Security

Chinese nuclear attack submarine sank during construction, US says

Satellite imagery showed that China’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank alongside a pier while under construction, a senior U.S. defense official said Thursday. The sinking of China’s first Zhou-class submarine represents a setback for Beijing as it...
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Hezbollah confirms leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli airstrike

Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day. A statement said Nasrallah “has joined his fellow martyrs.” Hezbollah vowed to “continue the holy...
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European militaries rush to catch up on space traffic mapping

PARIS — The boom in space activity of the past few years has made Earth’s orbit more crowded and dynamic, and Western militaries need to step up space awareness to counter growing threats in the domain, defense officials and space company executives said. Commercial...
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Chinese COVID aid talks with Libyans called a plot to smuggle drones

ROME — Chinese officials have been accused of plotting to dodge UN sanctions and smuggle military grade drones to a Libyan warlord using COVID-19 assistance as cover. Chinese state officials allegedly conspired to seal the planned $1 billion deal to send 42 drones to...
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