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US envoy says Russia faceoff shows Turkey its true ally
Feb 27, 2020 (AFP)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday called an urgent meeting after at least nine Turkish troops were killed in an air strike in Syria's Idlib reg...
Trump says US can avoid major epidemic as virus spreads
Feb 27, 2020 (AFP)
China is no longer the only breeding ground for the deadly virus as countries fret over possible contagion coming from other hotbeds of infection, including Ira...
Last Soviet marshal and 1991 coup plotter Yazov dies
Feb 25, 2020 (AFP)
Yazov, who was then the Soviet Union's highest ranking military official, played a central role in the 1991 attempted coup against Mikhail Gorbachev and in the ...
Egocentric US is wrecking global arms control, says Russia
Feb 25, 2020 (AFP)
It is vital "to stop the degradation of international arms control", Lavrov told the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, urging Washington to resume talks on h...
After US, Greece to sign defence deal with France: officials
Feb 24, 2020 (AFP)
"We have decided to reinforce bilateral defence and security cooperation in a very significant manner," French Defence Minister Florence Parly told reporters af...
China FM to meet ASEAN peers at virus summit
Feb 20, 2020 (AFP)
Wang Yi will hold talks with counterparts from the 10 Southeast Asian (ASEAN) countries in Vientiane in a hastily-convened meeting over the health scare. China'...
Top Pentagon official resigns at Trump's request
Feb 19, 2020 (AFP)
John Rood, the Pentagon's top policy official, certified that Ukraine had made sufficient reforms to be eligible to receive $250 million in military aide. That ...
China expels Wall Street Journal reporters for 'Sick Man' headline
Feb 19, 2020 (AFP)
The expulsion came as Beijing also slammed Washington's decision to tighten rules on Chinese state media organisations in the United States, calling the move "u...
Chinese, Vatican foreign ministers hold first meeting
Feb 15, 2020 (AFP)
The talks between China's Wang Yi and Archbishop Paul Gallagher in Munich, Germany, on Friday come as relations between the two sides steadily improve following...
France 'impatient' over lack of German drive to reform EU: Macron
Feb 15, 2020 (AFP)
Asked at the Munich Security Conference if he was frustrated by Chancellor Angela Merkel's silence on his proposed reforms, Macron said: "I'm not frustrated, I'...
US, Europe clash over Washington's global retreat
Feb 15, 2020 (AFP)
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Pompeo sought to assuage European anxiety over the transatlantic bond under an unpredictable President Donald Trump,...
Turkey says differences over Syria 'shouldn't affect' ties with Russia
Feb 15, 2020 (AFP)
"The differences of opinion in Syria shouldn't affect Turkey-Russia relations. The situation in Idlib will not affect the S-400 agreement," broadcaster NTV repo...
France, Australia recommit to troubled subs deal
Feb 14, 2020 (AFP)
French Defence Minister Florence Parly met counterpart Linda Reynolds on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference after the comments by French shipbuilde...
Trump 'fine' with end of Philippines military pact
Feb 12, 2020 (AFP)
The 1998 Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) created a legal framework for the presence of US troops in the Philippines and for organizing joint military exercises....
Greece aims to outflank Turkey in Mediterranean
Feb 08, 2020 (AFP)
Over the past month, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has revamped a defence agreement with the United States, sent a warship to join a French naval battle gr...
US has lost its 'moral leadership,' actor Harrison Ford says
Feb 06, 2020 (AFP)
"We need moral leadership. We've lost some of our credibility and we are anxious to regain it," the Hollywood star told reporters. Ford was in town to talk abou...
Russia not target in US army's massive Europe deployment: NATO
Feb 03, 2020 (AFP)
About 37,000 soldiers from 18 countries are to participate in the US-run manoeuvre dubbed Defender Europe 2020. This is "the largest deployment of US troops to ...
UN marks 75th anniversary year in world of distrust, shifting power
Feb 02, 2020 (AFP)
In the New York headquarters of the United Nations, the Cold War never really ended, as demonstrated by a scene recently observed in its hallowed hallways: a US...
Pompeo vows unwavering US support during delicate Ukraine visit
Jan 31, 2020 (AFP)
After talks with Pompeo, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he appreciated US support, but stressed that Washington should be more involved in resolvin...
Greece ratifies US defence deal amid anti-war protest
Jan 30, 2020 (AFP)
A majority of lawmakers ratified the Mutual Defence Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) as hundreds of Communist, left-wing and anti-war demonstrators protested on cen...
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