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English (Original) Spanish – Español French – Français German – Deutsch Arabic – العربية Chinese – 中文 Japanese – 日本語 Russian – Русский Portuguese – Português Italian – Italiano Korean – 한국어 Dutch – Nederlands Turkish – Türkçe Polish – Polski Hindi – हिन्दी 🤖 Hi! I’m here to help you understand this article. Ask me anything about the content! Send The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space. The announcement has led to China accusing Washington of “preparing for war” beyond Earth. Troy Meink, the US Air Force Secretary, revealed that…

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NRDC-ITA hosts ARF study day to strengthen multi-domain readiness through space and cyber integration. Credit: Shutterstock The Allied Reaction Force (ARF) headquarters, led by NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy (NRDC-ITA), conducted a study day focused on space and cyber capabilities, reaffirming its commitment to continuous learning, technological awareness and operational adaptation in an increasingly complex and contested security environment. The activity brought together the ARF command group and headquarters staff. Representatives of the ARF component commands connected remotely. The study day provided an opportunity to deepen the understanding of the evolving capabilities and employment concepts associated with the space…

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NRDC-ITA hosts ARF Study Day to strengthen multi-domain readiness through space and cyber integration. Credit: Shutterstock The Allied Reaction Force (ARF) headquarters, led by NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy (NRDC-ITA), conducted a study day focused on space and cyber capabilities, reaffirming its commitment to continuous learning, technological awareness and operational adaptation in an increasingly complex and contested security environment. The activity brought together the ARF command group and headquarters staff. Representatives of the ARF component commands connected remotely. The study day provided an opportunity to deepen the understanding of the evolving capabilities and employment concepts associated with the space…

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The military abandoned plans to use Army helicopters to evacuate wounded troops involved in the war with Iran, and instead resorted to slower ground-based evacuations, in part due to the threat of drone strikes, according to a Defense Department Office of the Inspector General report released Monday. The shift illustrates a problem medical officials had  warned about for years.At the start of the operation, the U.S. used Army helicopters in Kuwait and Iraq for medical evacuation, but then moved them due to concerns about Iranian drone and missile strikes. “Most evacuations during [Operation Epic Fury] were ultimately conducted by ground,” according to the…

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English (Original) Spanish – Español French – Français German – Deutsch Arabic – العربية Chinese – 中文 Japanese – 日本語 Russian – Русский Portuguese – Português Italian – Italiano Korean – 한국어 Dutch – Nederlands Turkish – Türkçe Polish – Polski Hindi – हिन्दी 🤖 Hi! I’m here to help you understand this article. Ask me anything about the content! Send Russia has dramatically increased its use of jet-powered attack drones against Ukraine, deploying thousands of high-speed weapons capable of overwhelming air defences and striking targets hundreds of miles behind the front line. The new generation of Russian Geran drones…

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Varying degrees of dependence – and interdependence – dictate how Thailand approaches its neighbors. Attention naturally fixates on adjacent states, not least because the poorly demarcated frontiers of mainland Southeast Asia are a hotspot for armed confrontation and illicit businesses. Drug trafficking, cyber scam operations, and unregulated rare earth mining are all concentrated in this sub-region. But now is an opportune time to reflect on Thailand’s low-friction dynamics with Singapore and Indonesia, given their recent diplomatic momentum amid mounting global supply chain risks, and the Thai government’s pursuit of a more proactive foreign policy aimed at better communicating national interests.…

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On September 7, when striking staff at the Eiffel Tower in Paris shut down one of the most visited tourist attractions in the world, it put a little-known sect from India, the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha or BAPS, in the global spotlight. A delegation of monks from the Gujarat-based BAPS had, on September 5, asked for women staff at the Eiffel Tower to be kept away from the premises since their monks, who practice celibacy, do not interact with women. This blatant gender discrimination sparked outrage not just in France but internationally. BAPS is close to India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata…

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Six months after seven foreign nationals, including an American and six Ukrainians, were arrested in India and booked under the anti-terrorism law Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), the government has charged them under the less stringent Immigration and Foreigners Act. U.S. national Matthew Aaron Van Dyke, and Ukrainian nationals Hurba Petro, Slyviak Taras, Ivan Sukmanovskyi, Stefankiv Marian, Honcharuk Maksim, and Kaminskyi Viktor were arrested in March from different parts of the country and charged under section 18 of the UAPA, which deals with offences amounting to conspiracy for terrorist activities and organizing terror camps. They have now been charged under…

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