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NATO plans for Russian 'aggression' on 70th anniversary
Apr 04, 2019 (AFP)
Closing two days of talks in Washington, foreign ministers from the 29-nation alliance said in a joint statement that they face "an unpredictable and challengin...
Poetry and prayers: the daily life of Japan's emperor
Apr 04, 2019 (AFP)
- National responsibilities - Under the post-war 1947 constitution, Japan's emperor has no political power, but he retains several duties that relate to the cou...
Philippines calls Chinese ships 'illegal' near disputed island
Apr 04, 2019 (AFP)
Control over the South China Sea is a point of regional contention because trillions of dollars of goods pass through it, and rich petroleum reserves are though...
Britain to lead military exercise with eight nations in Baltic region
Apr 03, 2019 (UPI)
Another 1,000 sailor and marines from eight nations -- Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden -- will participate in t...
Turkey tensions sour NATO's 70th birthday
Apr 03, 2019 (AFP)
Foreign ministers from the 29-member Western alliance are hoping to show a tough, united front on a resurgent Russia as they meet for two days in the US capital...
Trump says he strengthened NATO by insisting on higher contributions
Apr 02, 2019 (AFP)
"Tremendous progress has been made and NATO's much stronger," Trump told reporters at a White House meeting with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the allian...
U.S. kicks off Balikatan exercise in Philippines
Apr 01, 2019 (UPI)
The opening ceremony took place at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City with 4,000 Filipino, 3,500 American and 50 Australian troops, according to the U.S. Navy, and i...
Manila protests Chinese boats near island in disputed sea
Apr 01, 2019 (AFP)
Under President Rodrigo Duterte the Philippines has largely set aside the once-heated territorial stand off over Beijing's claims to the resource-rich waterway ...
NATO fetes 70 years, but Trump not partying
Mar 31, 2019 (AFP)
The 29-nation North Atlantic Treaty Organization is celebrating its 70th anniversary with talks among foreign ministers Wednesday and Thursday in Washington, wh...
Stoltenberg extends stay as NATO head to 2022
Mar 28, 2019 (AFP)
The former Norwegian prime minister arrived in the post in 2014 and had been handed a previous two-year extension to 2020. In a statement, the alliance said its...
Tall hurdles as Europe looks to close ranks on China
Mar 27, 2019 (AFP)
Tuesday's joint meeting in Paris between Xi and Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel and EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker was an innovation of sorts. Xi us...
Bolsonaro sparks anger with call to celebrate Brazil coup
Mar 27, 2019 (AFP)
Her generation came of age in the dictatorship that followed, however, and she knows well the stories of chaos and carnage -- dismissing plans for a 55th annive...
Canada grants asylum to woman who sheltered Snowden in Hong Kong
Mar 26, 2019 (AFP)
"Now me and Keana are permanent residents in Canada. Now we are safe and free. I'm so grateful," Vanessa Rodel, 42, told reporters at Toronto airport, accompani...
Refugee urges Canada to take in others who sheltered Snowden
Mar 26, 2019 (AFP)
Vanessa Rodel and her seven-year-old daughter Keana landed in Toronto late Monday on a flight from Hong Kong. At a news conference on Tuesday, she expressed joy...
Bolsonaro orders celebration of Brazil military coup: spokesman
Mar 26, 2019 (AFP)
"Our president has ordered the Defense Ministry to carry out appropriate commemorations related to March 31, 1964," 55 years on, Bolsonaro's spokesman Otavio Re...
Georgia 'will join NATO': Stoltenberg
Mar 25, 2019 (AFP)
Stoltenberg was in the Georgian capital Tbilisi to attend 12-day joint NATO-Georgia military exercises that kicked off last week. "The 29 allies have clearly st...
Xi, Macron hold talks as France seeks EU unity on China
Mar 25, 2019 (AFP)
Xi's trip is expected to include the signing of a series of deals on nuclear power, aerospace and clean energy. It comes after the Chinese leader concluded a vi...
Macron looks to galvanise EU on China as Xi visits France
Mar 24, 2019 (AFP)
Xi's trip will begin in the Mediterranean city of Nice and a stop in the nearby principality of Monaco before face-to-face talks with Macron. On Monday, the two...
NATO confirms plans for US military storage in Poland
Mar 23, 2019 (AFP)
The Wall Street Journal reported that the $260 million facility will be located in Powidz, some 200 km (120 miles) west of Warsaw, and will house armoured vehic...
Macron hails Europe 'awakening' to China threat
Mar 21, 2019 (AFP)
Xi's visit comes a week after the European Union released a 10-point plan outlining a shift to more assertive relations with Beijing, warning that China was a "...
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