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Space surveillance emerging as a market for Earth observation operators

A ground-based space radar belonging to the American company LeoLabs, in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
A ground-based space radar belonging to the American company LeoLabs, in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. © Jeffrey Arguedas/EPA/MaxPPP

LeoLabs' unveiling of its investigations into the misfortunes of Russia's Kosmos 2553 military reconnaissance satellite shows how all space surveillance resources, from the ground to satellite observation capabilities, now complement one another.

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France, Ukraine
Former French intelligence, special forces officers sign Ukraine-sceptic 'citizens' initiative'

A petition signed by members of the French armed forces has called for Parliament to be consulted on France's involvement in Ukraine.
A petition signed by members of the French armed forces has called for Parliament to be consulted on France's involvement in Ukraine. © Alexis Sciard/IP3 via ZUMA Press/Reuters

Four years after a group of French generals called for "safeguarding the nation", several former special forces and intelligence officers have signed a petition demanding parliament be consulted on France's involvement in Ukraine.

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Ukraine
Macron, Starmer and Merz studying surprise Kyiv visit

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, the United Kingdom's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and France's President Emmanuel Macron on 27 March 2025 in Paris.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, the United Kingdom's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and France's President Emmanuel Macron on 27 March 2025 in Paris. © Ludovic Marin/AFP

According to our sources, European leaders Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz are considering visiting Ukraine in the coming days. The trip is seen as a response to the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on 9 May and is intended to reassure Ukraine.

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