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A Chinese spy balloon, missiles and ‘UFOs’: What we’ve learned about string of objects shot down by the US
1 year, 10 months ago

A Chinese spy balloon, missiles and ‘UFOs’: What we’ve learned about string of objects shot down by the US

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Before President Joe Biden ordered the US military to shoot …

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Hobby group worried that F-22’s Sidewinder missile destroyed research balloon
1 year, 10 months ago

Hobby group worried that F-22’s Sidewinder missile destroyed research balloon

The Independent  

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Everything we know about the mysterious ‘spy balloons’ shot down by US warplanes
1 year, 10 months ago

Everything we know about the mysterious ‘spy balloons’ shot down by US warplanes

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. One day later, US officials announced a third “object” was shot out of the …

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Balloons, ‘objects’ – what’s in the sky above the US?
1 year, 10 months ago

Balloons, ‘objects’ – what’s in the sky above the US?

Al Jazeera  

US airspace is increasingly crowded, not all of it is regulated, and with so much up there, it’s not easy to track it all. Los Angeles, California – The United States military shot down a flurry of objects this month: a large object it identified as a Chinese surveillance balloon followed by three smaller objects that the government said might …

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Special UFO task force is being set up after US shot down three in three days
1 year, 10 months ago

Special UFO task force is being set up after US shot down three in three days

Daily Mail  

But the Pentagon is still yet to recover the remains for analysis as concerns grow Experts from various agencies will come together to analyze threat of UFOs The White House has announced it is putting together a new UFO task force to study the potential security risks posed by new airborne objects detected in US airspace. :National Security Council Coordinator …

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US shoots down unknown object off coast of Alaska
1 year, 10 months ago

US shoots down unknown object off coast of Alaska

ABC  

The United States has shot down an unknown object flying in US airspace off the coast of Alaska on orders from President Joe Biden, White House officials say. Key points: It was unclear where the object came from or who owned it No human was believed to be onboard It was the second time in a week the US officials …

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US may target Chinese entities linked to spy balloon, says State Department official
1 year, 10 months ago

US may target Chinese entities linked to spy balloon, says State Department official

Firstpost  

Washington: The United States will explore taking action against entities connected to China’s military that supported the flight of a Chinese spy balloon into US airspace last week, a senior State Department official said on Thursday. Jean-Pierre told reporters the United States would also look at broader efforts to “expose and address” China’s larger surveillance activities that pose a threat …

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Chinese spy balloon row: China declined US call citing non-conducive atmosphere for talks
1 year, 10 months ago

Chinese spy balloon row: China declined US call citing non-conducive atmosphere for talks

India Today  

China declined Washington’s request for a telephonic call between US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Beijing counterpart Gen Wei Fenghe, the Pentagon has said, after US fighter jets shot down a Chinese spy balloon which entered US airspace. Aiming for a quick talk that could sort out tensions between the two nations, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reached out to …

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US officials disclosed new details about the balloon’s capabilities. Here’s what we know
1 year, 10 months ago

US officials disclosed new details about the balloon’s capabilities. Here’s what we know

CNN  

CNN — Biden administration officials disclosed new information Thursday about the capabilities of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that traversed the United States last week and what they are learning as the FBI begins analyzing the parts recovered after the balloon was shot down Saturday. It could monitor US communications A senior State Department official said Thursday that the balloon …

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Chinese balloon was ‘clearly for intelligence surveillance’: US
1 year, 10 months ago

Chinese balloon was ‘clearly for intelligence surveillance’: US

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – The United States has released new details about the alleged Chinese “spy” balloon that flew over the country last week, saying the aircraft was “clearly” used to gather intelligence. “The high altitude balloon’s equipment was clearly for intelligence surveillance and inconsistent with the equipment onboard weather balloons,” the US official said in a written statement. “The United …

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Chinese spy balloon was capable of collecting communications signals, flown over more than 40 countries: US
1 year, 10 months ago

Chinese spy balloon was capable of collecting communications signals, flown over more than 40 countries: US

India TV News  

Chinese spy balloon: The US State Department on Thursday said that the Chinese spy balloon shot down by the US military over the Atlantic Ocean was capable of collecting communications signals. The State Department said it was part of a fleet of surveillance balloons directed by the Chinese military that had flown over more than 40 countries across continents. US …

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Chinese spy balloons were in US airspace three times during Trump administration
1 year, 10 months ago

