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Thai junta pegs economic fortunes to China as uncertainty looms
Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)
Thailand's economy sagged in the first years after the power grab but the junta is staking its hopes for an economic turnaround on the Asian giant. Yet concerns...
Campaigning opens in Okinawa US base relocation vote
Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)
The non-binding vote will be held on February 24, with Governor Denny Tamaki campaigning against the relocation of the Futenma airbase. The base is currently lo...
Venezuela: Another black eye for Chinese economic diplomacy
Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)
But Venezuela's descent into crisis -- with President Nicolas Maduro and self-proclaimed leader Juan Guaido vying for control as the economy unravels -- has hig...
With armoured vehicles and snipers, US seeks to deter Russia
Feb 13, 2019 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo trekked Wednesday to the Polish town of Orzysz to witness NATO live-fire exercises in an unmistakable sign to Warsaw that the ...
New Pentagon chief meets NATO allies wary after Trump rows
Feb 13, 2019 (AFP)
Former Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan took over at the Pentagon after serving as deputy, thrust onto the world stage when his predecessor Jim Mattis quit aft...
Pompeo pledges Slovakia support on latest stop to curb Russia, China
Feb 12, 2019 (AFP)
Pompeo, the first US secretary of state to visit Slovakia in 14 years, told President Andrej Kiska as they met: "It's been too long since America has been deepl...
NATO chief warns Europe against going it alone
Feb 12, 2019 (AFP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed in a treaty last month to "contribute to the creation of a European army", drawing s...
Pompeo seeks to woo Hungary's Orban away from Russia, China
Feb 11, 2019 (AFP)
But Hungary's foreign minister retorted that Budapest was tired of the West's "enormous hypocrisy". Hungary, Russia's closest friend within the European Union, ...
Two U.S. ships sail near disputed island in South China Sea
Feb 11, 2019 (UPI)
The USS Spruance and USS Preble -- both Arleigh Burke-class destroyers -- participated in what the U.S. Navy calls a "freedom of navigation operation," accordin...
China says US aims to 'stir up trouble' with naval sail-by
Feb 11, 2019 (AFP)
The two warships sailed near the Beijing-claimed Spratly Islands earlier Monday as part of what Washington calls "freedom of navigation operations", Chinese for...
China protests visit by India's Modi to disputed border area
Feb 09, 2019 (AFP)
"The Chinese government has never recognised the so-called 'Arunachal Pradesh' and is firmly opposed to the Indian leader's visit," Chinese foreign ministry spo...
China denies 'ridiculous' spying allegations by Lithuania
Feb 08, 2019 (AFP)
The company has raised suspicions in the west for its close ties to the Chinese government and generated fears the company may be a tool of China's internationa...
Greece backs Macedonia's NATO bid, completing name deal
Feb 08, 2019 (AFP)
A majority of 153 lawmakers supported the legislation, while 140 voted against. "Today's vote closes the most important round of obligations involving Greece," ...
Billionaire's ban seen as pushback against Chinese foreign influence ops
Feb 07, 2019 (AFP)
In less than a decade, Huang Xiangmo went from a new arrival in Australia to hosting swanky waterside parties with political elites, to finally being kicked out...
Ukraine amends constitution to cement EU, NATO course
Feb 07, 2019 (AFP)
In a final third reading in parliament, a total of 334 lawmakers approved the amendments to the country's basic law, with 35 voting against. Changes to the cons...
Macedonia takes major step on road to NATO membership
Feb 06, 2019 (AFP)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said it was a "historic day" which will lead to Macedonia becoming the 30th alliance member, once the deal has been rati...
Top general not consulted before Trump's Syria pull-out decision
Feb 05, 2019 (AFP)
Trump last month claimed the Islamic State group had been defeated in Syria and said all US troops were "coming back now." The president had long questioned Ame...
Germany ups investment in NATO battalion in Lithuania
Feb 04, 2019 (AFP)
In 2017, NATO deployed four multinational battalions to Poland and the Baltic states as a counter against possible Russian action following its 2014 annexation ...
US spies elevate China rivalry to war of ideologies
Feb 02, 2019 (AFP)
US spy chiefs abruptly shifted their view of the superpower rivalry this week to something much deeper than a contest over markets, technology and geopolitics. ...
NATO door opens for Macedonia
Feb 02, 2019 (AFP)
"On 6 February we will write history: #NATO Allies will sign the accession protocol with the future Republic of North Macedonia," said NATO Secretary General Je...
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