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Pro-Russian separatists lay claim to more land in Ukraine
Nov 29, 2019 (AFP)
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in the eastern Donetsk region announced that its parliament has set the official border with Kiev-controlled Ukrai...
Macron, Erdogan go head-to-head in 'brain death' row
Nov 29, 2019 (AFP)
Erdogan used a televised speech to launch a stunning attack on Macron, just days before the two men join other NATO leaders in England for events to mark the al...
US dismisses Macron's NATO warnings
Nov 29, 2019 (AFP)
Ahead of next week's NATO leaders' summit outside London, the Trump administration official dismissed the views expressed by Macron, who argues the military blo...
NATO's birthday overshadowed by top-level feuding
Nov 29, 2019 (AFP)
Heads of state and government will descend on London Tuesday bracing for a scrap over spending and how to deal with Russia, in a huge test of unity within NATO ...
India offers funds to Sri Lanka in bid to outdo China
Nov 29, 2019 (AFP)
Gotabaya Rajapaksa's visit to India just 12 days after he became president is being intensely watched as New Delhi and Beijing compete to control the Indian Oce...
Macron, NATO chief hold talks in 'brain death' row
Nov 28, 2019 (AFP)
Macron delivered his damning assessment in an interview earlier this month with The Economist magazine, in which he lamented the lack of strategic coordination ...
US to cut spending on NATO budget, Germany to pay more
Nov 28, 2019 (AFP)
Trump has repeatedly criticised European members for freeloading on the US, singling out Germany -- the continent's economic powerhouse -- for lagging behind on...
NATO brain dead? Macron's disruptive style rattles Europe
Nov 27, 2019 (AFP)
Since his election in 2017, Macron has sought to find a major role on the international stage and implement his vision for a closely integrated Europe with a po...
China overtakes US in number of diplomatic missions
Nov 27, 2019 (AFP)
Australia's respected Lowy Institute reported that China's "rapid" rise up the rankings of diplomatic networks continued in 2019, boosted by the opening of dipl...
EU will not replace NATO, says new Brussels chief
Nov 27, 2019 (AFP)
Ursula von der Leyen, the incoming European Commission president, became the latest major European leader to distance herself from a pugnacious Macron interview...
Under pressure, Apple shows annexed Crimea as Russia on apps
Nov 27, 2019 (AFP)
The Black Sea peninsula and its largest cities of Sevastopol and Simferopol are now displayed as Russian territory on Apple's maps and weather apps when used in...
Trump interventions undercut Pentagon leadership
Nov 26, 2019 (AFP)
The firing on Sunday of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, who challenged Trump's intervention in the SEAL commando's case, was the latest sign of the US military'...
Berlin denies reports of Merkel-Macron clash over NATO
Nov 25, 2019 (AFP)
The two European leaders met on November 10, a day after Germany marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. Their dinner came just days after M...
China condemns US navy sail-by in disputed waters
Nov 22, 2019 (AFP)
The US Navy regularly conducts "freedom of navigation operations" in the disputed South China Sea, where China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and T...
Poland, Lithuania hail NATO's 'vitality' in clash with France
Nov 21, 2019 (AFP)
"The increased (US) military presence in Poland in coordination with NATO... demonstrates NATO's vitality," Poland's President Andrzej Duda said at a press conf...
France, Germany offer NATO plans after 'brain death' row
Nov 20, 2019 (AFP)
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian used the one-day meeting with his 28 NATO counterparts to explain Macron's damning verdict and offer ideas for improv...
Pope lands in Thailand to kick off two-country Asian tour
Nov 20, 2019 (AFP)
The pontiff landed just after midday (0500 GMT) at Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport, where he stepped off the plane and was met by his missionary cous...
Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa likely to re-boot China ties
Nov 19, 2019 (AFP)
With the Rajapaksas clan now back, Beijing will likely be too, experts say. On Monday Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in as president, almost five years after his ...
NATO chief to confront Macron over 'brain dead' claim
Nov 19, 2019 (AFP)
Stoltenberg mounted a vigorous defence of NATO ahead of a meeting of alliance foreign ministers, saying it was doing more than ever and warning against undermin...
Germany pledges more for under-pressure NATO ahead of summit
Nov 18, 2019 (AFP)
"For 2019, we have a NATO defence spending of 47.9 billion," equivalent to 1.39 percent of output, said a defence ministry spokesman. "For next year, this spend...
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