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https://www.dw.com/en/eu-pakistan-row-gsp-status-is-not-a-one-way-street/av-57426296 The European Parliament has called for a review of Pakistan's GSP+ status due to concerns over the latter's blasphemy laws and poor rights record. DW spoke to German MEP Reinhard Bütikofer about what this means...

The Warrior has been the British Army's main infantry fighting vehicle for nearly 40 years, but a promised upgrade to allow it to fire on the move has been scrapped, and they'll disappear from the Army's armoured inventory by the mid-2020s.

To what extent can an F-15EX Eagle II contribute to or enhance joint all-domain command and control? While considered an upgraded fourth-generation operating just below the threshold of its fifth-generation counterpart, the new F-15EX Eagle II jet’s presence may raise the question as to...

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3132121/south-china-sea-heats-philippines-drops-f-bomb-over-chinese?utm_content=article&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1620047091 The Philippines has taken the gloves off in its dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea, with its...

Very similar to how it went w.r.t Canadian parliament (vis a vis PM+cabinet) earlier in year. https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-parliament-declares-genocide-chinas-xinjiang-raises-pressure-johnson-2021-04-22/ Britain’s parliament called on Wednesday for the government to take action to end...

https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20210415-france-advises-citizens-to-leave-pakistan-after-anti-french-protests The French embassy in Pakistan on Thursday advised all French nationals and companies to temporarily leave the country, after violent anti-France protests paralysed large parts...

At least 50 dead so far....Rest in Peace :( https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56612248 At least 50 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a train carrying nearly 500 crashed and then derailed in a tunnel in Taiwan. The eight-carriage train reportedly hit a construction...

https://www.politico.eu/article/china-throws-eu-trade-deal-to-the-wolf-warriors-sanctions-investment-pact/ EU-China relations have nose-dived in a showdown over sanctions. China's double-barreled sanctions attack on the EU on Monday means the landmark Beijing-Brussels trade deal is now on...

https://www.foxnews.com/science/see-it-nasa-successfully-tests-worlds-most-powerful-rocket NASA successfully test-fired the core stage of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the second time on Thursday afternoon. The powerful moon rocket's four RS-25 engines fired for eight minutes and 19...

Some of his pronunciation triggered me....but there's some good context and humour along with the info. "Residual trauma from tanks from WW2" probably made me chuckle the most heh @Vergennes et al: Was the bulky upgrade worth it for the FAMAS FELIN system? Ooh La' La' either way it's a...

Interesting that towards the end, 4 flags together.....HK, Taiwan, Tibet and East Turkestan. I have seen similar solidarity on this side of the pond too. Like many of those in this documentary, I do not dare to set foot in HK again (where I grew up for close to a decade)...I have strong...

https://www.airforcemag.com/b-21-bomber-shelter-may-reveal-size-of-secret-jet/ March 3, 2021 | By John A. Tirpak The Air Force has erected a prototype temporary shelter for the B-21 bomber at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.; one of a number being evaluated for use at B-21 bases, depots, and...

(I post in this section because UAE is hosting the multi-nation exercise) https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/iaf-set-for-first-ever-drill-in-strategic-persian-gulf-region/articleshow/81284925.cms NEW DELHI: In the first such endeavour in the strategically-located Persian Gulf region...

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/europe/netherlands-china-xinjiang-genocide-intl-hnk/index.html The Dutch parliament on Thursday passed a non-binding motion saying the treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority in China amounts to genocide, the first such move by a European country. Activists and...

Tbh, imho, I have always said this was way overpriced, time-costing of a thing to do, taking an SSN and turning it into an SSK. Australia should have, IMO, gone for something far more expedited and cost-friendly....yet capable.

https://skiesmag.com/news/flight-icarus-canadian-company-proposes-multirole-tactical-aircraft/ Like all good ideas, this one began in a bar. The participants were test pilots and flight test engineers, each with a decade or more of experience launching and certifying new airframes. Some had...

Disclaimer: NSFW language present Gives you idea when there is no national identity per se, the cohesion/motivation comes from the espirit de corps almost exclusively Original vid (pretty much same thing, just without JT commentary etc.): CC-English available (and fairly good I checked)...

Istanbul famously straddles two continents and lies in a risk zone of extreme tectonic tensions. Geologists fear the city will be hit by a particularly severe earthquake in the next few years - with devastating consequences. Marco Bohnhoff is a seismologist with the German Research Center for...