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South Korea to hit North’s drones with cheap, invisible ‘StarWars’ laser weapons
South Korea will deploy laser weapons to shoot down North Korean drones this year, becoming the world’s first country to deploy and operate such weapons in the military, the country’s arms procurement agency said on Thursday.
Germany to bar Chinese companies’ components from core parts of its 5G networks
BERLIN (AP) — Germany will bar the use of critical components made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in core parts of the country’s 5G networks in two steps starting in 2026, the nation’s top security official said Thursday.
Britain's largest water utility placed under special measures as it grapples with $20 billion debt pile
LONDON — British regulators on Thursday took the unprecedented step of placing the water utility for London and swathes of southern England into special measures, as the company seeks fresh investor funding to shore up its future.
New Japan-Philippine defense pact pushes back at China
MANILA –The Philippines is looking beyond the United States and toward Japan to counter China’s rising threat in the South China Sea.
UK’s Starmer hoping for Biden, preparing for Trump
Keir Starmer, the UK’s new prime minister, was quiet on the question of relations with the US prior to his election, choosing to avoid, in particular, talk of how he would manage a second Donald Trump presidency.
UK's Starmer appoints Reeves and Rayner to top ministerial team
Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer began appointing his ministerial team on Friday following a thumping election victory for his Labour Party, naming Rachel Reeves as the country's first female finance minister and Angela Rayner as deputy PM.
CNBC Daily Open: UK Labour landslide election victory
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