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February 28, 2025
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EU, India eye defence and security deal; France wants defense excluded from EU budget rules



New Delhi (AFP) Feb 28, 2025
The European Union is exploring a security and defence partnership with India, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday before meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Von der Leyen arrived in India on Thursday for a two-day visit with her college of commissioners seeking to hedge against souring relations with its traditional ally, the United States. The delegation aims to deepen its diplomatic and trade ties with the world's fifth-largest economy after US President Donald Tr ... read more

AEROSPACE
One dead in clash at Bangladesh air force base
Dhaka (AFP) Feb 24, 2025
One person was killed and 10 others injured outside an air force base in Bangladesh after a clash between troops and nearby residents facing eviction from their homes. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
La Reunion residents ordered indoors as 'purple alert' cyclone nears
Saint-Denis De La Reunion (AFP) Feb 28, 2025
Residents of the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion were ordered Friday to stay indoors as a cyclone bore down that authorities said could bring gusts of 200 kilometres per hour (125 mph) and sea swells more than eight metres (26 feet) high. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Bangladesh calls for continued Russian nuclear collaboration
Dhaka (AFP) Feb 26, 2025
Bangladesh's interim government praised on Wednesday Moscow's "important" backing of a controversial nuclear plant during the first visit by the director of Russia's state-owned Rosatom since Dhaka's revolution last year. ... more
TRADE WARS
Bangladesh and Pakistan begin direct trade
Dhaka (AFP) Feb 25, 2025
Bangladesh and Pakistan have started direct government-to-government trade after decades of troubled relations with imports of 50,000 tonnes of rice, Dhaka said Tuesday. ... more
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BlackSky Secures Multi-Year Contracts to Enhance India's Earth Observation Capabilities
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2025
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NUKEWARS
Iran to conduct military exercises in Gulf of Oman
Tehran (AFP) Feb 21, 2025
Iran's military will conduct naval drills on Saturday in the Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean, a commander told state television. ... more
WOOD PILE
Nepal community fights to save sacred forests from cable cars
Taplejung, Nepal (AFP) Feb 21, 2025
They appear tranquil soaring above Himalayan forests, but a string of cable car projects in Nepal have sparked violent protests, with locals saying environmental protection should trump tourism development. ... more
FAST TRACK
Sri Lanka train derailed after smashing into elephants
Colombo (AFP) Feb 20, 2025
A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island's worst such wildlife accident, police said. ... more

