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NATO warns Russia to honour war games promises
Jul 13, 2017 (AFP)
Speaking after a "frank" meeting between Russia's NATO ambassador and envoys from the 28-nation alliance, Stoltenberg said both sides had discussed ways to avoi...
China ships troops to its first overseas base in Africa
Jul 12, 2017 (AFP)
Chinese sailors sailed out of a naval base in Zhanjiang in the southern province of Guangdong on Tuesday and towards the Horn of Africa nation, according to a s...
Donald Trump, an unpredictable American in Paris
Jul 11, 2017 (AFP)
In London, Berlin, Brussels and Paris, European leaders are wondering how best to handle the unpredictable US president, whose nationalist "America First" agend...
U.S. Navy ships to participate in Black Sea exercises
Jul 10, 2017 (UPI)
The Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Hue City and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Carney will play active roles in the exercises, which involve air, naval an...
NATO vows support for Ukraine against Russia's 'aggressive actions'
Jul 10, 2017 (AFP)
More than 10,000 people have been killed since a Russian-backed rebellion against the pro-EU government in Kiev erupted in April 2014. Ukraine and the West accu...
India holds naval exercises with US, Japan
Jul 10, 2017 (AFP)
The exercises come as Indian and Chinese troops face off in a remote and strategically sensitive part of the Himalayas where India, China and Bhutan meet. India...
Trump, Putin hold first meeting at protest-marred G20 summit
Jul 07, 2017 (AFP)
"We look forward to a lot of very positive things happening for Russia, for the United States and for everyone concerned," Trump said. "It's an honour to be wit...
US warplanes fly over disputed South China Sea
Jul 07, 2017 (AFP)
The flights come as both US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the G-20 meeting in Hamburg. A US B1-B bomber and two F-15 fighters w...
Trump pledges support for NATO, says transatlantic bonds strong
Jul 06, 2017 (AFP)
"The United States has demonstrated not merely with words, but with its actions, that we stand firmly behind Article Five," Trump said, referring to the bloc's ...
Trump, world leaders head to G20 summit under North Korea shadow
Jul 05, 2017 (AFP)
The rising global threat posed by Pyongyang is likely to see conflicts over climate and trade take a back seat as regional neighbours China, Japan and South Kor...
Indian troop withdrawal 'precondition' for peace: China
Jul 05, 2017 (AFP)
Indian and Chinese troops are reportedly facing off on a section of land high in the Himalayas near what is known as the trijunction, where Tibet, India and Bhu...
Trump, world leaders head into stormy G20 summit
Jul 05, 2017 (AFP)
Fears over nuclear-armed North Korea, which just successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), cast another long shadow over the gathering, ...
Britain, US 'turning inward', Canadian PM says in Ireland
Jul 04, 2017 (AFP)
Trudeau also said during a visit to Dublin that there were "clear disagreements" with the United States ahead of the G20 summit this week, where US President Do...
Sweden, Finland join Joint Expeditionary Force
Jul 03, 2017 (UPI)
The force, which will number about 10,000 troops, is made up of personnel from Britain, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Norway. The Jo...
US warship in Med wary of 'tensions' with Syria's allies
Jul 03, 2017 (AFP)
The USS George H.W. Bush has been a leading part of the US bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria, primarily against the Islamic State group but on occasion targeti...
Navy destroyer sails near disputed island claimed by China
Jul 02, 2017 (UPI)
The Sethem approached the Triton Island in the 30-island Paracel archipelago, which are also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan. The Paracel Islands are known as the...
'Schoolmaster' Xi leaves Hong Kong smarting
Jul 02, 2017 (AFP)
His three-day trip to celebrate 20 years since Hong Kong was handed back to China by Britain, culminated Saturday in a 30-minute speech warning that any challen...
Philippines, US hold joint patrol in dangerous waters
Jul 01, 2017 (AFP)
U.S. Navy combat ship USS Coronado and the Philippine frigate BRP Ramon Alcaraz carried out their joint patrol of the Sulu Sea, a body of water off the southern...
China, US ties sour over N.Korea, Taiwan
Jun 30, 2017 (AFP)
The sudden US actions and China's angry response mark a break from the friendlier tone that had emerged after US President Donald Trump hosted Chinese counterpa...
India warns China over border road 'security' threat
Jun 30, 2017 (AFP)
The two sides are trading increasingly stern diplomatic warnings over the new hotspot, a remote scrap of territory where the frontiers of China, India and Bhuta...
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