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Mattis in Macedonia to counter 'Russian influence' against name change
Sep 17, 2018 (AFP)
On September 30, Macedonians vote on whether to change the country's name to the Republic of North Macedonia, which could open the door to NATO and EU membershi...
Approve name-change or face 'hopelessness': Macedonia PM
Sep 16, 2018 (AFP)
The proposed change, which would rename the country the Republic of North Macedonia, is Zaev's effort to end a 27-year-old dispute with Greece and usher his Bal...
Bezos calls Trumps attacks on media 'dangerous'
Sep 14, 2018 (AFP)
Bezos, during a question-answer session at a dinner hosted by the Economic Club of Washington, said Trump's attacks risk eroding protections and social norms im...
German troops face Russian 'hybrid war' in Lithuania: Merkel
Sep 14, 2018 (AFP)
"Here you are also confronted with a situation that represents another part of the Russian military doctrine: the idea of hybrid warfare," she told German troop...
Putin says will strengthen army at military drills
Sep 13, 2018 (AFP)
Russia has said the Vostok-2018 exercises involve nearly 300,000 troops and all types of military equipment, as well as the participation of the Chinese and Mon...
Juncker urges EU to take stronger world role
Sep 12, 2018 (AFP)
Juncker used his annual speech to the European Parliament to call for the bloc to stand up for the international order in the face of "trade and currency wars",...
Majority of French no longer see US as trusted ally: poll
Sep 12, 2018 (AFP)
Just 44 percent said the US was a "trusted ally" under President Donald Trump -- a 33 point plunge since the same survey was done in May 2014, when Barack Obama...
Japan's Abe confirms China visit this year
Sep 12, 2018 (AFP)
"I intend to visit China this year, the year in which we commemorate the 40th anniversary of the conclusion of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan ...
Hungary's Orban to tackle EU lawmakers over censure move
Sep 11, 2018 (AFP)
Orban plans to deliver a "frank and outspoken" defence of his stance before the European Parliament, which will decide whether to start steps that could lead to...
Russia launches biggest ever war games
Sep 11, 2018 (AFP)
President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend the games after hosting an economic forum in Russia's far eastern city Vladivostok where his Chinese counterpart ...
Russia prepares for biggest war games in its history
Sep 10, 2018 (AFP)
The week-long deployment alongside Chinese and Mongolian armies dubbed "Vostok-2018" (East-2018) will start in eastern Siberia on September 11. It comes at a ti...
No farewell yet as Juncker prepares State of the EU
Sep 10, 2018 (AFP)
Aides insist Juncker's flagship address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday will be no farewell swansong, but will set out a strong reforming ...
Greece returns Turkish soldiers 'lost' on border
Sep 09, 2018 (AFP)
The incident near the border town of Feres comes just weeks after the release of two Greek soldiers who spent over five months in a Turkish prison after a simil...
US recalls envoys from Latin American countries for cutting Taiwan ties
Sep 08, 2018 (AFP)
The move comes after Washington accused Beijing last month of destabilizing cross-Strait relations and engaging in a campaign of "political interference" by poa...
Pompeo, Mattis hold talks with Indian counterparts
Sep 06, 2018 (AFP)
Both sides say the unprecedented "2+2" meeting is proof of how far US-India ties have come in recent years, though the officials must tackle several contentious...
Mattis in the spotlight amid new book claims
Sep 06, 2018 (AFP)
In other words, the former Marine general likes to do keep his head down and do his job with the least fuss a top member of President Donald Trump's cabinet can...
India, US to hold large military exercises in 2019
Sep 06, 2018 (AFP)
The drills would be a first of sorts -- the two countries' forces have not previously trained simultaneously in the air, on the land and at sea. Indian Defence ...
US, India announce military drills, tout partnership
Sep 06, 2018 (AFP)
The US has gone to great lengths to forge a closer bond with India as Washington seeks partners to push back against China's economic and military rise across t...
China furious at Britain for South China Sea sail-by
Sep 06, 2018 (AFP)
The US and its allies have in recent times sent planes and warships to the area for "freedom of navigation" operations intended as a signal to Beijing of their ...
Macron plugs holes in cabinet as popularity sinks
Sep 04, 2018 (AFP)
Macron was already seeking a replacement for environment minister Nicolas Hulot, whose shock decision to quit last week caught France's political establishment ...
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