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China, US hold trade talks, agree to 'push forward' phase one deal
Aug 25, 2020 (AFP)
The US and China signed the accord in January, bringing a partial truce in their lingering trade war and obliging Beijing to import an additional $200 billion i...
China says US spy plane entered no-fly zone: Xinhua
Aug 25, 2020 (AFP)
The U-2 reconnaissance jet's flight over an area in northern China violated safety rules between the two nations, Xinhua reported, citing Chinese defence minist...
Swedish military flexes Baltic muscles in signal to Russia
Aug 25, 2020 (AFP)
The so-called "high readiness action" means the Swedish army, navy and air force are currently more visible in the southeastern and southern Baltic Sea and on t...
Pompeo starts Middle East tour in Israel
Aug 24, 2020 (AFP)
Pompeo, wearing a face mask in the colours of the American flag, met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and was in coming days also due to visit Sudan, Bahrain a...
Microsoft defends Fortnite maker in Apple fight
Aug 24, 2020 (AFP)
Epic Games is locked in a legal battle with Apple after trying to dodge commission payments due to the tech giant, prompting the iPhone maker to pull Fortnite f...
Balloons spark Lithuania-Belarus border row
Aug 24, 2020 (AFP)
Lithuania said a Belarusian military helicopter crossed the EU and NATO state's border minutes before thousands of people linked hands in a human chain stretchi...
Philippines minister accuses China of fabricating sea claims
Aug 24, 2020 (AFP)
The remarks late Sunday come amid a fresh row between Manila and Beijing over the disputed Scarborough shoal, which has long been a flashpoint between the two c...
Philippines, China in fresh row over disputed shoal
Aug 21, 2020 (AFP)
Scarborough Shoal, one of several reefs controlled by China, is one of the region's richest fishing grounds and a flash point between the two countries. The Phi...
In symbolic first, Israeli fighter pilots train in Germany
Aug 18, 2020 (AFP)
A formation of fighter aircraft, including Israeli Air Force F-16s and Eurofighter jets from the German Luftwaffe, will also overfly the nearby Fuerstenfeldbruc...
Belarus begins military drills on western border: Lithuania
Aug 17, 2020 (AFP)
"We are witnessing Belarusian efforts to further escalate and develop a narrative about the so-called foreign threats," Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis said...
Trump says 'probably not' taking part in Putin's Iran conference
Aug 15, 2020 (AFP)
"Probably not, I think we'll wait till after the election," Trump said at a news conference at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Putin on Friday called o...
Modi warns China over border tensions
Aug 15, 2020 (AFP)
With talks on easing a military build-up in their Himalayan border region at a stalemate, Modi told an Independence Day ceremony that India's sovereignty was "s...
India seeks to counter China sway in Maldives with bridge project
Aug 13, 2020 (AFP)
The Maldives borrowed billions of dollars from Beijing and hired Chinese firms for infrastructure projects under previous President Abdulla Yameen. This stoked ...
Israeli fighter planes to head to Germany for first joint exercise
Aug 13, 2020 (AFP)
The forces will also fly over the Fuerstenfeldbruck airbase to commemorate the 1972 attack on the Summer Olympics in Munich in which 11 Israeli athletes were ki...
U.S., Japanese militaries conduct training exercise with B-1 bomber
Aug 11, 2020 (UPI)
The B-1 on Aug. 7 launched from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam and integrated with eight F-2s and six F-15s from the Japan's Air Self-Defense Force, in what th...
Rubio, sanctioned by China, blasts HK security law arrests
Aug 10, 2020 (AFP)
Rubio and fellow sanctioned Republican Senator Ted Cruz -- both of whom ran for president in 2016 -- are among the US Congress's most prominent outspoken oppone...
China wants 'unpredictable' Trump to lose election: US intelligence
Aug 08, 2020 (AFP)
"We assess that China prefers that President Trump -- whom Beijing sees as unpredictable -- does not win reelection," said William Evanina, director of the Nati...
Marine Corps to end troop rotations in Norway
Aug 06, 2020 (UPI)
The Marine Corps will continue to conduct periodic training and exercises with the Norwegian military, but will not keep Marines stationed in the country on six...
U.S. Army establishes V Corps forward command in Poland
Aug 05, 2020 (UPI)
The V Corps flag was unfurled on Tuesday in ceremonies in Krakow, Poland, with the promotion of commanding officer Maj. Gen. John Kolasheski to the rank of lieu...
China accuses US of 'outright bullying' over TikTok
Aug 04, 2020 (AFP)
"This goes against the principles of the market economy and the (World Trade Organisation's) principles of openness, transparency and non-discrimination," said ...
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