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Washington DC (UPI) Feb 21, 2024 - British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps on Wednesday confirmed that he and other leaders were aboard a Trident submarine when the test launch of a Trident II 5 nuclear missile failed January 30 off the coast of Florida.

Washington (AFP) Feb 21, 2024 - President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at strengthening cybersecurity in US ports, particularly given risks associated with Chinese-made cranes.

Washington DC (UPI) Feb 21, 2024 - A European Space Agency satellite that spent nearly 30 years in orbit was expected to fall back to Earth on Wednesday.

Port Louis, Mauritius (AFP) Feb 22, 2024 - Mauritius grounded flights and shut schools as a strong tropical storm approached the Indian Ocean island on Thursday, the meteorological services said.

Moscow (AFP) Feb 20, 2024 - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he was opposed to sending nuclear weapons to space, dismissing US accusations that Moscow was developing a space-based anti-satellite weapon.

Istanbul (AFP) Feb 20, 2024 - Turkeys intelligence agency has detained six people suspected of spying on ethnic Uyghurs who have fled persecution in China, state media reports said Tuesday.

Kabul (AFP) Feb 20, 2024 - Rescue teams on Tuesday reached the remote valley where a landslide buried dozens of people in eastern Afghanistan, a provincial official said, after responders were slowed by snow and blocked roads.

Munich, Germany (AFP) Feb 17, 2024 - Beijings top diplomat Wang Yi said China will be a force for stability in the world during a speech on Saturday at a major security conference in Germany.

Kabul (AFP) Feb 19, 2024 - An avalanche has killed at least six people and trapped 30 more in the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan, a provincial official said on Monday, after swaths of the country saw heavy snowfall.

Sydney (AFP) Feb 19, 2024 - A lightning bolt scorched and knocked out four people near the Sydney Opera House on Monday as they sheltered under a tree during a violent electrical storm, rescue officials said.