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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,...
Iran says Israel, exiled group killed scientist in complex operation
Iran said that Israel and an exiled opposition group used new and "complex" methods to assassinate its leading nuclear scientist,...
Iran has nothing to gain from halting inspections: Grossi
Iran has nothing to gain from ending inspections of its nuclear facilities, the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog warned...
Indian Navy deploys warhsips, divers to find missing pilot
India's navy has intensified a search for any sign of an air force pilot whose jet crashed into the Arabian...
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