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October 02, 2025
SPACEWAR
Germany pledges EUR35 bn for space defence against Russia, China



Berlin (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
Germany will spend 35 billion euros ($41 billion) on outer space defence by 2030, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Thursday, citing the threat posed by Russia and China. "Russia and China have in recent years rapidly expanded their capabilities for conducting warfare in space," he said. "They can disrupt, jam, manipulate or even physically destroy satellites. In space, there are no borders or continents. Russia and China are our immediate neighbours there." Germany has strongly backed ... read more

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DEMOCRACY
Moldova backs EU in elections marred by Russian interference
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 29, 2025
Moldova's pro-Europe party of President Maia Sandu has claimed victory in Parliamentary elections that are being framed as a repudiation of Russia and its alleged actions to undermine the small nation's democracy. ... more
GPS NEWS
Russia blamed for GPS attack on Spanish defence minister's plane
Madrid (AFP) Sept 24, 2025
A plane carrying Spain's defence minister suffered an attack on its GPS navigation while flying near Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad on Wednesday, a ministry source said, the latest such incident blamed on Moscow. ... more
UAV NEWS
EU leaders plot defence boost in shadow of Denmark drones
Copenhagen (AFP) Oct 1, 2025
EU leaders will discuss bolstering Europe's defences and Ukraine's financial firepower at a Wednesday summit in Denmark, where mysterious drone flights have ramped up fears about the threat from Russia. ... more
UAV NEWS
Germany wants to allow military to shoot down drones
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Sept 27, 2025
Germany wants to authorise its military to shoot down drones, the interior minister said Saturday, after a "swarm" of them was spotted over the north of the country. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Leaked info: China's Taiwan invasion plans get help from Russia
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 26, 2025
Russia will train and equip Chinese paratroopers to invade Taiwan, according to leaked documents. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
NATO says beefing up Baltic presence after Denmark drone sightings
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 28, 2025
NATO has "enhanced vigilance" in the Baltic after what Copenhagen called an intrusion of unwelcome drones into Danish airspace, a spokesperson for the defence alliance said. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Estonia PM says Russia incursions aim to distract EU from Ukraine
Copenhagen (AFP) Sept 30, 2025
Estonia's Prime Minister Kristen Michal warned Tuesday that Russia's recent air incursions were an attempt to distract Europe from helping Ukraine, ahead of a summit with EU leaders. ... more
UAV NEWS
'No drones can rattle us': Finnish defence minister to AFP
Helsinki (AFP) Sept 30, 2025
Finland will not be intimidated by attempts to destabilise it and the rest of Europe with drones and other so-called "hybrid" attacks, its defence minister told AFP on Tuesday. ... more

