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January 28, 2025
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South American Space Programs: No Cooperation, No Gains



Cornelio Procopio, Brazil (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
Large space cooperation projects are sometimes the visible tip of a geopolitical iceberg. ESA is the tip of the iceberg of European political and economic integration. Russia's association with the ISS in 1993 was the tip of the iceberg of non-proliferation of nuclear and ballistic technologies, giving Russia in the 1990s (and its thousands of unemployed space and nuclear engineers) a new purpose; to integrate into a global space ecosystem. In current times, the Artemis agreements signed between t ... read more

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India boosts domestic arms industry and looks West to pare back Russia reliance
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 27, 2025
India's efforts to pare back a longstanding reliance on Russian military hardware is bearing fruit after the courting of new Western allies and a rapidly growing domestic arms industry, analysts say. ... more
CYBER WARS
EU sanctions 3 Russian military hackers for attacking Estonia
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 27, 2025
The European Union on Monday sanctioned three officers of a Russian military intelligence unit accused of being behind a series of cyberattacks targeting Estonia in 2020. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Putin says Russia 'ready for negotiations' with Donald Trump on Ukraine
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 25, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is "ready for negotiations" with U.S. President Donald Trump about how to end the war in Ukraine. ... more
WAR REPORT
Zelensky says allies should work on 'format' for any talks with Russia
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 25, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said allies should work towards determining a format for potential peace talks with Russia, reiterating that only talks involving Kyiv could bring about a sustainable peace. ... more
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Sweden seizes ship suspected of Baltic Sea cable 'sabotage'
Riga (AFP) Jan 26, 2025
Sweden on Sunday said it had seized a ship suspected of having damaged a fibre-optic cable under the Baltic Sea linking the country to Latvia, which sent a warship to investigate the latest apparent act of sabotage. ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea preparing to send more troops to Russia after heavy casualties
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 24, 2025
North Korea is likely preparing to send additional troops to Russia after suffering heavy losses in battles against Ukrainian forces, South Korea's military said Friday. ... more
CYBER WARS
Russia rejects UK accusations of targeting undersea cables
Moscow (AFP) Jan 23, 2025
Russia on Thursday denied ever targeting underwater communications cables, a day after London accused a "Russian spy ship" of passing through British waters and issued a direct warning to President Vladimir Putin. ... more
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Raids and detentions in Ukraine arms smuggling crackdown
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 23, 2025
Ukrainian law enforcement on Thursday detained nearly two dozen people after launching a nationwide operation including hundreds of raids to stamp out illegal weapons and ammunition trafficking. ... more

