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Russia ties most 'difficult' since Cold War: NATO
Aug 03, 2017 (AFP)
Speaking after US President Donald Trump said relations between Washington and Moscow had hit an all-time low, the alliance's chief said Russia's "destabilizati...
Wintershall warns U.S. against playing 'geopolitical football.'
Aug 03, 2017 (UPI)
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill into law that sanctions Iran, North Korea and Russia. The Russian measure in particular is significant given t...
Turkish FM pledges to 'eliminate' anti-China forces
Aug 03, 2017 (AFP)
The two countries have sparred in the past over Beijing's treatment of the mostly Muslim Uighur minority in China's far western region of Xinjiang, who have cul...
China unmoved as Trump rails over North Korea
Aug 03, 2017 (AFP)
Washington and Beijing have long traded blame over the failure to rein in the North, but a breakthrough in missile technology has raised the spectre of a strike...
Trump team open to updating war powers, US lawmakers say
Aug 02, 2017 (AFP)
But Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis also insisted in a closed-door hearing that the administration believes it needs no n...
Sky's the Limit for Joint Russian-Chinese Eurasian Air Defense Zone
Aug 02, 2017 (Sputnik)
Speaking to reporters at the opening ceremony of the Aviadarts-2017 international army games in Changchun, China, PLAAF commander Maj. Gen. Ma Xiaotian said tha...
Turkey replaces land, air, naval forces commanders: official
Aug 02, 2017 (AFP)
The decision from the nation's top armed forces body -- now dominated by ministers rather than the military -- marked another step in the growing control of the...
China opens first overseas base in Africa: media
Aug 01, 2017 (AFP)
Chinese military personnel, officials and guests attended a flag-raising ceremony and military parade to mark the occasion, the official Xinhua news agency repo...
China will protect its sovereignty: Xi
Aug 01, 2017 (AFP)
The message comes as the ruling Communist Party (CCP) faces political resistance in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, where many locals fear Beijing is tightening its ...
NASA, ESA understand major setback inevitable if cooperation in stops
Aug 01, 2017 (Sputnik)
"It's very easy to make hasty decisions which would interrupt this cooperation. Both we and our partners understand that this will throw us back. Space agencies...
US returns tiny portion of controversial Okinawa base
Jul 31, 2017 (AFP)
Tokyo said the return of the land, which accounts for less than one percent of the 481-hectare (1,188-acre) Futenma base, would improve conditions for locals. B...
Russia expulsions won't deter US 'commitment to allies': Pence
Jul 31, 2017 (AFP)
"We hope for better days, for better relations with Russia but recent diplomatic action taken by Moscow will not deter the commitment of the United States of Am...
China's Xi urges need for 'world-class' army loyal to party
Jul 30, 2017 (AFP)
The event -- featuring 12,000 service personnel and about 700 aircraft and pieces of ground equipment -- marked the 90th anniversary of the People's Liberation ...
US vice president Pence starts Baltic tour in Estonia
Jul 30, 2017 (AFP)
The trip comes as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania seek US assurances after years of Russian military expansionism. Pence is to continue the eastern European tour ...
Putin shows off Russia's naval might with major parade
Jul 30, 2017 (AFP)
Some 50 warships and submarines were on show along the Neva River and in the Gulf of Finland off the country's second city of Saint Petersburg after Putin order...
Pence in Estonia to ease Russia fears in Baltic region
Jul 30, 2017 (AFP)
Pence will meet with Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas on Sunday regarding the possibility of installing American anti-aircraft defence systems in the small co...
In Russia's shadow, Georgia and US launch major drills
Jul 30, 2017 (AFP)
The start of the drills comes a day ahead of a two-day visit to Tbilisi by US Vice President Mike Pence during which he is expected to reiterate Washington's ba...
China military parade marks 90th anniversary of PLA
Jul 30, 2017 (AFP)
Since coming to power in 2012, President Xi Jinping has led efforts to modernise the PLA -- still the world's largest standing military -- and to consolidate th...
Sri Lanka completes controversial $1 billion port deal with China
Jul 29, 2017 (AFP)
The long-delayed $1.1 billion sale of a 70 percent stake in Hambantota port, which straddles the world's busiest east-west shipping route, was confirmed by Sri ...
New chief of staff John Kelly a retired Marine general
Jul 28, 2017 (AFP)
Kelly, 67, has a reputation for straight talk and will need to bring all of his toughness and organizational talent to bear in his new job as he seeks to right ...
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