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  Seoul (AFP) Nov 9, 2024 North Korea staged GPS jamming attacks on Friday and Saturday, an operation that was affecting several ships and dozens of civilian aircraft in South Korea, Seoul's military said. The jamming allegations come about a week after the North test-fired what it said was its most advanced and powerful solid-fuel ICBM missile, its first such launch since being accused of sending soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine. The South fired its own ballistic missile into the sea on Friday in a show of force ai ... read more |
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Trump taps John Ratcliffe, ex-national intelligence chief, for CIA directorWashington DC (UPI) Nov 12, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump announced his choice Tuesday for CIA Director, tapping his former intelligence chief John Ratcliffe, who he called a "warrior of truth." ... more  
U.S. confirms North Korean soldiers have begun combat operations against UkraineWashington DC (UPI) Nov 12, 2024 North Korean soldiers deployed to the Kursk region of Russia have begun combat operations against Ukrainian forces, the U.S. State Department confirmed Tuesday. ... more 
North Korea ratifies landmark defense pact with RussiaWashington DC (UPI) Nov 12, 2024 North Korea ratified a defense treaty with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, formally deepening military cooperation that has seen Pyongyang send thousands of troops to help Moscow in its war against Ukraine. ... more  
Countrywide air alert in Ukraine as presidency warns of missile attack on KyivKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 13, 2024 Ukrainian authorities issued air raid alerts covering the entire country on Wednesday, as the president's chief of staff warned of a missile attack on the capital. ... more |
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Russia's Shoigu to visit China next weekMoscow (AFP) Nov 10, 2024 The secretary of Russia's Security Council Sergei Shoigu will visit China next week for talks with top Chinese officials, Russian state news agencies reported. ... more |
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Ukraine officials say forces struck Russian chemical plant overnightWashington DC (UPI) Nov 9, 2024 Ukraine used drones to strike the Aleksinsky chemical plant in Tula, Russia, late Friday and into early Saturday as part of a larger aerial offensive. ... more  
US to send contractors to Ukraine to maintain military equipmentWashington (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 The United States aims to send a "small number" of contractors to Ukraine to help maintain advanced weapons like the warplanes and air defense systems provided to Kyiv, a US defense official said Friday. ... more 
Europe boosts defence spending but lacks soldiers: studyPrague (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 Europe has increased defence spending since Russia invaded Ukraine, but its defence capacities including military manpower are still insufficient, a British security think-tank warned on Friday. ... more  
LNG's climate credentials a complicated issueParis (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has positioned itself as a "transition" fuel to replace highly polluting coal. While LNG burns cleaner than coal, its climate impact is darkened by energy-intensive production and frequent leaks from gas fields. ... more |
 
Rwanda counting on Russia to train nuclear power specialistsSochi, Russia (AFP) Nov 9, 2024 Rwanda said Saturday it was counting on Russia training its citizens to become specialists in nuclear energy, as the African country bets on nuclear power to boost its energy supply. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Venezuela signs defense, energy deals with Russia; Greek tanker crippled by Huthi rebels starts oil transferCaracas (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 Venezuela and its most powerful ally Russia signed agreements Thursday on intelligence-gathering and counter-espionage as well as energy cooperation during a visit by a senior Kremlin official to Caracas. ... more 
NATO warns of N. Korea threat in pitch to Trump on UkraineBudapest (AFP) Nov 7, 2024 NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday that North Korea's involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine posed a direct threat to the United States, in a first effort to convince Donald Trump to keep backing Kyiv. ... more  
Ukraine says hit Russian ships in Caspian SeaKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 Ukraine said Wednesday it had carried out its first successful strike on Russian warships in the Caspian Sea - more than a thousand kilometres from the Ukrainian border. ... more  
Russia launches record 55 satellites, including 2 Iranian-madeMoscow (AFP) Nov 5, 2024 Russia launched 55 satellites into orbit on Tuesday, including two privately built Iranian devices, amid deepening ties between Moscow and Tehran. ... more |
Japan expresses concern to China over Russia-North Korea tiesTokyo (AFP) Nov 5, 2024 Japan's top national security official said he conveyed "serious concerns" to China's foreign minister over North Korea's deepening ties with Russia after the pair held talks in Beijing. ... more  
Two Egyptian pilots killed in helicopter crash in Suez: armyCairo (AFP) Nov 5, 2024 Two Egyptian air force officers were killed on Tuesday when a helicopter crashed during a training exercise, the military said. ... more 
Ukraine's Zelensky confirms first combat engagement with North Korean troopsWashington DC (UPI) Nov 5, 2024 North Korean troops have entered combat with Ukrainian forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, calling the engagement a "new page of instability in the world." ... more  
Poland alleges 'foreign agents' plotted using int'l parcel couriers to target transatlantic air trafficWashington DC (UPI) Nov 5, 2024 Polish authorities said Tuesday that a series of parcel-borne arson attacks against logistics providers in Poland, Germany and Britain were test runs for a campaign targeting transatlantic flights from Europe to the United States and Canada. ... more |
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German cabinet passes revamped military service modelBerlin (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 The German cabinet on Wednesday signed off plans for a new military service model as Berlin looks to revamp its depleted armed forces in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more 
New EU defence chief says must spend more due to Putin, not TrumpBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 The EU's new defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius said Wednesday the bloc needs to spend more on rearming because of threats from Russia - not US president-elect Donald Trump. ... more 
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile salvo ahead of US electionSeoul (AFP) Nov 5, 2024 North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Tuesday, Seoul's military said, Pyongyang's second launch in days and just hours before Americans vote for a new president. ... more 
Azerbaijan: a country steeped in hydrocarbonsParis (AFP) Nov 5, 2024 Azerbaijan, host of the upcoming United Nations COP29 climate summit, is a petrostate nestled between Russia and Iran. ... more |
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Russia to launch private Iranian satellites into orbitMoscow (AFP) Nov 4, 2024 A Russian rocket will launch two privately built Iranian satellites into orbit early Tuesday, the Iranian embassy in Moscow said, hailing close space cooperation between Moscow and Tehran. ... more |
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30 Years On, NASA's Wind Is a Windfall for Studying our Neighborhood in SpaceGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 04, 2024 Picture it: 1994. The first World Wide Web conference took place in Geneva, the first Chunnel train traveled under the English Channel, and just three years after the end of the Cold War, the first ... more 
About 2,000 more N.Korea troops in Russia's Kursk: PentagonWashington (AFP) Nov 4, 2024 The number of North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk region has risen by about 2,000, the Pentagon said Monday, bringing the total in the area bordering Ukraine to some 10,000. ... more 
Joint Russia sea drills signal start of Indonesian foreign policy shiftJakarta (AFP) Nov 3, 2024 Indonesia's first joint military drills with Russia this week signal that new President Prabowo Subianto will seek a bigger role for Jakarta on the world stage as part of a significant foreign policy shift, analysts say. ... more 
Fake X accounts promote COP hosts UAE, AzerbaijanParis (AFP) Nov 4, 2024 The social media platform X has for months been aflush with praise for United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan in posts shared by hundreds of profiles - and all found to be fake. ... more |
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