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NATO summit in London on December 3-4: Stoltenberg
May 22, 2019 (AFP)
Stoltenberg said he had discussed preparations for the meeting of heads of state and government with British Prime Minister Theresa May during a visit to London...
Russian bombers, fighters intercepted off Alaska: US military
May 21, 2019 (AFP)
The Russian aircraft included two Tu-95 strategic bombers, which were intercepted Monday by two F-22 fighters, the command said. A second group of two Tu-95 bom...
Beijing denounces US warship sail-by in South China Sea
May 20, 2019 (AFP)
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) organised air and naval forces to warn the USS Preble to leave, said a PLA spokesman, after it entered waters near China-clai...
EU defends military reforms against US attack
May 16, 2019 (AFP)
The skirmish over military spending comes as transatlantic ties are at a long-time low with fears running high that cooperation at NATO could be endangered. In ...
Republicans: No US research visas for China military scientists
May 15, 2019 (AFP)
Companion bills in the House and Senate would compel the White House to identify a list of research and scientific institutions that the president determines ar...
US navy chief does not want China tensions to 'boil over'
May 15, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing said last week two American warships sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea without permission, prompting the Chinese Navy to ask them to l...
US warns EU over 'poison pill' defence plans
May 14, 2019 (AFP)
A May 1 letter from two of President Donald Trump's top defence officials, obtained by AFP, is the latest sign of deep misgivings in Washington about the EU's p...
Erdogan accuses Syria regime of undermining Turkey-Russia deal
May 14, 2019 (AFP)
Clashes in Idlib province in northwestern Syria have killed at least 42 fighters in 24 hours, a monitor said Monday, and the regime bombardment on the region ha...
Top cardinal says 'many questions' remain despite Vatican thaw with China
May 13, 2019 (AFP)
Cardinal Pietro Parolin's remarks -- in an interview with China's state-run Global Times, published Monday -- follow the signing in September last year of a his...
US 'candy bomber' back in Berlin after 70 years
May 12, 2019 (AFP)
Mercedes Wild, now 78, recalled how she protested that the constant drone of airlift planes disturbed her chickens -- and during the Soviet blockade of West Ber...
US-China standoff heralds risky shake-up of global order: analysts
May 11, 2019 (AFP)
From an escalating trade war to an influence struggle in the South China Sea, "we've entered a period of strong and long-term rivalry between the United States ...
Ukraine demands release of navy sailors held by Russia
May 10, 2019 (AFP)
The case focuses on the fate of the captured sailors, who were manning three Ukrainian vessels off Russian annexed Crimea when Russian ships fired on and seized...
USS Montgomery, USNS Cesar Chavez enter South China Sea to support drill ship
May 08, 2019 (UPI)
Earlier this week the Air Force and Marines conducted training exercises near China amid increased tensions in the region, which is the site of competing mariti...
U.S., NATO allies start Formidable Shield exercise in Scotland
May 07, 2019 (UPI)
The biennial Formidable Shield is designed "to assure allies, deter adversaries and demonstrate our commitment to collective defense of the alliance," according...
Beijing slams US warship sail-by in South China Sea
May 06, 2019 (AFP)
The Chinese navy asked the US vessels to leave after they entered waters adjacent to Gaven and Chigua reefs in the Spratly Islands, which Beijing calls Nansha, ...
Bolsonaro cancels New York gala trip as sponsors withdraw
May 04, 2019 (AFP)
The gala, organized by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce for May 14, had attracted widespread criticism over the far-right president's record, with New...
Pentagon expects China to add international military bases
May 02, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing currently has just one overseas military base, in Djibouti, but is believed planning others, including possibly Pakistan, as it seeks to project itself ...
End of an era as Japan's emperor abdicates
Apr 30, 2019 (AFP)
In the "Room of Pine" in Tokyo's Imperial Palace, the popular 85-year-old performed the abdication ritual in the presence of the imperial regalia -- an ancient ...
Japan's Emperor Akihito ends reign marked by modernisation
Apr 30, 2019 (AFP)
Akihito has broken new ground with everything from his decision to marry for love to his outspoken calls for peace and expressions of regret over Japan's wartim...
Japan rings in new era as Naruhito becomes emperor
Apr 30, 2019 (AFP)
The 59-year-old Naruhito will formally take possession of the sacred imperial regalia at a solemn ceremony later Wednesday but he became the 126th emperor at th...
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