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Canada extends NATO mission in Latvia to 2023: Trudeau
Jul 10, 2018 (AFP)
Canada leads one of four battalions deployed by the Western defence alliance on its eastern flank in 2017 in a deterrence and defence posture following Russia's...
Erdogan names army chief top general in military shake-up
Jul 10, 2018 (AFP)
Turkey's new government announced late on Monday the appointment of former chief of staff General Hulusi Akar as defence minister, a rare transition from milita...
Trudeau urges 'firm response' to Russia ahead of NATO summit
Jul 10, 2018 (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin's "invasion of Crimea, his interference in the Donbass, his actions elsewhere around the world... most notably on UK soil, in S...
Trump says meeting with Putin, not NATO, may be 'easiest'
Jul 10, 2018 (AFP)
Trump left Washington early Tuesday for Brussels where leaders from the 29 members of the NATO alliance are hoping for a show of unity despite stark transatlant...
Kremlin calls NATO a Cold War throwback ahead of summit
Jul 10, 2018 (AFP)
"Our attitude to NATO is well known: it's a product of the Cold War and the confrontation of the Cold War, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists. "It...
Trump slams NATO spending on eve of departure for summit
Jul 09, 2018 (AFP)
"The United States is spending far more on NATO than any other Country. This is not fair, nor is it acceptable," Trump tweeted a day before he departs for the s...
NATO leaders fear Trump crisis at key summit
Jul 09, 2018 (AFP)
The gathering at NATO headquarters in Brussels, days before Trump meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, is shaping up to be the most difficult in years,...
U.S., Philippine navies start Sama Sama training activity
Jul 09, 2018 (UPI)
The week-long exercise will focus on all aspects of naval operations, including air defense drills, search and rescue operations and diving exercises to enhance...
NATO, Russia, friends, enemies: Trump reshuffles the deck
Jul 08, 2018 (AFP)
The coming week will give the American president a chance to elaborate on that surprising diplomatic doctrine, but only at the risk of further fueling tensions ...
Germany announces 'significant' hike in defence budget
Jul 06, 2018 (AFP)
Europe's economic powerhouse Germany and other NATO members have been reluctant to meet a commitment made in 2014 to spend two percent of GDP on defence by 2024...
Turkey seeks nearly 350 arrests over Gulen ties: report
Jul 06, 2018 (AFP)
Prosecutors in Istanbul issued arrest warrants for 271 soldiers, 122 of whom are still on active duty, as part of a probe into followers of US-based Muslim cler...
No plan for US troops to leave Germany: White House
Jul 05, 2018 (AFP)
"There is nothing being said at all about the troop alignment in Germany or anything that would change the 32,000 troop force that we have in Germany," said a s...
Chinese troops join Belarus military parade as ties grow
Jul 03, 2018 (AFP)
For the first time, Chinese troops participated in an Independence Day parade in the capital alongside servicemen from Belarus and Russia, with military hardwar...
Greek coalition partner vows to block Macedonia deal
Jul 03, 2018 (AFP)
"We will not allow this without the approval of the Greek people, which is through elections or a referendum," Panos Kammenos, leader of the nationalist Indepen...
Trudeau to visit Latvia ahead of NATO summit
Jul 03, 2018 (AFP)
In addition to holding talks in Riga with Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis and President Raimonds Vejonis, Trudeau is also set to visit the Canadian-led m...
Prank caller talks to Trump aboard Air Force One
Jun 30, 2018 (AFP)
Posing as New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, comedian John Melendez said he contacted President Donald Trump on Wednesday night while he was on the presidentia...
Sri Lanka moves navy unit to Chinese-run port
Jun 30, 2018 (AFP)
Colombo's announcement will likely raise fresh concerns in New Delhi over China's military potentially getting a foothold in the Indian Ocean through the deep-s...
Mattis in Asia, fixing Trump-rattled relationships one by one
Jun 30, 2018 (AFP)
It's now a familiar role for the Pentagon chief, not just in Asia but across Europe and the Middle East. With Trump disrupting one relationship after another, p...
US weighs withdrawing troops from Germany: report
Jun 30, 2018 (AFP)
President Donald Trump has already discussed the proposal, which has worried European NATO allies, with military officials. Among the options under consideratio...
Cambodian strongman's son assumes powerful military roles
Jun 30, 2018 (AFP)
The move comes just weeks before elections that veteran Cambodian leader Hun Sen is expected to easily win given the main opposition party has been dissolved. H...
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