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Pompeo rips into China, urges ASEAN to trust in US
Aug 02, 2019 (AFP)
The secretary of state said decades of US alliances and investment had helped Asia walk from poverty to prosperity, as he aired the Trump administration's "Indo...
Pompeo says US not asking ASEAN allies to 'choose' on China
Aug 01, 2019 (AFP)
The denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula, a bitter trade war between the superpowers and open access to contested seas dominated talks between Pompeo and hi...
Brush off: Brazil leader snubs French minister for haircut
Jul 31, 2019 (AFP)
Bolsonaro canceled his meeting with Jean-Yves Le Drian in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia on Monday "because of other matters," presidential spokesman Otavio ...
'Nothing to hide': Cambodia gives glimpse of base at centre of China rumours
Jul 26, 2019 (AFP)
The Ream naval base, near Sihanoukville, is on the Gulf of Thailand with easy access to the fiercely contested South China Sea. The Wall Street Journal this wee...
Pragmatism to prevail in Brazil's ties with China
Jul 25, 2019 (AFP)
Ernesto Araujo, a critic of China and fervent admirer of US President Donald Trump -- views shared by his right-wing boss, President Jair Bolsonaro -- is likely...
Vietnam demands 'immediate withdrawal' of China ship in disputed sea
Jul 25, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing last week issued a new call for Hanoi to respect its claims to the resource-rich region -- which have historically been contested by Vietnam as well as ...
US Senate confirms Milley as chairman of Joint Chiefs
Jul 25, 2019 (AFP)
Milley, until now the Army chief of staff, will take over on September 30 as the nation's top uniformed military officer. His nomination was approved by an 89-1...
China-Russia joint exercise sends a message to Washington
Jul 24, 2019 (AFP)
The joint patrol caused outcry from Washington's two main allies in the region after both Tokyo and Seoul claimed a Russian plane violated their airspace. Seoul...
Historian unearths evidence that Istanbul directed Armenian genocide
Jul 24, 2019 (UPI)
Now, researchers say newly discovered documents suggest the Armenian genocide was both sanctioned and assisted by leaders of the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul. The...
China eyes high-tech army, says US undermines global stability
Jul 24, 2019 (AFP)
The first comprehensive white paper since 2012 offers insight into the world's largest army as it scrambles to catch up to America's formidable firepower as ten...
China defends air patrol with Russia after S. Korea, Japan fury
Jul 24, 2019 (AFP)
The incident erupted on Tuesday when a Russian A-50 early warning and control plane violated airspace over the Dokdo islands, Seoul said. The islands are also c...
Philippines refloats tourism plans for disputed South China Sea island
Jul 23, 2019 (AFP)
Manila has administrative control over Thitu -- the second-largest naturally occurring landmass in the Spratly archipelago -- and wants to bolster its sovereign...
China says it will 'not tolerate foreign forces' in Hong Kong
Jul 23, 2019 (AFP)
The savage beating of the Hong Kong protesters by a mob of suspected gangsters on Sunday has deepened fears about the use of shadowy hired muscle to defend Chin...
Vietnam criticises China over vessels in disputed waters
Jul 20, 2019 (AFP)
The two countries have long been locked in a maritime disagreement over the resource-rich waters, with the Chinese claiming nearly all of it. But the internatio...
NATO nations send 27 ships for Breeze 2019 exercises
Jul 19, 2019 (UPI)
Units from NATO allies Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States, as well as two ...
Canada is EU's 'closest transatlantic partner,' says Tusk
Jul 18, 2019 (AFP)
Their mutual praise contrasted with the strained ties between Europe and the United States under President Donald Trump and his protectionist administration. "C...
NATO names first deputy chief from former eastern bloc
Jul 17, 2019 (AFP)
Mircea Geoana will take over as deputy secretary general, the number two to Jens Stoltenberg, in October. He replaces Rose Gottemoeller of the United States. Wh...
MEPs narrowly elect von der Leyen to EU top job
Jul 16, 2019 (AFP)
The 60-year-old conservative was nominated to become the first woman to hold Brussels' top job last month by the leaders of the bloc's 28 member states, but to ...
Chinese diplomats take to Twitter to defend Beijing
Jul 16, 2019 (AFP)
While Chinese officials typically stay away from sharing their views on social media, a strident tweetstorm from a Pakistan-based diplomat is raising eyebrows. ...
Paris clashes tarnish Macron's military parade
Jul 14, 2019 (AFP)
Key EU leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, joined Macron in Paris to watch the annual parade that included r...
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