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China woos Bangladesh with healthcare as India ties sour
Dhaka (AFP) Feb 19, 2025
China has said it is preparing dedicated hospitals for Bangladeshi patients after relations soured with former major healthcare destination India since the ouster of former leader Sheikh Hasina last year. ... more
MILPLEX
Indian court bails British arms dealer in chopper scam
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 18, 2025
India's top court on Tuesday granted bail to a British arms dealer imprisoned for more than six years on charges of bribing officials over a multimillion-dollar helicopter deal. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Meta plans undersea cable to link five continents
Paris (AFP) Feb 18, 2025
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has said it will lay an undersea cable stretching across five continents to carry data, including for developing artificial intelligence. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
India capital shaken by 4.0-magnitude quake
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 17, 2025
India's capital New Delhi was jolted awake Monday by powerful tremors from a magnitude 4.0 earthquake, with its epicentre on the edge of the sprawling megacity an hour before dawn. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
India PM Modi ends foreign tour with nuclear deals in pipeline
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 14, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded a whistle-stop diplomatic tour Friday having secured significant pledges of support from Washington and Paris to help step up his country's nuclear energy programme. ... more
THE STANS
India, Pakistan exchange fire across Kashmir border: reports
Srinagar, India (AFP) Feb 13, 2025
Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged fire across the heavily militarised Kashmir frontier that divides the two archrivals, with at least four casualties reported by the Pakistani side Thursday. ... more
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China repressing Tibetans, Uyghurs in Switzerland: Bern
Geneva (AFP) Feb 12, 2025
China could be inciting Tibetans and Uyghurs in Switzerland to spy on their own communities and exert pressure on them, a Swiss government report concluded Wednesday. ... more
TRADE WARS
Macron courts Modi in quest for geopolitical 'independence'
Marseille (AFP) Feb 12, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited southern France with a packed schedule on Wednesday, fostering a relationship that Paris sees as an alternative to great power rivalries. ... more
FIRE STORM
Almost half of remote French island hit by wildfire; Argentina's northern prairies consumed by fires
Paris (AFP) Feb 10, 2025
A remote island that is part of France's French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean has seen half of its territory hit by a wildfire that has raged since mid-January, forcing the evacuation of scientists and military based there, authorities said. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Indian PM's party celebrates landslide New Delhi win
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 8, 2025
India's Hindu-nationalist ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated a landslide victory Saturday in key elections in the capital province Delhi, with the former chief minister suffering a crushing defeat. ... more
EXO WORLDS
Apply for the Davie Postdoctoral Fellowship in Artificial Intelligence for Astronomy
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2025
The SETI Institute has introduced the Davie Postdoctoral Fellowship in Artificial Intelligence for Astronomy, inviting researchers to enhance machine learning pipelines for exoplanet detection. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
German tourist killed by wild elephant in India
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 5, 2025
A German tourist died in India after he was attacked by a wild elephant in a forest reserve, police said Wednesday. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
India says OpenAI chief willing to collaborate on AI
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 5, 2025
India's technology minister said Wednesday that OpenAI chief Sam Altman was "willing to collaborate" with the world's most populous country in its bid to develop its own cut-price AI systems. ... more
ICE WORLD
Climate change increases risk of successive natural hazards in the Himalayas
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 31, 2025
An international team of researchers has analyzed the causes and consequences of the catastrophic October 2023 flood along the Teesta River in Sikkim, India. The study, which included experts from n ... more
AEROSPACE
India, China agree to resume flights 5 years after stoppage
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 27, 2025
India and China agreed in principle on Monday to resume direct flights between the two nations, nearly five years after the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent political tensions halted them. ... more
MILPLEX
India boosts domestic arms industry and looks West to pare back Russia reliance
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 27, 2025
India's efforts to pare back a longstanding reliance on Russian military hardware is bearing fruit after the courting of new Western allies and a rapidly growing domestic arms industry, analysts say. ... more
MILPLEX
India shows military might and diversity at Republic Day parade
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 26, 2025
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto looked on as guest of honour at India's annual military and cultural parade in New Delhi held to mark the country's 76th Republic Day on Sunday. ... more
TECH SPACE
Rubbish roads: Nepal explores paving with plastic
Pokhara, Nepal (AFP) Jan 25, 2025
Cars speeding along a smooth, black-coloured street in Nepal's Pokhara are also driving over heaps of discarded plastic, transformed into an ingredient in road construction. ... more
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Rubio, on first day, warns China with Asian partners
Washington (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his first full day in office Tuesday warned jointly with Japan, India and Australia against coercive actions in Asia, in a veiled but clear warning to China over its actions at sea. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Indian elephants on epic journey to tycoon's giant zoo
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
A jumbo operation is moving 20 elephants across the breadth of India to the mammoth private zoo set up by the son of Asia's richest man, adjoining a sprawling oil refinery. ... more
TRADE WARS
EU must be 'pragmatic' with US, 'engage' with China: von der Leyen
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 21, 2025
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen called Tuesday for the bloc to "deepen" ties with China and boost relations with India, while taking a "pragmatic" approach with Donald Trump's combative new US administration. ... more
ABOUT US
China says population fell for third year in a row in 2024
Beijing (AFP) Jan 17, 2025
China said on Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country faces a rapidly ageing population and persistently low birth rates. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
India achieves 'historic' space docking mission
Bengaluru, India (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
India docked two satellites in space Thursday, a key milestone for the country's dreams of a space station and manned Moon mission, the space agency said. ... more
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