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Philippines' Duterte to visit Beijing amid China sea tensions
Aug 20, 2019 (AFP)
While Duterte has embraced China and had largely set aside a once-tense standoff over the resource-rich waterway, a series of confrontations have stoked domesti...
Report: China's military could overwhelm U.S. forces in Indo-Pacific region
Aug 20, 2019 (UPI)
The report by the University of Sydney-based United States Studies Center said the region is vulnerable to a quick strike by China to secure a military or strat...
US power waning in Pacific, warns top Australian think tank
Aug 19, 2019 (AFP)
A hard-hitting report from the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney released on Monday said the US military is an "atrophying force" that is...
USS Mustin sails through Taiwan Strait after exercise with Japan
Aug 18, 2019 (UPI)
Taiwan and China dispatched ships to monitor the passage, with China sending a type 052D guided missile destroyer and Taiwan dispatching a Cheng Kung class guid...
As troops pull out, Ukraine frontline village fears for future
Aug 15, 2019 (AFP)
But since they started to withdraw two months ago from Stanytsya Luganska, eastern Ukraine, she says she feels exposed to the Russian-backed separatists nearby....
Trump links Hong Kong crisis to trade as China military rallies
Aug 15, 2019 (AFP)
Images taken by AFP on Thursday showed thousands of Chinese military personnel waving red flags and parading at a sports stadium in the city of Shenzhen, just a...
Japan's new emperor speaks of 'deep remorse' in 1st speech marking WWII
Aug 15, 2019 (AFP)
Emperor Naruhito's comments were being monitored in Tokyo and throughout Asia for any change in tone but he closely echoed the language employed by his father A...
China says it won't 'sit by' on Hong Kong, Trump expresses concern
Aug 15, 2019 (AFP)
Trump urged his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to meet with demonstrators, while US National Security Advisor John Bolton warned Beijing against creating a "new...
Chinese survey ship back in Vietnam-claimed waters
Aug 14, 2019 (AFP)
China has been accused of deploying warships, arming outposts and ramming fishing vessels in the waters, stoking ire from other claimants on the key global ship...
Ukraine to simplify citizenship for 'persecuted' Russians
Aug 13, 2019 (AFP)
A decree published on the presidential website orders the cabinet to write a law "easing the process of obtaining Ukrainian citizenship by Russian citizens who ...
China denies US warship visits to Hong Kong: Navy
Aug 13, 2019 (AFP)
The USS Green Bay, an amphibious dock landing ship, was to stop in Hong Kong on Saturday, while the guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie planned a port call the...
India's Modi bears all, sniffs dung with Grylls
Aug 12, 2019 (AFP)
The Discovery Channel programme "Man Vs. Wild" saw Modi seek to burnish his credentials as a protector of nature, telling his story to the British television ad...
Bolton says US to 'move very quickly' on post-Brexit trade deal
Aug 12, 2019 (AFP)
The hawkish White House aide spoke in London after becoming the most senior official from Donald Trump's administration to meet Prime Minister Boris Johnson sin...
US, UK, China step up war of words over Hong Kong
Aug 10, 2019 (AFP)
In the latest exchange, Washington on Friday called out Beijing-backed news outlets for sharing "dangerous" reports after a newspaper revealed personal informat...
UK intercepts Russian aircraft near airspace; US missile destroyer enters Black Sea
Aug 09, 2019 (UPI)
RAF Typhoons flying from Lossiemouth in Scotland and Amari in Estonia each made interceptions. The aircraft flying from Lossiemouth monitored Tu-142 Bear patrol...
Pentagon chief makes rare visit to Mongolia
Aug 08, 2019 (AFP)
Esper has visited several regional US allies including Japan and Australia in his maiden tour abroad following his confirmation as Pentagon chief last month. Hi...
Hanoi says China ships have left disputed sea after month-long standoff
Aug 08, 2019 (AFP)
A Chinese survey vessel and several accompanying ships entered the waters around the Spratly Islands early last month, drawing ire from Hanoi, the US and the EU...
Underestimating China a 'catastrophic failure': Aussie intel chair
Aug 08, 2019 (AFP)
Andrew Hastie said the country's sovereignty and freedoms could be threatened by Beijing, much as France lost its territory to Germany at the beginning of World...
Philippine military warns on Chinese investment in key islands
Aug 06, 2019 (AFP)
Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said Duterte was aware of proposals for Grande and Chiquita islands at the mouth of the former US naval base at Subic Bay...
EU criticises 'militarisation' of South China Sea
Aug 05, 2019 (AFP)
China has been accused of deploying warships, arming outposts and ramming fishing vessels in the resource-rich sea, sparking ire from other claimants. On Monday...
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