Sweden raises terrorist alert level after Koran burnings

Sweden raises terrorist alert level after Koran burnings

[1/2]A police officer on a Segway patrols Sweden’s parliament Riksdagen as the terror threat level in Sweden is raised to four on a five-point scale, in Stockholm, Sweden, August 17, 2023. Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency/via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights STOCKHOLM, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Sweden’s national security service raised its terrorist alert to the second-highest … Read more

U.S., Japan to develop hypersonic missile interceptor – Yomiuri

U.S., Japan to develop hypersonic missile interceptor – Yomiuri

The U.S. (L) and Japanese national flags are hoisted next to a traditional Okinawan Shisa statue at the U.S. Marine’s Camp Foster in Ginowan, on the southern island of Okinawa, Japan June 18, 2016. REUTERS/Tim Kelly TOKYO, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Japan and the U.S. will agree this week to jointly develop an interceptor missile … Read more

Biden misstates China’s GDP growth, calls its economy a ‘ticking time bomb’

Biden misstates China’s GDP growth, calls its economy a ‘ticking time bomb’

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he holds a press conference with Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto in Helsinki, Finland, July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo SALT LAKE CITY, Aug 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday called China a “ticking time bomb” because of economic challenges including weak growth, but misquoted the country’s … Read more

Russia launches moon lander in race to find water on moon

Russia launches moon lander in race to find water on moon

[1/2]A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage and the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 blasts off from a launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, in this still image from video taken August 11, 2023. Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft … Read more

Biden signs order to ban certain tech investments in China

Biden signs order to ban certain tech investments in China

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on access to mental health care in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order that will narrowly prohibit certain U.S. investments in sensitive technology in … Read more

Exclusive: India bars makers of military drones from using Chinese parts

Exclusive: India bars makers of military drones from using Chinese parts

NEW DELHI, Aug 8 (Reuters) – India in recent months has barred domestic manufacturers of military drones from using components made in China over concerns about security vulnerabilities, according to four defence and industry officials and documents reviewed by Reuters. The measure comes amid tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours and as New Delhi pursues a … Read more

Ukraine attacks Russian navy base near Novorossiysk

Ukraine attacks Russian navy base near Novorossiysk

Aug 4 (Reuters) – Ukrainian sea drones attacked a Russian navy base near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, a major hub for Russian exports, early on Friday and were destroyed by Russian warships, Russia’s defence ministry said. The attack prompted the Novorossiysk port to temporarily halt all ship movement, according to the Caspian Pipeline … Read more

China curbs exports of drone equipment amid U.S. tech tension

China curbs exports of drone equipment amid U.S. tech tension

BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) – China on Monday announced export controls on some drones and drone-related equipment, saying it wanted to safeguard “national security and interests” amid escalating tension with the United States over access to technology. The restrictions on equipment, including some drone engines, lasers, communication equipment and anti-drone systems, will take effect on … Read more

Blinken says there are no indications that Russia preparing to use nuclear weapons

Blinken says there are no indications that Russia preparing to use nuclear weapons

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the release of the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) – There are no indications that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons and the United States sees no reason … Read more