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Pentagon chief urges more Black Sea security cooperation
Oct 20, 2021 (AFP)
Following talks in Bucharest with Romanian Defense Minister Nicolae Ciuca, Austin said action was needed by littoral states of the Black Sea amid Russia "milita...
US Pentagon chief in Kiev says Russia 'obstacle' to peace
Oct 19, 2021 (AFP)
"We again call on Russia to end its occupation of Crimea and to stop perpetuating the war in eastern Ukraine, to end its destabilising activities in the Black S...
US, Georgia agree new defense training program
Oct 18, 2021 (AFP)
On his first stop in a tour of three NATO-allied countries on the rim of the Black Sea, Austin signed a memorandum of understanding with his Georgian counterpar...
Russia closes NATO missions as ties plunge to new low
Oct 18, 2021 (AFP)
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced the moves after NATO expelled several members of Moscow's delegation to the alliance for alleged spying. "Following cer...
Citing Russian occupation, U.S. signs new defense pact with Georgia
Oct 18, 2021 (UPI)
Austin and his Georgian counterpart, Juansher Burchuladze, signed a memo in Tbilisi extending an existing Georgia defense cooperation program in the first stop ...
US defence chief in Georgia for military talks
Oct 18, 2021 (AFP)
The first Pentagon chief to visit since 2014, Austin will seek to renew a military training program and demonstrate America's commitment to Tbilisi, which has s...
Eyeing Russia, US defense chief heads to Black Sea region
Oct 17, 2021 (AFP)
Austin will visit Georgia, Romania and Ukraine before taking part in the in-person defense ministers summit at NATO in Brussels on October 21-22. "We are reassu...
US, Greece expand defense ties amid Mediterranean tensions
Oct 14, 2021 (AFP)
The agreement signed in Washington marks a deepening of US relations with a longstanding European ally, despite a growing focus by President Joe Biden's adminis...
China, India lash out after no progress in Himalayan border talks
Oct 11, 2021 (AFP)
The strategically important Galwan river valley between Tibet and India's Ladakh region became a high-altitude flashpoint last year after one of the deadliest t...
NATO chief criticizes support for parallel European defense group
Oct 05, 2021 (AFP)
In Washington for talks at the White House and Pentagon, Stoltenberg made reference to Paris's support for a European defense grouping autonomous from NATO, esp...
US National Security Advisor Sullivan to meet China's top diplomat: W.House
Oct 05, 2021 (AFP)
Sullivan and Yang Jiechi will meet in Zurich to follow up on a September 9 phone call between Biden and President Xi Jinping on how "to responsibly manage the c...
EU leaders seek unity on how to face China, US
Oct 05, 2021 (AFP)
The 27 heads of state and government are set to converge on Brdo Castle in the former Yugoslav republic of Slovenia, the country that currently holds the EU's r...
Malaysia summons Chinese envoy to protest South China Sea incursion
Oct 04, 2021 (AFP)
Kuala Lumpur summoned Chinese ambassador Ouyang Yujing "to convey Malaysia's position and protest against the presence and activities of Chinese vessels, includ...
Fuming France in no hurry to mend Australia ties
Oct 03, 2021 (AFP)
France recalled its ambassador to Canberra to protest the September 15 announcement by Australia that it was scrapping the multibillion-dollar submarine contrac...
India matching Chinese troop build-up on disputed border: army chief
Oct 03, 2021 (AFP)
Tensions have been high between the nuclear-armed neighbours following a deadly border battle in June last year in the strategically important Galwan river vall...
India counters China in Sri Lanka with $700 million port deal
Sep 30, 2021 (AFP)
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said it signed an agreement with India's Adani Group to build a brand-new terminal next to a $500-million Chinese-run jetty...
US and Russia launch new round of talks in Geneva
Sep 30, 2021 (AFP)
US State Department number two Wendy Sherman and Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov were expected to meet for most of the day. The talks began arou...
Top US general says Trump never intended to attack China
Sep 28, 2021 (AFP)
"I know, I am certain, President Trump did not intend to attack the Chinese," the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Senate Armed Services Committee...
Two Canadians freed by China have arrived in Canada
Sep 25, 2021 (AFP)
TV footage aired by CTV showed Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor arriving in Calgary in western Canada in the wee hours of Saturday when it was still dark. The ...
European countries oppose Mali plans for Russian paramilitaries
Sep 24, 2021 (AFP)
The message came from nations that are being pressed to join a French-led military campaign to shore up the troubled Sahel state. "We want to send a clear messa...
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