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The US Air Force is willing to spend $738 million to solve one of America’s biggest rocket problems
Win McNamee/Getty ImagesFor the last decade, Russian-made engines have been propelling US national security satellites into space. While this has proven to be a good approach in the past, the time has come for a new breed of rocket engine that’s American-made. On Feb. 29, the US Air Force — who runs the national security launch missions —...
North Korea fires several missiles into the sea, hours after being hit with further UN sanctions
REUTERS/KCNASEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Defense Ministry says North Korea has fired several short-range projectiles into the sea just hours after the United Nations slapped sanctions on Pyongyang for its recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch. The North’s launches also come shortly after Seoul approved its...
NATO commander: Russia and Syria are using migration as a weapon
Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty ImagesA top United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commander said Tuesday that Russia and Syria are using migration as a tool to destabilize their European neighbors, and warned of “resurgent and aggressive” Russian behavior in the region. US Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, Commander of the US European...
Waze is denying responsibility for the deadly Israeli-Palestinian clash caused by lost soldiers
Kārlis DambrānsNavigation app Waze has denied responsibility for the incident on Feb. 29 when two Israeli soldiers drove into Palestinian territory by accident, leading to the Israeli army having to storm a refugee camp to rescue the men, resulting in the death of at least one Palestinian. According to multiple media reports, the two soldiers...
The US military wants you to hack its computers
U.S. Air National Guard/Senior Airman Cody Martin The US military wants you to hack its computers — as long as you promise to let them know how you did it. The Defense Department announced Wednesday it would begin the first-ever pilot program called “Hack the Pentagon,” a bug bounty competition for outside hackers to test the...
Five young people murdered in Mexico were mistaken for a rival drug cartel
REUTERS/Alejandro AcostaMEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Five young Mexicans killed last month by gang members with ties to local police were murdered after being mistaken for a rival cartel, a top security official said Tuesday, another possible case of corrupt law enforcement in league with organized crime. The individuals were killed in a...
Iraq just launched a new push to fight ISIS in a key area north of Baghdad
ReutersBAGHDAD (AP) — Backed by paramilitary forces and aerial support, Iraqi troops on Tuesday launched a new push to retake a key area north of the capital, Baghdad, and dislodge Islamic State militants from there, officials said. The operation came as a group of suicide bombers targeted a military headquarters in western Iraq, killing eight...
China is about to pour even more money into its military
ReutersChina is likely to announce a substantial increase in the military’s budget, according to analysts, amid a massive reorganisation of the PLA and increased tensions over territorial claims in the East and South China Seas. The government is expected to reveal its proposed annual budget for the world’s biggest army this Saturday,...
LIVE: Here are all of the winners at the 2016 Oscars
Open RoadThe 88th Academy Awards are taking place tonight, and we’re updating the winners list live. Hosted by Chris Rock, the ceremony has been heavily criticized for its lack of minority nominees this year. “The Revenant” has the most nominations of the evening, 12, and is followed by “Mad Max: Fury Road” with 10....
The UN plans to get direly needed aid to 154,000 besieged Syrians in the next 5 days
Thomson ReutersThe United Nations and partner aid organizations plan to deliver life-saving aid to 154,000 Syrians in besieged areas in the next five days, the U.N. Resident Coordinator in Damascus Yacoub El Hillo said in a statement on Sunday. Pending approval from parties to the conflict, the U.N. is ready to deliver aid to about 1.7 million...
