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New US defense chief tells troops 'time to come home'
Nov 14, 2020 (AFP)
"All wars must end," Miller, named acting defense secretary by President Donald Trump on Monday, said in his first message to the US armed services. He said tha...
France to urge US to remain in Afghanistan and Iraq
Nov 13, 2020 (AFP)
Asked in a televised interview to react to outgoing President Donald Trump's reported plans to hasten a US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Le Drian said "We don't ...
China sends 'congratulations' to Joe Biden on US election win
Nov 13, 2020 (AFP)
US-China ties have grown increasingly strained in recent years under the administration of incumbent Donald Trump, and relations are as icy as at any time since...
US Army to participate in artillery drills in Romania
Nov 13, 2020 (UPI)
Two M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket systems and about a dozen personnel of 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade, will ...
Philippines extends military pact with US
Nov 11, 2020 (AFP)
President Rodrigo Duterte had given notice to Washington in February that he planned to axe the Visiting Forces Agreement after accusing the US of interference ...
Biden could reverse Germany troop removal
Nov 11, 2020 (AFP)
Michele Flournoy -- former number three at the Pentagon and a favorite to lead the Defense Department under the new administration -- nearly predicted as much d...
Anthony Tata serving as Pentagon's acting policy chief after Anderson resigns
Nov 10, 2020 (UPI)
Politico first reported that Anderson, who was confirmed in June as the second-in-command policy official but had been acting in the top job, had resigned. "I a...
US 'disappointed' as Cambodia razes another military facility
Nov 10, 2020 (AFP)
Cambodian authorities this month finished dismantling a maintenance facility at Ream base -- built in 2017 with US money -- after razing a tactical naval headqu...
Trump fires defense chief Esper
Nov 10, 2020 (AFP)
Coming with just 10 weeks left in his White House tenure, the move heightened concerns that Trump might take aim at other national security officials with whom ...
Biden win heralds sharper China strategy by US
Nov 10, 2020 (AFP)
Rancour and recrimination defined the relationship between the world's two superpowers under four years of Trump, who slapped Chinese goods with tariffs and bla...
Trudeau says hopeful Biden will keep up pressure on China
Nov 09, 2020 (AFP)
Beijing -- in an act widely decried by Western capitals as retaliation -- detained former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor on suspicions o...
U.S., Poland ratify enhanced defense agreement
Nov 09, 2020 (UPI)
The agreement calls for establishment of about 5,500 U.S. troops on Polish soil on a revolving basis, and the forward deployment of the U.S. Army's V Corps in P...
Sparing no words for Trump, Merkel vows cooperation with Biden
Nov 09, 2020 (AFP)
Underlining the President-elect's "decades of experience in foreign policy" and recalling "good encounters and talks with him", Merkel vowed to "stand together"...
German leaders say military spending won't decrease after Biden election
Nov 09, 2020 (UPI)
The Trump administration has beat a steady drum for NATO allies to increase their defense spending since taking office, with many of the alliance's members -- i...
Biden win a loss for Brazil's 'Tropical Trump'
Nov 08, 2020 (AFP)
As congratulations from world leaders for Biden poured in Saturday, Bolsonaro's silence spoke volumes. Elected in 2018 and up for reelection himself in 2022, Bo...
EU must learn to live without US leadership under Biden, say analysts
Nov 08, 2020 (AFP)
"Great day for US and Europe, we look forward to working together with new administration to rebuild our partnership," the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said ...
U.S.-Japan joint exercise, involving 46,000 troops, called a success
Nov 06, 2020 (UPI)
"Keen Sword was a tremendous success with respect to operating and integrating with our allies," said Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of U.S. Forces Japan, ...
UK says US ties will go 'from strength to strength' whoever wins
Nov 04, 2020 (AFP)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a populist ally of President Donald Trump, stayed up into the night to follow the results coming in, according to a Downing Street...
Aide says Hong Kong media tycoon Lai unaware of Biden dossier
Nov 01, 2020 (AFP)
The 64-page document by a fictitious author, which was circulated online and seized on by President Donald Trump's supporters, alleges business connections betw...
Beijing slams US for arresting Chinese 'Fox Hunt' agents
Oct 29, 2020 (AFP)
Relations between the world's two biggest economies are already at their lowest point in years, with bitter clashes over trade, technology, the coronavirus pand...
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