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Why is Denmark being targeted with mystery drone flights?
Copenhagen (AFP) Sept 30, 2025
Denmark's support for Ukraine, its lack of anti-drone defences and this week's EU summit in Copenhagen could all explain the unidentified drone sightings over Danish airspace that have been widely blamed on Russia. ... more
WAR REPORT
Massive Russian drone and missile attack kills four in Kyiv
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 28, 2025
A massive Russian drone and missile attack against Ukraine lasting 12 hours into Sunday killed at least four people in Kyiv, including a 12-year-old girl, Ukrainian authorities said. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
NATO's 'eyes in sky' scour eastern flank for Russian threats
Aboard A Nato Aircraft, Poland (AFP) Sept 20, 2025
In a NATO surveillance plane some 10,000 metres above eastern Poland, air force officers from a half dozen countries scanned screens for any sign of Russian aircraft breaching the alliance's borders. ... more
UAV NEWS
Germany vows defence against Russia in drone warfare and in space
Berlin (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
Germany said Thursday it would step up its defences - from drone warfare to outer space - at a time of growing tensions between Russia and NATO while the Ukraine war grinds on. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Lithuania appoints pro-Ukraine government
Vilnius (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
Lithuania's new social-democrat-led government was appointed on Thursday and has pledged to keep investing massively in defence and supporting Ukraine, as well as seek to normalise relations with China. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Tehran, Moscow sign $25 bn deal to build nuclear plants in Iran
Tehran (AFP) Sept 26, 2025
Iran and Russia signed a $25 billion deal to build nuclear power plants in the Islamic republic, Iranian state media reported Friday, just hours ahead of the likely return of sweeping UN sanctions on Iran. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Zelensky warns situation 'critical' as nuclear plant off grid for a week
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 30, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been off the grid for seven straight days, warning of the potential threat of a "critical" situation. ... more
AEROSPACE
India signs $7 bn deal for 97 domestically made fighter jets
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 29, 2025
India on Thursday signed a $7 billion order for 97 domestically designed and built Tejas fighter jets as its air force retires its outgoing Russian MiG-21 jets after decades of use. ... more
UAV NEWS
Denmark says drone incursions were 'professional', rules out Russia
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 25, 2025
Authorities in Denmark said Thursday that a slew of incidents involving unidentified drones in the Scandinavian country's airspace in recent days that have shuttered airports were "hybrid attacks," but stressed they did not believe Russia was behind them. ... more
NUKEWARS
UN to vote on Iran as sanctions loom
United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
The UN Security Council will take up the dispute over Iran's nuclear program again Friday as China and Russia seek to give more time for diplomacy on the eve of new sanctions against Tehran. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
NATO sticks to guns as allies talk tough on Russian jets
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
After high-profile violations of NATO airspace by Russia over Poland and Estonia, alliance members have appeared at odds over how forcefully to react. ... more
UAV NEWS
Denmark military intel fails to identify source of drone flights
Copenhagen (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
Denmark's military intelligence service said Thursday it had not been able to identify who was behind a series of drone flights over the country's airports that triggered security fears. ... more
UAV NEWS
EU states to hold talks on 'drone wall' to protect bloc
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
EU countries on Friday will hold their first talks on proposals to build a "wall" of anti-drone defences, after air incursions from Russia rattled eastern members. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030
Columbus, OH (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000, NASA and its international partners have sustained a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit, including at least one American - a stre ... more
UAV NEWS
Drone threats pose growing problem for airports
Paris (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
As the skies have filled with drones, many airports have bolstered security measures to protect air traffic, but the technology's rapid evolution is making the job harder - and Russia's recent airspace incursions loom large. ... more
WAR REPORT
Trump says Ukraine can win back all territory, in sudden shift
United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine could win back all of its territory from Russia, in an astonishing turnaround on the war after meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Germany says Russian airspace incursions could be 'escalation trap'
Berlin (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
NATO members should remain calm amid alleged airspace violations by Russian aircraft, German defence minister Boris Pistorius said Tuesday, highlighting the need to avoid an "escalation trap". ... more
TRADE WARS
Ukraine slams Chinese cargo ship for visiting occupied Crimea
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
Ukraine on Tuesday slammed repeated visits by a Chinese cargo ship to the port of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea despite Western sanctions on vessels docking in the peninsula. ... more
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Zelensky says China could force Russia to stop Ukraine war
United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN Security Council Tuesday that China could pressure Russia to end the war in his country, following a US call for Beijing to stop buying Moscow's oil. ... more
WAR REPORT
Ukraine: 'Massive' Russian air attack hits civilians, infrastructure
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 20, 2025
Russia launched more than 600 drones and missiles across Ukraine in a "massive" attack overnight Friday aimed at infrastructure, residential areas and civilians, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said. ... more
GPS NEWS
EU chief's plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming in Bulgaria
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 1, 2025
A plane carrying EU chief Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming as it readied to land in Bulgaria and Russia was suspected to be behind the incident, the European Commission said Monday. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Estonia says UN Security Council to meet over Russian air incursion
Tallinn (AFP) Sept 21, 2025
Estonia said Sunday the UN Security Council would hold an emergency meeting on the violation of the country's airspace by Russian fighter jets, an incursion condemned by US President Donald Trump. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
U.N. Security Council to meet on Russia's incursion into Estonia airspace
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 22, 2025
The United Nations Security Council is to convene Monday to address Russia's breach last week of Estonia airspace, according to the European union and NATO member. ... more
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