Chinese spy balloons were in US airspace three times during Trump administration

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In the wake of a Chinese spy balloon entering US …

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US calls Montana air balloon ‘a clear violation of sovereignty’ and dismisses China’s claims it is not a spy ship
1 year, 10 months ago

US calls Montana air balloon ‘a clear violation of sovereignty’ and dismisses China’s claims it is not a spy ship

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US secretary of …

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US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic ocean
1 year, 10 months ago

US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic ocean

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Video shows the moment the balloon …

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Chinese spy balloons entered multiple times in US, went 'undetected'
1 year, 10 months ago

Chinese spy balloons entered multiple times in US, went 'undetected'

Firstpost  

US intelligence said that Chinese government surveillance balloons have transited the continental US in the months and years preceding the most recent encounter last week New York: Several Chinese spy balloons have transited through the US airspace, including three that went “undetected” during Trump administration. ‘Never happened’ Responding to claims from President Joe Biden administration that Chinese surveillance balloons had …

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Explained: How the US prepared to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained: How the US prepared to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon

Firstpost  

US president Joe Biden said that the mission to shoot down a suspected Chinese s py balloon off the East Coast on Saturday has been successful. Meanwhile, US secretary of defence Lloyd Austin in a statement on Saturday said that US fighter aircraft assigned to US Northern Command successfully shot down the high-altitude surveillance balloon belonging to China over the …

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US Navy working to recover debris from Chinese ‘spy balloon’
1 year, 10 months ago

US Navy working to recover debris from Chinese ‘spy balloon’

Al Jazeera  

The craft, which Beijing says was a meteorological airship blown off course, was shot down in the Atlantic Ocean. “China firmly opposes and strongly protests against this,” China’s Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng said in remarks to the US embassy in China. “The Chinese government is closely following the development of the situation.” Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson at …

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How the soaring ‘spy’ balloon could take already strained US-China ties to a new low
1 year, 10 months ago

How the soaring ‘spy’ balloon could take already strained US-China ties to a new low

Firstpost  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called off his high-stakes weekend visit to Beijing after a Chinese balloon was sighted in America. US calls off Blinken’s visit to China Speaking at a news conference on Friday, Blinken said that due to the “presence of the surveillance balloon in our airspace,” the “conditions were not conducive for a constructive visit at …

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Second Chinese spy balloon spotted over Latin America, says Pentagon
1 year, 10 months ago

Second Chinese spy balloon spotted over Latin America, says Pentagon

Hindustan Times  

A Chinese spy balloon has been spotted over Latin America, the Pentagon said Friday, a day after a similar craft was seen in US skies, prompting the scrapping of a rare trip to Beijing by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Later Friday, Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said: "We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America." In a …

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There's a second Chinese balloon reported over Latin America. Here's what we know
1 year, 10 months ago

There's a second Chinese balloon reported over Latin America. Here's what we know

ABC  

A second Chinese spy balloon has been spotted over Latin America, a day after a similar craft was seen in US skies, prompting the scrapping of a rare trip to Beijing by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. "The Chinese side regrets the unintended entry of the airship into US airspace due to force majeure," it said, using the legal …

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postpones China trip over 'unacceptable' Chinese spy balloon violation
1 year, 10 months ago

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postpones China trip over 'unacceptable' Chinese spy balloon violation

ABC  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a visit to China that had been expected to start on Friday after a Chinese spy balloon was tracked flying across the United States in what he described as a "clear violation" of US sovereignty. Key points: The balloon was moving eastward at roughly 60,000 feet above ground level Former president Donald …

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China condemns US military strike on suspected spy balloon
1 year, 10 months ago

China condemns US military strike on suspected spy balloon

Al Jazeera  

Beijing condemns military strike on ‘unmanned civilian airship’, saying it reserves the right to take ‘further necessary responses’. The military attack on Saturday drew an immediate rebuke from China, which warned of “necessary” responses and insisted the “unmanned civilian airship” was a weather research balloon that had strayed into US airspace “completely accidentally”. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised the …

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Ukraine, inflation, Biden’s first State of the Union – a timeline
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine, inflation, Biden’s first State of the Union – a timeline

Al Jazeera  

President Joe Biden’s address to US lawmakers came as international concern grows over Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. 2 Mar 2022 - 03:19 GMT Biden says US aims to cut cancer rates “Let’s end cancer as we know it,” Biden told lawmakers, saying the disease is personal to him as well as Vice President Kamala Harris. “I am calling on …

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