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Satellite photos show Israel hit Iran former nuclear weapons test building, missile facilities, researchers say

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An American researcher said an Israeli airstrike on Saturday hit a building that was part of Iran’s defunct nuclear weapons development program, and he and another researcher said facilities used to mix solid fuel for missiles also were struck. The assessments based on commercial satellite imagery were reached separately by David Albright, a former U.N. weapons inspector, and Decker Eveleth, an associate research analyst at CNA, a Washington think tank. […]

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Israel strikes Iran military targets amid fears of a wider war

By Parisa Hafezi and Emily Rose DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel said it struck military sites in Iran early on Saturday in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on Israel earlier this month, the latest step in the escalating conflict between the heavily armed rivals. Iranian media reported at least two waves of multiple explosions over more than two hours in the capital and at nearby military bases, playing down the attacks in initial reports and highlighting Iran’s air […]

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Zelenskiy says Russia to deploy N.Korean troops in combat zones Oct 27-28

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Russia plans to deploy North Korean troops to the battlefield starting Oct. 27-28, citing intelligence reports. “According to intelligence, the first North Korean soldiers are expected to be deployed by Russia to combat zones as early as October 27-28. This is a clear escalation by Russia,” Zelenskiy said on X after receiving reports from his top commander. Zelenskiy did not say which frontline sector North […]

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PM Chinh says Vietnam to work with BRICS as he meets with China, Russia leaders

By Francesco Guarascio and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam is ready to work with BRICS, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said as he attended the group’s summit for the first time this week and held meetings with Chinese and Russian leaders. Chinh fell short of stating Vietnam’s explicit interest in joining the club, a move that could bring the Communist-run southeast Asian nation closer to China and Russia but might impact relations with the […]

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No ‘external force’ can change our future, Taiwan president says on frontline islands

By Walid Berrazeg KINMEN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan cherishes its freedom and democracy and no “external force” can change its future, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Friday, visiting sensitive frontline islands next to China for the 75th anniversary of a key victory over communist forces. Taiwan has controlled Kinmen, and the Matsu islands to the north, since the defeated Republic of China government fled to Taipei in 1949 after losing a civil war with […]

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Putin says it is our affair if Russia uses North Korean troops

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that it was Russia’s business whether or not it decided to use North Korean troops and said that if Ukraine wanted to join NATO then Moscow could do what it wanted to ensure its own security. The United States said on Wednesday that it had seen evidence that North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for possible deployment in Ukraine, a move that the West […]

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Fearing China’s hypersonic weapons, US Navy seeks to arm ships with Patriot missiles

By Mike Stone and Gerry Doyle WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Fearing China will deploy hypersonic weapons to sink ships in the Pacific, the U.S. Navy is moving forward with a plan to arm some of its vessels with Patriot interceptor missiles, two senior defense officials said. One industry official said putting the highly agile Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors, used primarily in the U.S. by the Army, aboard Navy ships anticipates advances […]

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India, China begin implementing new border pact, ending Himalayan face-off

By Krishn Kaushik and Mei Mei Chu NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) -India and China have begun implementing an agreement to end a military standoff on their disputed Himalayan border, the two sides said on Friday, in the biggest thaw between the Asian giants since deadly clashes between their armies four years ago. Troops who were eyeball-to-eyeball at two points on the frontier in India’s Ladakh region in the western Himalayas had begun pulling back, an Indian […]

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North Korea says any deployment to aid Russia would be lawful

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said on Friday any move to send its troops to assist Russia in its war in Ukraine would be in line with international law, although it stopped short of confirming that such a deployment had taken place. Ukraine, the United States and other Western allies say they have evidence that Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to Russia for possible deployment against Ukraine. Previously both Pyongyang and the Kremlin had dismissed […]

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Three decades later, first brown dwarf ever found offers a surprise

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In 1995, astronomers confirmed the discovery for the first time of a brown dwarf, a body too small to be a star and too big to be a planet – sort of a celestial tweener. But it turns out that was not the full story. Researchers now have taken a fresh look at that brown dwarf and learned that it actually is not a single brown dwarf but rather […]

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Iran’s supreme leader says Hamas leader’s death will not halt ‘Axis of Resistance’

(Reuters) -Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will not halt the “Axis of Resistance” and that Hamas would live on. “His loss is undoubtedly painful for the Axis of Resistance, but this front did not cease advancing with the martyrdom of prominent figures,” Khamenei said in a statement. “Hamas is alive and will remain alive.” Sinwar, the architect of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on […]

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North Korean troops in Russia readying for combat in Ukraine war, S.Korea says

By Ju-min Park and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has shipped 1,500 special forces troops to Russia’s Far East for training and acclimatising at local military bases and will likely be deployed for combat in the war in Ukraine, South Korea’s spy agency said on Friday. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said it had been working with the Ukrainian intelligence service and had used facial recognition artificial intelligence technology to identify North Korean officers […]

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