Israeli parliament passes bill to halt UN relief agency

Israel has passed a bill in parliament to ban the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, within three months. The UN has expressed deep concern. At the same time, many countries, including the United States, have reacted. Despite opposition from the international community, Israeli MPs have voted in favor of passing two bills on the […]

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Israel to spend $530 mln on ‘Iron Beam’ laser defence

Iron Beam would supplement other aerial defence capacities such as the more well-known Iron Dome. Israel’s defence ministry said on Monday it has earmarked $530 million to accelerate development of the laser air defence system known as “Iron Beam”. “The Ministry of Defence has signed a major deal worth approximately 2 billion shekels to significantly […]

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US finalises rules to curb AI investments in China, impose other restrictions

The rule covers technologies like “cutting-edge code-breaking computer systems or next-generation fighter jets,” added Paul Rosen, a senior Treasury official. The Biden administration said on Monday it is finalising rules that will limit US investments in artificial intelligence and other technology sectors in China that could threaten US national security. The rules, which were proposed […]

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China warns of deep-sea spying devices, underwater ‘lighthouses’ that guide foreign submarines

The ministry said it had uncovered devices that had been hidden on the ocean floor and were sending back information that could “pre-set the field for battle,” in an article on its official WeChat account, China’s most popular social media app. China’s Ministry of State Security said on Tuesday that it had retrieved spying devices […]

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China to send 14th crewed mission to space on Shenzhou-19

Of the 14 crewed missions, eight were visits to China’s independently built space station Tiangong, or “Celestial Palace” in Chinese. China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Wednesday in the country’s 14th crewed mission to space, where dozens of scientific experiments will be conducted. Of the 14 crewed missions, eight were visits to […]

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Senior US diplomat arrives in Taiwan as officials downplay Trump comments

The United States is Chinese-claimed Taiwan’s most important international supporter and arms supplier despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties. A senior US diplomat who helps manage ties with Taiwan has arrived in Taipei, the de facto US embassy said on Tuesday, as Taiwanese officials sought to downplay Donald Trump’s latest attacks of the island’s […]

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Sikh separatist claims Indian ‘spy network’ operates in US and Canada

The US Justice Department has unsealed indictments against two Indian nationals in connection with an alleged plot to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a dual US-Canadian citizen, in New York. Canada and the US must get tougher on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for trying to silence dissidents on foreign soil, a controversial Sikh separatist […]

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