German government at odds over armed drones
Should the German army be equipped with killer drones? With less than a year to go before a general election,...
US government says agencies hit by massive cyberattack
The US government issued an emergency directive to federal agencies in the wake of a major cyberattack, as multiple media...
Drones, wars, genocide: Tainted legacy of Nobel Peace laureates
A "champion of peace" doesn't normally threaten to show no mercy before carrying out an attack that sparks a humanitarian...
Aviation legend Chuck Yeager dies age 97
US aviation legend Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, has died, his wife announced Monday. "It...
Biden picks General LLoyd Austin as first Black Pentagon chief
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Lloyd Austin, who led US troops into Baghdad in 2003 and rose to head the...
China calls for new talks with US after Biden win
China's top diplomat on Monday called for the resumption of talks with the incoming US administration of president-elect Joe Biden,...
Iran says scientist killed by satellite-controlled machine gun
A satellite-controlled machine gun with "artificial intelligence" was used in last week's assassination of a top nuclear scientist in Iran,...
Italy says two arrested for defence data theft
Two people have been arrested for stealing defence data from the Italian aerospace and electronics group Leonardo, the interior ministry...
Australia PM slams Chinese official’s ‘repugnant’ tweet
Australia's prime minister angrily denounced a "repugnant", "outrageous" and "appalling" tweet from a top Chinese government spokesman Monday and demanded...
NATO seeks more political role despite divisions
The NATO alliance should seek a more political role as the lynchpin of the West, ministers will hear this week,...
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