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India returns Chinese soldier who strayed over border
Jan 11, 2021 (AFP)
The soldier was apprehended Friday on the Indian side of the high altitude border where rival troops fought deadly battles in June last year. He was returned to...
India detains Chinese soldier at flashpoint border
Jan 09, 2021 (AFP)
It is the second detention on the high altitude border since the pitched battles in June in which 20 Indian soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese troops wer...
NATO chief calls for revitalization of alliance in 2021
Jan 07, 2021 (UPI)
At a virtual address to German Christian Social Union members on Wednesday, Stoltenberg said 2021 presents an important opportunity to re-energize transatlantic...
NATO chief labels Washington protests 'shocking'
Jan 06, 2021 (AFP)
"The outcome of this democratic election must be respected," he said, referring to the US presidential election that saw Joe Biden beat Trump.
U.S. warships travel Taiwan Strait; China warns against show of force
Dec 31, 2020 (UPI)
The United States said guided-missile destroyers USS John S. McCain and USS Curtis Wilbur conducted a routine transit through the strait between eastern Nationa...
Turkey will lead NATO's high-readiness force in 2021
Dec 30, 2020 (UPI)
Turkey will take over the responsibility from Poland on Jan. 1, a NATO statement said. Leadership of the VJTF, which places soldiers on standby status and ready...
Biden nominates first female deputy defense secretary
Dec 30, 2020 (AFP)
Hicks, who is heading Biden's transition team at the Pentagon, served in the Defense Department under former president Barack Obama, including as deputy underse...
Russia, Turkey to develop military ties despite US sanctions
Dec 29, 2020 (AFP)
Washington this month punished Turkey for buying Russia's S-400 air defence system, imposing rare sanctions against a NATO ally. US Secretary of State Mike Pomp...
NATO intercepted hundreds of Russian planes over Europe in 2020
Dec 27, 2020 (UPI)
It noted that the figure is a modest increase over the 2019 total, and that 90 percent of the intercept flights involved the approach of Russian aircraft. In a ...
USS John McCain navigates through South China Sea
Dec 24, 2020 (UPI)
"The ship conducted normal operations within Vietnam's claimed territorial seas to challenge excessive maritime claims and preserve access and navigational free...
U.S. Navy: China did not 'expel' USS John S. McCain from South China Sea
Dec 23, 2020 (UPI)
"On Dec. 22, USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law," a statement Tuesd...
Pompeo seeks to soothe Turkey after US sanctions
Dec 18, 2020 (AFP)
Pompeo spoke this week with Mevlut Cavusoglu and "stressed that the goal of the sanctions is to prevent Russia from receiving substantial revenue, access, and i...
Biden team warns of security risk after Pentagon halts briefings
Dec 18, 2020 (AFP)
Yohannes Abraham, executive director for the Biden transition team, said he was "concerned to learn this week about an abrupt halt in the already limited cooper...
U.S. maritime forces to focus on China, Russia, new strategy doc says
Dec 17, 2020 (UPI)
The strategy document, titled "Advantage at Sea," directs the three services to deepen integration, aggressively modernize and continue cooperating with allies ...
Erdogan calls US sanctions 'attack on sovereignty'
Dec 16, 2020 (AFP)
The United States made good on months of threats to punish Turkey for buying the S-400 system under a 2017 law known as CAATSA, which aims to limit Russia's mil...
Iran's Zarif slams US sanctions on Turkey
Dec 15, 2020 (AFP)
"We strongly condemn recent US sanctions against Turkey and stand with its people and government," Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted, using the hashtag "#NeighborsFi...
Turkey avoids the worst from long-mooted US sanctions
Dec 15, 2020 (AFP)
Officials in Ankara responded to Monday's announcement from Washington -- in the works for several years but triggered by Donald Trump's administration in one o...
Trump vows to reject defense bill passed by veto-proof majority
Dec 13, 2020 (AFP)
With just weeks remaining in the White House, Trump has criticized the $740.5 billion measure in part because it does not abolish a law granting social media fi...
China sanctions US officials over Hong Kong moves
Dec 10, 2020 (AFP)
The financial hub was rocked by pro-democracy protests last year that were largely halted by a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing, drawing critic...
Russian navy to join drills with NATO states for first time in decade
Dec 10, 2020 (AFP)
In a statement on Thursday, Russia's Southern Military District said the country's navy would participate in the Aman-2021 exercise that is due to take place in...
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