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India detains Chinese soldier in disputed border region
Oct 19, 2020 (AFP)
The People's Liberation Army corporal was "apprehended" in the high altitude freezing desert area of Ladakh after crossing into Indian-controlled territory alon...
EU-US alliance 'on life support' after four years of Trump
Oct 19, 2020 (AFP)
Four years later, Trump's abrasive foreign policy moves, often unveiled in all-caps tweets, have alienated not just Germany but much of Europe. "The transatlant...
Japan, Vietnam boost defence ties as South China Sea tensions mount
Oct 19, 2020 (AFP)
The deal comes as concerns mount over China's increasing assertiveness in the contested South China Sea, with Beijing expanding its military presence in the reg...
Trump gaffe demotes France's Macron
Oct 18, 2020 (AFP)
Trump's error downgrading Macron to prime minister came as he spoke at a campaign rally in Michigan, one of a flurry of stops he is making in the final three we...
U.S. assumes control of NATO's air policing in North Atlantic
Oct 13, 2020 (UPI)
According to the Department of Defense, U.S. F-15C/D Eagles assigned to the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in Lakenheath, England, were deployed to Keflav...
Canada gets consular access to two citizens held in China
Oct 10, 2020 (AFP)
Canada's ambassador to China Dominic Barton obtained "virtual consular access" to Michael Spavor on Friday and Michael Kovrig on Saturday, the department said i...
Pompeo asks Vatican to be 'serious' on China
Oct 09, 2020 (AFP)
Pompeo, an evangelical Protestant and staunch critic of China, in a radio interview drew an implicit contrast between Francis and John Paul II -- a hero of cons...
Pompeo warns of China risks ahead of US-India talks
Oct 09, 2020 (AFP)
"They absolutely need the United States to be their ally and partner in this fight," Pompeo said of his four-way meetings earlier this week in Tokyo with his co...
Cambodian PM says naval base not just for China
Oct 07, 2020 (AFP)
The Ream base is strategically located in the Gulf of Thailand, providing ready access to the fiercely contested South China Sea -- a key global shipping route....
Pompeo slams China's 'corruption, coercion' at Tokyo talks
Oct 06, 2020 (AFP)
Pompeo was speaking at the start of discussions with his Japanese, Indian and Australian counterparts -- the so-called Quad grouping, seeking to present a unite...
NATO to continue to support Turkey, Secretary-General says
Oct 05, 2020 (UPI)
Stoltenberg noted Turkey's role in counterterrorism after meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara on Monday, but on the matter of Turkey'...
India's Modi opens tunnel route to tense China border
Oct 03, 2020 (AFP)
The tunnel traverses India's northern Himachal Pradesh state and lies on one of two main routes for troops headed to border areas in Ladakh. Twenty Indian and a...
EU leaders to hold Berlin summit on China on Nov 16
Oct 02, 2020 (AFP)
The leaders will meet in Berlin on November 16 without China, according to the updated programme of the European Council, which organises summits. The meeting c...
No changes to DoD alert levels after Trump's COVID-19 announcement
Oct 02, 2020 (UPI)
Trump announced early Friday on Twitter that he and first lady Melania Trump had received the diagnosis. They were tested shortly after it became known that Tru...
Mongolians rally against China days before Pompeo visit
Oct 01, 2020 (AFP)
The country of Mongolia neighbours China's province of Inner Mongolia, which has seen weeks of protests and school boycotts over a policy requiring schools to t...
Marine Corps activates Base Camp Blaz in Guam
Oct 01, 2020 (UPI)
According to the Marines, this is the first new Marine Corps base the branch has activated since 1952, when it commissioned Marine Corps Logistics Base in Alban...
Pompeo calls for pope to show 'courage' over China
Sep 30, 2020 (AFP)
Pompeo is not meeting Pope Francis because the pontiff avoids such audiences in campaign periods, a Vatican source said. Analysts say the pope has been angered ...
'New Cold War with China' demands US-Europe united front: Germany
Sep 28, 2020 (AFP)
With just five weeks to go until the US election, the German government's coordinator for relations with the United States and Canada, Peter Beyer, insisted the...
USS Ross trains with Polish frigate on Baltic Sea
Sep 28, 2020 (UPI)
The USS Ross, based at Rota, Spain, and the frigate ORP Gen. Kazmierz Pulaski conducted a series of maneuvers, air and surface tactics and data link exercises o...
'Enough is enough': China attacks US at Security Council
Sep 25, 2020 (AFP)
Two days after President Donald Trump used his annual address to the General Assembly to attack China's record, the US ambassador to the United Nations also too...
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