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DOD’s New SATCOM Plan Puts US Space Command in Charge
Clearer descriptions of various agencies’ roles is just part of the Pentagon’s new effort to improve its satellite communications.
Russian Warship To Join Naval Drills With China And South Africa
Al Jazeera: Russian warship to join drills with China, South Africa The report on Monday was the first official mention of the participation by the Russian frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov. The frigate is armed…
Eight in 10 people in China caught Covid since early December, say officials
Reported death toll surges to 72,000 after zero-Covid restrictions lifted; some experts estimate 1m deathsAbout 80% of China’s population has been infected with Covid-19 since restrictions were lifted in early December, Chinese health authorities have …
Rishi Sunak asks ethics adviser to look into Nadhim Zahawi tax case
Prime minister initiates inquiry as ‘clearly in this case there are questions that need answering’UK politics live – latest news updatesRishi Sunak has told his ethics adviser to investigate suggestions that Nadhim Zahawi was forced to pay a fine and m…
Russia’s Lavrov in South Africa for talks amid Western debate
South Africa has remained neutral on Russia’s war in Ukraine but is a strategic military and trade partner for Moscow.
Monterey Park mass shooting: First victim identified as owner of ballroom club who died trying to stop gunman
Friends of Ming Wei Ma say he was the first to rush towards suspected gunman Huu Can Tran when he began opening fire inside the club
EXPLAINER: Why Macron, French unions at odds over pensions
The French government is presenting a bill that foresees broad changes to the pension system that will notably push back the legal retirement age from 62 to 64.
Monterey Park shooting suspect was regular at studio and claimed instructors said ‘evil things’ about him
Huu Can Tran was ‘hostile to a lot of people’ at the club and met his former wife there, according to people who knew him