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The exact circumstances remain unclear, with both sides offering conflicting accounts.

“Doomers” have mostly self-silenced, but that doesn’t mean the technology has become any safer.

But with shaky ground beneath it and cracks in the military logic, critics fear it’s more spin than steel.

Americas The US has selected a design for the futuristic “Golden Dome” missile defense system, says President Donald Trump, adding that it will be operational by the end of his time in office. Just days after returning to the White House in January, Trump unveiled his intentions for the system, aimed at countering “next-generation” aerial threats to the US, including ballistic and cruise missiles. An initial sum of $25billion has been earmarked in a new budget bill – although the government has estimated it could end up costing 20 times that over decades. The Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center (RIA-JMTC) plans to ramp up production of 3D-printed drones for the US Army. This is part of the Army’s Transforming in Contact initiative, introducing new technologies directly into operational environments for field testing and evaluation. The program’s goal is to gather direct feedback from soldiers and assess the drones’ technical and operational capabilities under real operational conditions. Middle East & Africa Sweden’s foreign minister on Monday condemned Israel’s plans to “take control” of the Gaza Strip, saying the move would violate international law. Israel earlier this month approved plans for the expanded offensive currently under way and said it was aimed […]

The British press decried Monday’s ’reset’ as the end of Brexit. So why do pro-EU protests – and Morris dancing – continue?

Norway's Espen Barthe Eide predicts a growing NATO presence in the far north, and discusses expanded NATO defence spending targets.

Keeping the far-right AfD out of key parliamentary posts has gotten harder after their surge in Germany's most recent election.

Japanese defence officials have been working to improve relations with their American counterparts as concerns mount in Tokyo over the US administration's dim view of its future fighter jet plans. Diplomats and air force representatives are relying on talking points [...]

China's Ministry of State Security (MSS, or Guoanbu) no longer regards as a strategic threat the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China [...]

To little fanfare in June 2023, Czech engineering group PBS Velká Bíteš signed a technical agreement with Ukraine's state-owned engine [...]

The little known New York City-based nonprofit Relief Resources Inc was quietly able to broker a meeting between Pennsylvania Senator [...]

On 12 November 2022, Manish Jha, a reporter for India's TV9 channel, took to Twitter to protest against his name [...]

What Washington can learn from CHIPS.

China is chipping away at America’s security guarantees to its allies.

ENTRETIEN EXCLUSIF - L’ancien premier ministre évoque  pour Le Figaro Magazine vingt-cinq ans de combats politiques avec Bruno Retailleau à ses côtés. Pour lui, le vainqueur de LR est l’homme qu’il faut pour 2027.

Lors d’un entretien entre les deux dirigeants dans le bureau Ovale, le président américain a présenté à son homologue sud-africain, sans détails ni contexte, des documents relatant des meurtres d’Afrikaners.

The U.S. solar industry has been "materially injured" by a flood of cheap panels and components from four Southeast Asian nations, a key trade body has ruled.

Like many Asian governments, Bangkok has announced a number of trade concessions while taking steps to reduce its overall reliance on the American market.

The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue analyses how the South African president reacted in an extraordinary Oval Office meeting.

Sector-specific considerations will be needed to successfully electrify industry, experts say, and Europe’s climate goals will be impossible without them.