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India's Modi visits Nepal in bid to counter China influence
May 11, 2018 (AFP)
Modi and his Nepali counterpart K.P. Sharma Oli laid the foundation stone of the $1.4 billion India-backed Arun Three hydropower plant, a long-mooted project th...
Hanoi demands Beijing withdraw missiles from disputed islands
May 09, 2018 (AFP)
The warning follows a report from US network CNBC last week that China had installed anti-ship and air-to-air defences on the Spratly Islands, which are also cl...
Russia shows off military hardware in Red Square parade
May 09, 2018 (AFP)
"Our people fought to the death. Not one country faced such an invasion," Putin said in a speech as veterans and some 13,000 troops marched past in a perfectly ...
Japan's Abe accepts China invite, but no date set
May 09, 2018 (AFP)
Chinese premier Li Keqiang is in Tokyo for talks on North Korea and bilateral ties, a month after the two Asian rivals pledged a "new starting point" for relati...
US, Philippine troops storm ashore in bulked-up drills
May 09, 2018 (AFP)
The decades-old tradition appeared headed for the history books last year as a newly-elected Duterte pivoted toward China -- and away from long-time ally the US...
Bitter pill for European leaders as Trump abandons Iran deal
May 08, 2018 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron, who has spent the past year cultivating the closest ties with Trump among EU leaders, made saving the Iran deal one of his pri...
US-Philippine war games open under pro-China Duterte
May 07, 2018 (AFP)
The annual manoeuvres are the second to be held under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has set aside long-simmering friction over competing claims to t...
Britain backs French plan for European defence force: minister
May 05, 2018 (AFP)
British junior defence minister Frederick Curzon said London was "very keen to support" French President Emmanuel Macron's plan for a force that could be deploy...
New collision between Greek, Turkish ships in Aegean
May 04, 2018 (AFP)
The Greek navy said the Turkish merchant ship had "approached and touched" one of its gunboats, which was taking part in a NATO exercise. After the collision th...
Beijing slams Macron warning on Chinese 'hegemony'
May 04, 2018 (AFP)
During his visit to Sydney on Wednesday, Macron said that France, India and Australia shared a responsibility to protect the region from "hegemony" -- in a rema...
CORRECTED: Greek court sentences Turk for illegal entry on tractor
May 03, 2018 (AFP)
The court in Orestiada, northern Greece, released the 38-year-old after suspending his five-month sentence for three years, officials said. The suspect claimed ...
White House warns China of 'consequences' for military buildup
May 03, 2018 (AFP)
"We're well aware of China's militarization of the South China Sea," said press secretary Sarah Sanders. "We've raised concerns directly with the Chinese about ...
EU defence gets 20 billion euro budget boost
May 02, 2018 (AFP)
After decades of failed attempts, EU members signed a defence cooperation agreement in December, spurred to action by Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and ...
Macron warns over China dominance in Indo-Pacific
May 02, 2018 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron said the two nations -- alongside fellow democracy India -- had a responsibility to protect the region from "hegemony" -- a vei...
Sanctions force Russia to cut defence spending: study
May 02, 2018 (AFP)
Despite soaring tensions between Moscow and the West, Russia's military expense last year came in at $66.3 billion (54.9 billion euros), 20 percent lower than i...
Turk arrested after crossing border into Greece: police
May 02, 2018 (AFP)
The man, who says he is a civilian, was arrested in the Evros River border area whilst operating a digger. He was arrested for illegally entering the country, l...
S. Korea, Japan, China to hold summit next week
May 01, 2018 (AFP)
The gathering on May 9 will bring together the South's President Moon Jae-in, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in the neighbou...
Mattis applauds Macedonia effort to solve name dispute
May 01, 2018 (AFP)
The long-running name dispute between Macedonia and Greece dates back to 1991, when Skopje declared independence following the collapse of communist Yugoslavia....
New US envoy Pompeo takes Trump spending message to NATO
Apr 27, 2018 (AFP)
Within hours of being sworn in, America's new chief diplomat boarded a plane to Brussels for a meeting of some of his new counterparts, the western alliance's f...
China, India leaders to hold summit after border row
Apr 27, 2018 (AFP)
Xi will host Modi for what has been described as an "informal summit" in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Friday and Saturday. While last year's high-altitu...
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