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In a divided UN, China blazes quiet path to power
Oct 06, 2018 (AFP)
At the Security Council, where China holds one of five permanent veto-wielding seats, its statements remain bland, often recalling fundamentals of the United Na...
With Pence salvo, US declares full-on China rivalry
Oct 06, 2018 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's message to Beijing is, true to his character, starker. Trump, his Vice President Mike Pence vowed, "will not back down." On Thursday, P...
Putin talks arms, nuclear deals in India
Oct 05, 2018 (AFP)
Putin, who arrived in New Delhi late Thursday, was also set to discuss with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi further agreements worth some $3 billion for Rus...
Pence paints China as enemy in US election
Oct 05, 2018 (AFP)
In a blistering speech that expands on complaints aired by President Donald Trump at the United Nations last week, Pence accused China of waging an "unprecedent...
US, China look on as Putin seeks India arms deals
Oct 04, 2018 (AFP)
The Kremlin said before the two-day visit that the "key feature" would be the signing of a $5-billion deal for the advanced S-400 air defence system, despite US...
Catalonia eyes mediation, with nod to China, Russia
Oct 04, 2018 (AFP)
Media published the leaked letter addressed by Quim Torra to the Spanish government. Copies were also sent to the presidents of several countries that have face...
British minister slams 'pariah state' Russia
Oct 04, 2018 (AFP)
Cyber experts from the UK have identified operatives from Russia's GRU military intelligence as being behind a string of high-profile incidents, including an at...
Amid trade spat, US-China military tensions soar
Oct 03, 2018 (AFP)
In what the US Navy has called an "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter, a Chinese warship sailed within just 45 yards (41 meters) of a US destroyer Sunday as i...
NATO exercise to be biggest since Cold War
Oct 02, 2018 (AFP)
Stoltenberg said the exercise would simulate the defence of a member state from a "fictional" adversary, but the troops, tanks, ships and planes are headed for ...
Japan PM Abe names new defence minister in cabinet reshuffle
Oct 02, 2018 (AFP)
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, who was reappointed, announced the lineup for the new cabinet, with key ministers including finance minister Taro Aso an...
Mattis vows 'iron-clad' US support as NATO plans huge drills
Oct 02, 2018 (AFP)
If US allies have been unnerved by President Donald Trump's comments on the 69-year-old military alliance, massive manoeuvres at the end of October are intended...
Expanded Marine rotational force deploys to Norway
Oct 02, 2018 (UPI)
The U.S. Marine Corps announced the deployment on Tuesday, which Norway announced it was anticipating in August. The expanded rotational presence in the country...
Battle rages over EU defence pact
Oct 01, 2018 (AFP)
London and Washington want their defence companies to get involved with projects launched under the deal, but the EU is sharply at odds over what the rules shou...
US, Phillipines conduct military exercises; Abe appoints new defence minister
Oct 01, 2018 (UPI)
KAMANDAG 2 will be performed October 1-10 at several locations on and off the island of Luzon in the Philippines. In addition to the United States and the Phili...
UK site leads the way in Skripal case with online savvy
Sep 30, 2018 (AFP)
The latest revelations from the UK-based citizen journalism group on the nerve agent attack on Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal have made global headlines -- and t...
US 'subsidizing' Saudi, Asia militaries: Trump
Sep 30, 2018 (AFP)
The comment, at a West Virginia rally for local candidates of his Republican Party, follows similar jibes at European members of the NATO alliance. "When you ha...
Britain to keep army presence in Germany after Brexit
Sep 30, 2018 (AFP)
The defence ministry is trying to plug a huge military shortfall, and is cutting the number of troops in Europe by the time the Brexit transition period ends in...
Vatican, China in hush negotiations on 'underground' bishops: sources
Sep 28, 2018 (AFP)
The Vatican hopes the negotiations following Saturday's deal -- seen as paving the way for rapprochement between the Catholic Church and Beijing -- will lead Ch...
China, Russia denounce 'blackmail' as rift with US exposed at UN
Sep 28, 2018 (AFP)
Days after Trump slapped $200 billion in tariffs and vowed to press on until China buckles, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the UN General Assembly that Beijing w...
US-China ties sour as Xi, Trump friendship fades
Sep 27, 2018 (AFP)
But after a turbulent week of sanctions, tariffs, cancelled meetings and accusations of election meddling, Trump suggested the honeymoon was over as US-China re...
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