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Biden backs top general on calls to China over Trump mental state
Sep 15, 2021 (AFP)
"I have great confidence in General Milley," Biden said. Republicans demanded Biden dismiss Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accusing him of u...
EU announces defence summit, more aid after Afghan collapse
Sep 15, 2021 (AFP)
"It is time for Europe to step up to the next level," von der Leyen told the European Parliament, in her annual State of the European Union address. France's Pr...
Dubious of Trump's sanity, US general secretly called China: book
Sep 14, 2021 (AFP)
Joint Chiefs Chair General Mark Milley ordered aides to not act immediately on any move by Trump to use US nuclear forces, and he called a Chinese general to re...
Chinese FM visits Singapore in pushback against US
Sep 14, 2021 (AFP)
In recent weeks, both US Vice President Kamala Harris and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin have visited the city-state and strongly criticised Beijing's growing aggr...
UK parliament bars China envoy after MPs sanctioned
Sep 14, 2021 (AFP)
Envoy Zheng Zeguang was due Wednesday to address a group of members drawn from both the houses of Commons and Lords who work on promoting UK-China relations. Bu...
China gifts new $150 million national stadium to Cambodia
Sep 12, 2021 (AFP)
The 60,000-capacity venue is the latest project under China's trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative, a plan to fund infrastructure projects and increase its ...
Greece to discuss 5-year US defence deal; France sells 6 Rafale fighters
Sep 12, 2021 (AFP)
"We are discussing a five-year extension to the defence cooperation agreement, so that we don't have to renew it on an annual basis," Mitsotakis told a news con...
Belarus leader praises Russia-led drills, eyes $1 bln arms deal
Sep 12, 2021 (AFP)
Sporting green military uniform at a test range near the city of Baranovichi in western Belarus, the strongman praised Russian and Belarusian troops for their "...
'Quad' leaders to meet in Washington this month: Japan media
Sep 10, 2021 (AFP)
The diplomatic group held online leaders' talks in March, and ministers from the four countries have also held in-person discussions. Japan's Kyodo news agency ...
Russia, Belarus hold massive military drills, spooking neighbours
Sep 10, 2021 (AFP)
Moscow said 200,000 personnel would take part in the week-long Zapad-2021 military exercise in Belarus, western Russia and the Baltic Sea, one of the country's ...
Biden, Xi talk to avoid US-China 'conflict:' W.House
Sep 10, 2021 (AFP)
In the 90-minute call, Biden warned against misunderstandings that could lead to confrontation between Washington and Beijing, the White House said, while Xi ca...
Marchers walk 7,000 steps for Canadian pair detained by China
Sep 02, 2021 (AFP)
White House commits more military, humanitarian support for Ukraine
Sep 02, 2021 (UPI)
Following a Wednesday meeting between President Joe Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the White House announced an agreement that include...
EU mulls reaction force after Kabul evacuation
Sep 02, 2021 (AFP)
Calls have grown for the 27-nation group to develop its own joint military capability to respond quickly to crises in the wake of the chaotic scenes at Kabul ai...
Turning from Afghanistan, the US sets focus on China
Sep 01, 2021 (AFP)
In an indication of Washington's strategic turn, Vice President Kamala Harris was in Southeast Asia last week even as the US pullout from Afghanistan moved into...
In 'pain and anger', Pentagon looks to lessons of 20-year war
Sep 01, 2021 (AFP)
In their first public appearances since US forces departed from Afghanistan on Monday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chair General Mark Milley...
Pope scotches resignation talk, plans more foreign trips
Sep 01, 2021 (AFP)
As if to prove his energy and commitment to the job, the 84-year-old announced further foreign trips, to Greece, Cyprus and Malta, and confirmed he hoped to att...
China special envoy makes unannounced Myanmar visit
Aug 31, 2021 (AFP)
Myanmar has been in political chaos since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government in February, launching a bloody crackdown on dissent. International ...
Harris ends Asia tour with fresh jab at China
Aug 26, 2021 (AFP)
The comments came on the final day of a regional trip in which Washington has sought to reset relations in Asia after the turbulent Donald Trump years and stres...
US, China trade fresh barbs over disputed seas
Aug 25, 2021 (AFP)
Harris made the comments as she began a visit to Vietnam to stress US commitment to Asia, a trip critics have slammed as tone-deaf given the parallels with the ...
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