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Brazil's closer ties with US a risky strategy: analysts

Mar 20, 2019 (AFP)

Bolsonaro's much-hyped visit to Washington this week, which marked his first trip abroad for a bilateral meeting since taking office on January 1, was touted by...

France pours cold water on Trump's NATO Brazil musings

Mar 20, 2019 (AFP)

In a statement, the foreign ministry noted that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's charters define a "specific geographical scope of application." Article...

EU announces 500 million euros for defence projects

Mar 19, 2019 (AFP)

The European Commission, the bloc's executive, said 100 million euros was earmarked for the proposed drone as the bloc seeks to reduce its dependency on US tech...

Trump hosts 'Trump of the Tropics' Bolsonaro at White House

Mar 19, 2019 (AFP)

Tuesday's White House gathering will bring together two men who were surprise election winners, sweeping to power on a promise to end politics as usual in their...

Trump floats idea of Brazil becoming NATO member

Mar 19, 2019 (AFP)

"I... intend to designate Brazil as a major non-NATO ally or even possibly, if you start thinking about it, maybe a NATO ally," Trump told reporters in the Rose...

Merkel rejects US criticism on defence spending

Mar 19, 2019 (AFP)

She said "we will continue our effort" in terms of raising defence spending, "but not at the expense of development aid". The United States had Tuesday labelled...

Trump, right-wing Bolsonaro announce special relationship

Mar 19, 2019 (AFP)

At a joint news conference on the sun-soaked Rose Garden lawn, Trump and the man dubbed "Trump of the Tropics" let the mutual compliments flow. "I have always a...

NATO condemns Russian 'build-up' in Crimea

Mar 18, 2019 (AFP)

As Russia celebrated what it terms its "reunification" with Crimea, NATO hit out at Moscow over its plans to further militarise the Black Sea. The annexation of...

Joint NATO drills kick off in Georgia

Mar 18, 2019 (AFP)

Held at the Krtsanisi Georgia-NATO Joint Training and Evaluation Centre outside the capital Tbilisi, the 12-day drills "are a significant milestone in strengthe...

France questions if US support for NATO is 'perennial'

Mar 18, 2019 (AFP)

With Washington increasingly focused on the strategic challenge from China, Florence Parly said, "a question mark has emerged" over the transatlantic alliance. ...

Canada extends Iraq, Ukraine military training missions

Mar 18, 2019 (AFP)

Both had been slated to wrap up at the end of March, but security concerns persist. In Iraq, Canada will keep 250 special forces troops advising and training Ir...

Seven NATO countries hit spending target

Mar 14, 2019 (AFP)

The US president has repeatedly railed against European alliance members for not spending enough on their own defence, accusing them of freeloading on US milita...

Pentagon denies US wants 'cost + 50%' from allies for bases

Mar 14, 2019 (AFP)

Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that President Donald Trump is pushing the formula as a basis for Germany, Japan and other allies to compensate Washington...

China urges Europe not to turn competition into rivalry

Mar 13, 2019 (AFP)

Top European policymakers on Tuesday released a 10-point plan for addressing relations with Beijing as fears grow about Chinese investment and influence on crit...

Australia defends 'foreign agents' law despite few declarations

Mar 11, 2019 (AFP)

Growing fears of political influence from foreign states, particularly China, saw Canberra pass a raft of new laws last year to curb potential meddling. The For...

US think-tank leaders call on China to release Canadian colleague

Mar 11, 2019 (AFP)

Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and fellow Canadian businessman Michael Spavor were arrested in China on December 10 in a move widely seen as retaliation for Can...

NATO chief invited to address US Congress amid tensions

Mar 11, 2019 (AFP)

"During this critical time for the United States, NATO and the European Union, the US Congress and the American people look forward to your message of friendshi...

South China Sea expert expelled from Vietnam's Communist Party

Mar 08, 2019 (AFP)

Tran Duc Anh Son, deputy head of a state-run research institute in central Danang City, was expelled from the party this week after being accused of eroding its...

Russian Su-27 intercepts U.S. RC-135 intel plane over Baltic Sea

Mar 08, 2019 (UPI)

The date of the incident wasn't revealed but the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday published a short video of the encounter from the Su-27 cockpit. The Russi...

Eucom commander: More capabilities needed against growing Russian threat

Mar 06, 2019 (UPI)

Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti called for two more destroyers to supplement the four vessels stationed in Spain, a heightened aircraft carrier presence and a "bet...