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China's Silk Road revival hits the buffers
Nov 12, 2017 (AFP)
The "One Belt, One Road" initiative, unveiled by Xi in 2013, envisages linking China with Africa, Asia and Europe through a network of ports, railways, roads an...
S. Korea to join three US aircraft carriers in drills
Nov 10, 2017 (AFP)
The US Navy said Thursday that the three vessels -- the USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt -- will conduct "coordinated operations in inte...
Philippines' Duterte thanks Putin for weapons aid
Nov 10, 2017 (AFP)
"I want to pass on words of thanks from the Philippine people for the timely aid that Russia provided by giving us trucks and weapons," he said as the two met o...
Globalisation an 'irreversible historical trend': China's Xi
Nov 10, 2017 (AFP)
Speaking at the APEC summit in Vietnam, Xi conceded that the philosophy behind free trade needed to be repurposed to be "more open, more balanced, more equitabl...
EU to ease military movement in face of Russia threat
Nov 10, 2017 (AFP)
EU officials will look to streamline customs checks that are currently causing delays as well as reviewing infrastructure plans to make sure that roads, bridges...
EU states to sign joint defence pact
Nov 10, 2017 (AFP)
The permanent structured cooperation on defence -- or PESCO -- aims to deepen defence cooperation between European Union members and improve coordination in the...
No decision on Trump, Putin meeting: Tillerson
Nov 09, 2017 (AFP)
Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told Russian news agencies that the meeting "will be on November 10", with the exact time still being discussed. But in comments in Be...
NATO commander tells Russia: 'stop meddling'
Nov 09, 2017 (AFP)
Spanish media have accused Moscow-backed outlets such as Russia Today and Sputnik -- which have Spanish language services -- of playing a destabilising role in ...
Emboldened Xi, weakened Trump hold tough talks
Nov 09, 2017 (AFP)
Xi greeted Trump with more pageantry at the imposing Great Hall of the People, next to Tiananmen Square, on the second day of his visit to China -- the crucial ...
US defence chief meets NATO to discuss IS, Afghanistan
Nov 08, 2017 (AFP)
NATO defence ministers are meeting over two days at the alliance's Brussels headquarters as US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing to press key player Chi...
France hikes defence spending, inches towards NATO goal
Nov 08, 2017 (AFP)
The 1.8 billion euros in additional spending approved by the National Assembly takes the defence budget to 32.4 billion euros, or 1.82 percent of GDP. A large c...
Philippines scraps sandbar plan after China anger: defence chief
Nov 08, 2017 (AFP)
The military in August had brought bamboo and palm roofing materials to the sandbar near one of their garrisons in the Spratlys archipelago before the president...
Who's great again? Trump faces 'king of China' Xi
Nov 07, 2017 (AFP)
Xi will roll out the red carpet for Trump when his five-nation Asia tour takes him to China on Wednesday, bringing the leaders of the world's top-two economies ...
NATO to revamp command structure to counter Russia threat
Nov 07, 2017 (AFP)
The alliance has stripped back its command structure since the end of the Cold War, leading to fears that it would be ill-equipped to respond to an attack on it...
Science can align common interests among the superpowers
Nov 06, 2017 (SPX)
Published in Science, the article's strategic policy assessments build upon the Agreement on Enhancing International Arctic Scientific Cooperation that was sign...
China's military ordered to pledge total loyalty to Xi
Nov 06, 2017 (AFP)
The world's largest armed forces should be "absolutely loyal, honest and reliable to Xi", said a new guideline issued by the Central Military Commission and rep...
Fish food and golf bromance: 5 takeaways from Trump in Japan
Nov 06, 2017 (AFP)
Here are five such moments: - Koi-mander in chief - The setting was the idyllic surroundings of the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo. Not a sound could be heard except t...
Trump announces Putin meet as he kicks off Asia tour
Nov 05, 2017 (AFP)
Air Force One landed under clear blue skies and Trump stepped out with his wife Melania in bright sunshine to greet the crowds. Speaking to reporters on the pla...
China unveils massive island-building vessel
Nov 04, 2017 (AFP)
The ship, capable of building artificial islands of the sort the country has constructed in the contested South China Sea, was launched Friday at a port in east...
The Trump A to Z, from America First to 'Zero'
Nov 04, 2017 (AFP)
AMERICA FIRST: Trump's most sacred mantra. BAN: As in travel. With the stated goal of keeping out terrorists, Trump decreed successive bans -- always challenged...
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