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  Last update: 23:06 GMT 15.04.2021

  23:06 GMT 15.04.2021

  Europe

  UK Remarks on Russian Malign Activity in Cyberspace Attempt to Play Into US Hands, Diplomats Say

  LONDON (Sputnik) – The UK Foreign Office's statement on Russia's alleged malign activities in cyberspace is an attempt to play into the US hands, the Russian Embassy in the UK said.

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  Last update: 01:10 GMT 16.04.2021

  01:10 GMT 16.04.2021

  Military & Intelligence

  Intel Director Haines Warns China Plans to Challenge US’ ‘Presumed Leadership’ in Space

  Although the US formed its Space Force on the pretext that its space-based assets were endangered by Russian and Chinese weapons, critics have denounced the move as a boon to US defense contractors, and pointed to the USSF’s role in heading off Chinese technological competition.

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  Last update: 22:35 GMT 15.04.2021

  22:35 GMT 15.04.2021

  Middle East

  Video: Israeli Air Force Strikes Gaza in Retaliation for Earlier Rocket Launch

  Israeli aircraft were reported performing airstrikes in the Gaza Strip early Friday morning, hours after a rocket was fired from the territory toward Israel.

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  Last update: 00:38 GMT 16.04.2021

  00:38 GMT 16.04.2021

  Opinion

  US Rationale Behind New Russia Sanctions 'Shockingly Shallow', Think Tank Says

  WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The latest round of sanctions against Russia casts doubt on both the competence and judgment of US President Joe Biden with the rationale behind the measures being so astonishingly shallow, Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity Director Daniel McAdams told Sputnik.

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  Last update: 23:44 GMT 15.04.2021

  23:44 GMT 15.04.2021

  US

  'Establish Aerial Dominance': Army Report Finds Pilots ‘Modified’ Orders to Fly Low Over DC Protests

  As the Black Lives Matter protests swelled last summer into the largest conflagration seen in the US in half a century, US President Donald Trump fought with Pentagon leaders about declaring martial law. While they have claimed to have ordered the National Guard to be harsher, tracing who gave them orders to do what has remained a challenge.

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  Last update: 19:17 GMT 15.04.2021

  19:17 GMT 15.04.2021

  Military & Intelligence

  Satellite Photos Show China’s Forthcoming Type 003 Carrier Comparable in Size to USS Ford

  With its flight deck and command island yet to be installed, it seems increasingly unlikely China’s Type 003 aircraft carrier will be launched this year. However, the supporting technologies, including a new generation of carrier-based aircraft, are all well underway in their development.

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  Last update: 00:57 GMT 16.04.2021

  00:57 GMT 16.04.2021

  Society

  Human, Monkey Chimera Embryo Sparks Ethical Debate About Stem Cell Research

  For years, scientists have walked the ethical tightrope of genetics by creating chimera, an organism composed of different genotypes, by combining human cells with various types of animal embryos.

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  Last update: 01:08 GMT 16.04.2021

  01:08 GMT 16.04.2021

  Life

  Polish Animal Rescuers Find That Dangerous Headless Animal Up in Tree Is a Stuck Croissant

  The public should continue to err on the side of caution and report any complaints regarding animal welfare, according to the organization, since it is "better to check and be pleasantly disappointed, ... to laugh than not to react, which can sometimes lead to a tragedy."