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November 18, 2025
SPACEWAR
'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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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
SPACEWAR
Europe Strives to Counter Russian and Chinese Satellite Menace
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
Europe finds itself in the midst of a new space race, one defined less by exploration and more by the imperative to safeguard critical orbital infrastructure from the mounting threats of Russian and ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
European Response to Escalating Space Security Crisis
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
Facing a new era of satellite surveillance and jamming, European governments are moving rapidly to strengthen their defenses in orbit. The twin challenges posed by Russian and Chinese activities hav ... more
CYBER WARS
Europe Faces Satellite Espionage Threat from Russia and China
London, UK (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
Germany and the United Kingdom have raised alarms regarding the escalating danger posed by Russian and Chinese activity in space, with recent incidents putting focus on the growing threat to Western ... 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
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

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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
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
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
IRON AND ICE
Largest modern crater identified in Chinas Holocene geology
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
A scientific team in China has confirmed the discovery of the Jinlin crater in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province. This impact structure, which has been preserved in a thick granite weathering crust, prov ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


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
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
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
OIL AND GAS
China 'massively' fuels Russia's war chest: Finnish defence minister
Helsinki (AFP) Nov 12, 2025
Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen on Wednesday said China was "massively" financing Russia's war efforts, which increases the security threat in Europe and poses a challenge to NATO. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Ukraine, China's critical mineral dominance, on agenda as G7 meets
Montreal (AFP) Nov 11, 2025
G7 foreign ministers gather in Canada Tuesday for meetings expected to focus on Ukraine and find consensus on a path forward to end the four-year-old conflict. ... 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
MISSILE NEWS
Russia says foiled Ukrainian-UK plot to hijack missile-carrying jet
Moscow (AFP) Nov 11, 2025
Russia said Tuesday it had foiled an Anglo-Ukrainian plot to hijack a military jet carrying a hypersonic missile which they planned to take to Romania in a "large-scale provocation". ... more
AEROSPACE
India buying over 100 GE engines for its Tejas fighter jets
Mumbai, India (AFP) Nov 7, 2025
India's state-owned aeronautics firm said Friday it had inked an agreement with US company General Electric to acquire over 100 engines for its domestically designed and built Tejas fighter jets. ... more
WAR REPORT
Russian strikes kill Ukrainian residents, damage energy infrastructure
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 8, 2025
A barrage of Russian missiles and drones attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure and residential areas, killing at least six overnight into Saturday. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Trump grants Hungary exemption from Russian oil, gas sanctions
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 8, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump has exempted Hungary from sanctions over the nation's purchase of Russian gas and oil for one year after meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orban. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Greece woos US energy deals, as eco groups cry foul
Athens (AFP) Nov 7, 2025
Greece on Friday hailed as "historic" a deal with US energy giant ExxonMobil that could see the country's first offshore drilling project in 40 years. ... more
ICE WORLD
Big leap in quest to get to bottom of climate ice mystery
Kon Chukurbashi, Tajikistan (AFP) Nov 7, 2025
Stanislav Kutuzov felt the drillhead he was controlling smash into the rock more than 100 metres below him high on a glacier in the Pamir peaks of Tajikistan. The ice core samples it took could help solve one of climate science's great mysteries. ... more
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German defence giant Rheinmetall sticks to stellar growth goals
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
Germany's biggest defence group Rheinmetall said Thursday a surge in demand from the country's military is set to help it achieve stellar sales growth, after delayed orders dented earnings. ... more
WAR REPORT
With war next door, Poland seeks to train 500,000 volunteers to reinforce defense
Warsaw (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
Poland's government said Thursday that the country, a neighbour to Ukraine and Russia, plans to train up to 500,000 volunteers by the end of next year to strengthen its defensive capabilities. ... more
NUKEWARS
Putin says Russia considers resuming nuclear tests after Trump comments
Moscow (AFP) Nov 5, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia would consider resuming nuclear tests if the United States did so, convening a security council meeting after US President Donald Trump's comments on testing. ... more
UAV NEWS
Northern German states look to joint anti-drone defences
Berlin (AFP) Nov 5, 2025
Authorities across northern Germany will launch a joint drone-defence effort after a series of incidents Berlin blames in part on Russia, Hamburg city announced Wednesday. ... more
WAR REPORT
Iraq's social media mercenaries dying for Russia
Baghdad (AFP) Nov 5, 2025
Smiling broadly and clad in military fatigues, young Iraqi Mohammed Imad's last TikTok post was in a field carved up with heavy vehicle tracks in what appeared to be Ukraine. Smoke was rising behind him. ... more
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