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Russian strikes kill 3, wound dozens in Ukraine overnight
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 23, 2025
Russian aerial attacks on frontline towns in eastern and central Ukraine on Thursday killed at least three people and wounded dozens, officials said. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
EU Russia hawks back Trump call to boost defence spending
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
The EU's top diplomat and Poland's prime minister said Wednesday that the bloc must heed US President Donald Trump's demand to spend much more on defence - faced with the "existential threat" posed by Russia. ... more
WAR REPORT
200,000 intl troops needed to secure any Ukraine peace: Zelensky
Kyiv, Ukraine Jan 22, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said any peace deal agreed with Russia would require at least 200,000 European peacekeepers to oversee it, according to comments published Wednesday. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
UK minister warns Putin as Royal Navy tracks Russian 'spy ship'
London (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
British Defence Secretary John Healey told parliament Wednesday the Royal Navy tracked a "Russian spy ship" that passed through UK waters, warning Russia's President Vladimir Putin: "We know what you're doing". ... more
ICE WORLD
Denmark announces $2 bn Arctic security plan
Copenhagen (AFP) Jan 27, 2025
Denmark said Monday that it would spend 14.6 billion kroner ($2 billion) to bolster security in the strategic Arctic region near the United States and Russia. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
War is speeding Ukraine's green energy shift: CEO
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 23, 2025
Russia's invasion is forcing Ukraine to speed up its green energy transition as a way to secure its electricity supply and infrastructure against attacks, the head of Ukraine's biggest private electricity provider said. ... more
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Europe needs to be armed to 'survive', Polish PM tells EU
Strasbourg, France (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged fellow EU countries on Wednesday to significantly boost defence spending towards targets laid out by US President Donald Trump, saying the bloc's survival depended on it. ... more
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EU's top diplomat backs Trump call to boost defence spending
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Wednesday that the bloc must heed US President Donald Trump's demand to spend more on defence, as she issued a stark warning over the threat from Russia. ... more
FARM NEWS
War and climate crisis reshape global fertiliser industry
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Fertilisers are crucial for feeding the world's growing population, yet they contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. Recent geopolitical and environmental challenges have brought the n ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Trump tests whether bulldozer can also be peacemaker
Washington (AFP) Jan 21, 2025
President Donald Trump has vowed to be a peacemaker in his new term, but his aggressive early actions threaten to alienate US friends in a way that could hinder his ambitions, experts say. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Putin and Xi praise ties, hours after Trump sworn in
Moscow (AFP) Jan 21, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping praised their deepening cooperation in a video call on Tuesday, hours after Donald Trump's inauguration as US president. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Xi, Putin hold video call: Chinese state media
Beijing (AFP) Jan 21, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday held a video call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Beijing's state media reported. ... more
WAR REPORT
France's Macron says Ukraine war 'will not end tomorrow or day after'
Cesson-Sevigne, France (AFP) Jan 20, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that Russia's war against Ukraine would not end "tomorrow or the day after" as Donald Trump, who pledged to quickly wind up the conflict, returned to the White House. ... more
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Putin says open to Ukraine talks with Trump, hopes for 'lasting peace'
Moscow (AFP) Jan 20, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he was open to talks on the Ukraine conflict with Donald Trump's incoming US administration, adding he hoped any settlement would ensure "lasting peace". ... more
WATER WORLD
Russians take Epiphany dip in waters hit by oil spill
Moscow (AFP) Jan 19, 2025
Russians in the southern city of Anapa took their traditional Epiphany dips in waters affected by a major oil spill, officials said, despite concerns about the toxic pollution. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Kyiv says Ukraine missiles hit army radars in Russia
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 17, 2025
Ukraine said Friday it had launched a missile strike one day earlier on the western Belgorod region targeting air defence systems and damaging military radars. ... more
WAR REPORT
Russian attacks kill six across Ukraine, Kyiv says
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 18, 2025
A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital killed three people on Saturday, Ukrainian leaders said, branding it a "heinous" attack, while Moscow described it as "retaliation". ... more
WAR REPORT
Germany could send troops to future Ukraine buffer zone: minister
Berlin (AFP) Jan 18, 2025
Germany's defence minister said he was open to sending German soldiers to Ukraine to help secure a demilitarised zone there if a ceasefire were agreed with Russia, in remarks published Saturday. ... more
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Polish PM vows commitment to US ties despite 'objective difficulties'
Warsaw (AFP) Jan 17, 2025
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday said that he would seek the "closest possible" cooperation with the United States despite "objective difficulties", speaking days before US president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. ... more
AEROSPACE
French patrol aircraft threatened by Russian military: minister
Paris (AFP) Jan 17, 2025
A French maritime patrol aircraft was the object of an "intimidation attempt" this week by the Russian military over the Baltic Sea, France said Friday, calling the incident "unacceptable". ... more
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Lithuania says will spend 5-6% of GDP on defence in 2026-2030
Vilnius (AFP) Jan 17, 2025
Lithuania plans to spend an annual five to six percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defence from 2026 to 2030, the Baltic NATO member's president said Friday. ... more
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Cyprus hails new access to US defence goods
Nicosia (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
Cyprus on Thursday heralded a move by United States President Joe Biden allowing the strategic Mediterranean country access to military equipment. ... more
WAR REPORT
Russia strikes Ukraine energy sites in 'massive' barrage
Sknyliv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
Russia launched a wave of missiles and drones at Ukrainian energy facilities on Wednesday, intensifying a months-long bombing campaign at a precarious moment of the war for Ukraine. ... more
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