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Dalai Lama book offers 'framework' for after his death

Mar 11, 2025 (AFP)

China says Tibet is an integral part of the country, and many exiled Tibetans fear Beijing will name a successor to the Dalai Lama when he dies, bolstering cont...

Oil companies greet Trump return, muted on tariffs

Mar 11, 2025 (AFP)

While there is still talk about decarbonization and climate change mitigation, speakers at this year's CERAWeek conference in Texas have welcomed the more "real...

Military chiefs in Paris to discuss Ukraine security guarantees

Mar 11, 2025 (AFP)

More than three years since Russia invaded neighbouring Ukraine, Europe is scrambling to boost its defences and break free from dependence on the United States....

Macron urges allies to plan 'credible security guarantees' for Ukraine

Mar 11, 2025 (AFP)

His appeal, in a closed-door Paris meeting of top brass from more than 30 allied states, came as Ukraine endorsed an American proposal for a month-long ceasefir...

Facing Trump and Putin, are the EU's defence plans enough?

Mar 11, 2025 (AFP)

"The time of illusions is now over," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. "We need a surge in European defence. And we need it no...

NATO says won't let 'security vacuum' emerge in Bosnia

Mar 10, 2025 (AFP)

Tensions have soared since Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik was convicted last month for defying Christian Schmidt, the high representative charged with overse...

Rubio says US determined to avoid Bosnia breakup

Mar 10, 2025 (AFP)

"We're hoping we can do anything we can to avoid another conflict in Europe from emerging," Rubio told reporters as he flew to Jeddah for talks on Ukraine. "We'...

China, Iran and Russia to hold 'Security Belt' military exercise in Indian Ocean

Mar 09, 2025 (UPI)

"The aim is to strengthen military mutual trust and foster pragmatic cooperation among the naval forces of the participating countries," the Chinese defense min...

EU chief sees US as 'allies' despite 'differences'

Mar 09, 2025 (AFP)

Asked in a news conference if she saw a need to redefine Brussels's approach to Washington, as it has already done towards Beijing, von der Leyen said the answe...

Russian strikes kill 12 in eastern Ukraine

Mar 08, 2025 (AFP)

A Russian assault hit the centre of Dobropillia in Ukraine's Donetsk region late Friday, killing 11 people and wounding 30, according to the emergency service. ...

French defence minister to host key European counterparts on Ukraine

Mar 07, 2025 (AFP)

The ministers from Europe's five main military powers will meet in Paris on Wednesday, a day after France hosts a key meeting of European military chiefs of sta...

Poland expands military training to all men; mulls mines treaty exit; Lithuania quits cluster bomb treaty

Mar 07, 2025 (UPI)

"By the end of the year, we want to have a model ready so that every adult male in Poland is trained for war, and so that this reserve is adequate for possible ...

Faced with Russia, EU's defence must include Turkey

Mar 07, 2025 (AFP)

After two rounds of crisis talks on Ukraine and security following Washington's change of policy, Ankara has been quick to warn that European defences cannot be...

Trump again casts doubt on his commitment to NATO

Mar 06, 2025 (AFP)

"If they don't pay, I'm not going to defend them," he told reporters in the Oval Office. Trump has frequently questioned whether the United States -- by far the...

Third person killed in overnight Russian missile strike in Ukraine

Mar 06, 2025 (AFP)

Moscow has kept up its bombardment of Ukraine even as rhetoric builds in Washington and Moscow on potential talks to halt the more than three-year war. Ukraine'...

'China is strong': lawmakers bullish despite 'turbulent' world

Mar 05, 2025 (AFP)

Following the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing's opulent Great Hall of the People, representatives emerged into Tiananmen Squa...

Ports sale offers Panama way out of Trump row: experts

Mar 05, 2025 (AFP)

Trump has been fixated on the question of who controls shipping in the Panama Canal, which was built by Washington over a century ago to link the Pacific and At...

Trade wars intensify as US tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China take force

Mar 04, 2025 (AFP)

Steep US tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods came into effect as a deadline to avert President Donald Trump's levies passed without the nations striking a dea...

Vance denies criticizing British, French armies

Mar 04, 2025 (AFP)

European nations are looking at ways to support an eventual peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, with Britain and France saying they would be willing to deplo...

Trump orders 'pause' on military aid to Ukraine, White House officials say

Mar 03, 2025 (UPI)

"The president has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well. We are pausing and reviewing our aid to en...