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Biden picks first Black Pentagon chief
Dec 08, 2020 (AFP)
A veteran of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the retired four-star army general, 67, beat out the favorite for the job, former under-secretary of defense Mic...
Biden picks General LLoyd Austin as first Black Pentagon chief
Dec 08, 2020 (AFP)
A veteran of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the retired four-star army general, 67, beat out the favorite for the job, former under-secretary of defense Mic...
US, China extend giant panda deal by three years
Dec 07, 2020 (AFP)
The panda loan deal between the United States and China had been set to expire in December. The National Zoo said it had signed a three-year extension with the ...
China's Xi sends condolences over death of former French president
Dec 04, 2020 (AFP)
The former president died on Wednesday from Covid-19 aged 94, at his family's estate. Xi expressed "deep condolences" to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron,...
2021 defense funding bill blocks troop drawdowns in Germany, Afghanistan, Iraq
Dec 04, 2020 (UPI)
It adds that additional opinion from other countries is required before the presence of U.S. troops in Afghanistan is reduced. The bill, the National Defense Au...
US clashes with Turkey at NATO talks
Dec 02, 2020 (AFP)
A US spokesman would not confirm or deny the details of Pompeo's participation in Tuesday's foreign minister's videoconference, but several well-placed sources ...
Ukraine says to seek closer ties with NATO in 2021
Dec 01, 2020 (AFP)
Speaking to NATO ambassadors in Kiev, Defence Minister Andriy Taran said Ukraine hopes to be invited next year to join a Membership Action Plan, the first forma...
NATO plans 2021 summit with President-elect Biden
Nov 30, 2020 (UPI)
"I'm looking forward to welcoming President Biden next year to a NATO summit here in Brussels, because that's the best way for all allies' heads of state and go...
Australia PM slams Chinese official's 'repugnant' tweet
Nov 30, 2020 (AFP)
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian sparked the outrage when he posted a staged image of a man dressed as an Australian soldier holding a bloody knif...
NATO seeks more political role despite divisions
Nov 30, 2020 (AFP)
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will present foreign ministers with a report from an outside expert panel, arguing the case for NATO as a policy hub. "I will...
Virus, spies and wine: Australia-China relations in freefall
Nov 27, 2020 (AFP)
Here is a look at how the dispute started and how it is deepening virtually by the week. - Coronavirus origins - Australia in April joined the United States in ...
Russia claims it expelled USS McCain from Peter the Great Gulf
Nov 24, 2020 (UPI)
The vessel was performing what the Navy described as a freedom of navigation operation, or FONOP, Tuesday in the vicinity of Peter the Great Gulf, which Russia ...
Saying 'America is back,' Biden presents security and foreign policy team
Nov 24, 2020 (AFP)
Biden, 78, at an event in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, presented his picks for secretary of state, national security advisor, homeland security secreta...
Australia hits back at 'needless' worsening of China ties
Nov 24, 2020 (AFP)
Prime Minister Scott Morrison decried mounting Chinese pressure and rejected the portrayal of Australia as a US lapdog, saying it was wrong and "needlessly dete...
U.S. Army Europe, U.S. Army Africa consolidate to form unified command
Nov 23, 2020 (UPI)
The new command will be referred to as U.S. Army Europe and Africa, or by its acronym USAREUR-AF, an official statement on Friday said. All units assigned to U....
Biden signals US diplomatic shift with new team
Nov 23, 2020 (AFP)
Top of the list was former State Department number two Antony Blinken, tapped for secretary of state. Biden also named the first female head of intelligence, th...
On eve of G20, EU hopes for US return to multilateralism
Nov 20, 2020 (AFP)
"The next (US) administration has already committed to increase multilateral cooperation," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. She added th...
Canadians detained in China get virtual consular visit
Nov 20, 2020 (AFP)
It is the second such contact for the men, who have not met with a diplomat since visits were suspended in January because of the coronavirus pandemic. Relation...
U.S. Army formally activates V Corps in Poland
Nov 20, 2020 (UPI)
About 200 troops will initially be assigned to the forward position of the recently reactivated and storied Fifth Corps, or V Corps, whose headquarters was esta...
Europe still needs U.S. military help, German defense minister says
Nov 18, 2020 (UPI)
The United States will remain "the most important ally in security and defense policy," Kramp-Karrenbauer said in a speech in Hamburg on Tuesday. "Without the n...
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