectometri ... more
SPACEWAR
Germany beefs up defence in outer space as Russia threat looms
Berlin (AFP) Nov 19, 2025
Germany unveiled the country's first national space security strategy on Wednesday, with Defence Minister Boris Pistorius vowing to expand military and civilian capabilities in orbit. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Russian army present in six African countries: state TV
Moscow (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
The Russian army is operating in six African countries, state TV reported in a rare high-profile acknowledgement of the extent of Moscow's official military presence on the continent. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russian missile attack kills teenager in eastern Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 18, 2025
A Russian missile attack killed a teenage girl and wounded at least nine people in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region, its governor said Tuesday. ... more
UAV NEWS
Europe 'not ready' for Russian drone attack: EU defence chief
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
Europe is not ready to deal effectively with a Russian drone attack and must integrate Ukraine's "battle-tested" capabilities to better protect itself, EU defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius said Monday. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Zelensky meets Macron seeking air defence deal for Ukraine: AFP
Velizy-Villacoublay, France Nov 17, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Monday met France's Emmanuel Macron at an air base outside Paris, seeking a major deal to acquire French air defence hardware including fighter jets, an AFP correspondent said. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Greenpeace says French uranium being sent to Russia
Paris (AFP) Nov 16, 2025
The Greenpeace environment group said Sunday that France was sending reprocessed uranium to Russia for treatment so it can be reused, despite the Kremlin's war in Ukraine. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Record support in Norway for fossil fuel drilling: study
Oslo (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
A record number of Norwegians support their country continuing to explore and drill for fossil fuels, a survey has found, as world leaders gather for UN talks on climate change. ... 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
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
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Russia strike on Kyiv apartment block kills six, Ukraine says
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
A barrage of Russian missiles hit Kyiv on Friday, killing six people in one apartment block, attacks that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced as a "heinous" bid to spread terror. ... more
MILTECH
Five European NATO powers vow to tackle 'hybrid threats'
Berlin (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
Defence ministers from five major European NATO countries promised greater cooperation to counter drone incursions and other "hybrid threats" such as cyberattacks after a meeting in Berlin on Friday. ... more
OIL AND GAS
World 'will suffer' without fossil fuels: Russia's COP30 negotiator
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
Russia's chief negotiator at the UN climate talks in Brazil, Vladimir Uskov, told AFP that the world still needs fossil fuels and criticized Western nations for breaking promises on climate finance. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Moscow says Ukraine drone debris hit Russian nuclear plant
Moscow (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
Russian officials said on Friday debris from a Ukrainian drone hit a nuclear power plant a day earlier, temporarily causing the station to reduce its output. ... 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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