Israel
Obama: Don't Destroy the Peace Process by Turning it Over to the U.N. gatestoneinstitute.org
The Obama Administration is sending strong signals that once the election is over it may make a major push to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the United Nations. Despite repeated invitations by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Palestinian Authority President Abbas to meet without preconditions, the stalemate persists. Some blame it on Palestinian unwillingness to recognize Israel as the nation state of the Jewish People and to compromise to the so-called "right of return." Others — including the current U.S. Administration — lay the blame largely at the feet of the Netanyahu government for continuing to build in the West Bank, most recently approval of between 98 and 300 new homes in Shiloh. Whatever the reasons – and they are complex and multifaceted — President Obama should resist any temptation, during his final weeks in office, to change longstanding American policy — that only direct negotiations between the parties will achieve a lasting peace.
Syria
Russia says resumption of Syria peace talks delayed indefinitely reuters
Shoigu said that rebels backed by Western governments had been attacking civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo, despite a pause in Russian and Syrian air attacks. "As a result, the prospects for the start of a negotiation process and the return to peaceful life in Syria are postponed for an indefinite period," Shoigu said.
The United Nations said on Tuesday that all sides fighting over Aleppo may be committing war crimes through indiscriminate attacks in civilian areas.
China
Zhuhai air show: China J-20 fighter jet in public debut bbc
The fighters are being seen as symbol of Beijing's desire to modernise and upgrade its military capabilities.
Some have likened the new fighter to Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor jet f22-raptor, with industry analyst Bradley Perret of Aviation Week saying the jet was "clearly a big step forward in Chinese combat capability,"
Also see China debuts new J-20 stealth jet fighter – video v theguardian
Germany
German police probe anti-government extremists in own ranks usnews
Dimroth says "ideological agreement with the goals of this group stands in stark contrast with what's expected of serving police officers." But he said there wouldn't be a general screening of all civil servants.
Military Tech
Ukrainian military may augment tank commanders with Hololens headsets digitaltrends
Developed by a Ukrainian defense contractor, LimpidArmor, the headset — known as the Circular Review System — integrates a traditionally protective helmet with the Hololens. It can be utilized to give tank commanders a 360-degree view of the battlefield, rather than just the limited view that you are often restricted to from within a tank.
Also see Ukrainian company developed omnidirectional review system for armored vehicles defence-blog
Large-scale deployment of robots in sea off Scotland bbc
A fleet of 10 marine robots collected information on ocean temperature, tidal currents and wave conditions off Scotland's north west coast.
Tech
Piccolissimo joins the ranks of ultra-tiny flying robots techcrunch
It’s called Piccolissimo, both Italian for smallest and also a play on the creator’s name, Matt Piccoli — and while it isn’t actually the world’s smallest flying robot, Penn does get to claim it as the world’s smallest self-powered, controllable flying robot. Others are smaller, but either can’t be steered or (like the Robobee) are wired for power.
Automation
Robot tractors & sheep-herding drones: Britain’s futuristic new farm workers rt v
Engineering staff at Harper Adams University harper-adams.ac.uk in Shropshire are adapting farm machinery to create small autonomous tractors and harvesters to grow a hectare of crops. They will be monitored by drones and special ground-roaming vehicles and will be harvested next August.
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