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G7 warns on North Korea
May 27, 2017 (AFP)
"North Korea, a top priority in the international agenda, increasingly poses new levels of threat of a grave nature to international peace and stability and the...
India opens its longest bridge near China border
May 27, 2017 (AFP)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the third anniversary of his rule by inaugurating the 9.1 kilometre (5.7 mile) long Dhola-Sadiya bridge over the Brahmaputra...
Montenegro's anti-NATO lobby jeers as Trump pushes PM aside
May 26, 2017 (AFP)
Poland has 'no doubt' about US commitment to NATO: minister
May 26, 2017 (AFP)
Allies who had hoped to hear Trump declare his commitment to NATO's Article 5 were left disappointed as he made no public mention of it at Thursday's summit in ...
Two Chinese fighters intercept US plane in S. China Sea
May 26, 2017 (AFP)
The Chinese J-10 warplanes intercepted a US Navy P-3 that was operating in international airspace Wednesday, Pentagon spokesman Commander Gary Ross said. "The a...
US delivers latest vessel to Vietnam amid S. China Sea tensions
May 26, 2017 (AFP)
The US coast guard gave its Vietnamese counterpart a high endurance cutter in a ceremony in Honolulu on Thursday, the embassy in Hanoi said. The gift comes seve...
NATO's costly new HQ hit by Trump barb
May 25, 2017 (AFP)
To the sound of a military flypast and a marching band the alliance proudly took possession of the curved glass and steel building meant to symbolise a new unif...
US Navy ship sails near South China Sea reef claimed by Beijing: US official
May 25, 2017 (AFP)
The USS Dewey sailed "less than 12 nautical miles" from Mischief Reef -- part of the Spratly Islands -- early Thursday morning local time, the official said on ...
China condemns US after warship sails near South China Sea reef
May 25, 2017 (AFP)
The row comes during a period of warming relations between the countries, with Trump saying that Washington has dialed down pressure on Beijing over other issue...
Montenegro to join NATO next month
May 25, 2017 (AFP)
"It shows that NATO's door is open," Stoltenberg said ahead of a leaders summit attended by US President Donald Trump and the Montenegro premier Dusko Markovic....
Trump meets wary NATO and EU in 'hellhole' Brussels
May 25, 2017 (AFP)
The billionaire leader, on his first foreign tour, is getting a red-carpet welcome from the same organisations he ridiculed on the campaign trail in remarks tha...
Trump scolds NATO on spending and terror
May 25, 2017 (AFP)
Trump's broadside at fellow leaders during his first NATO summit came as he unveiled a 9/11 memorial at the alliance's new $1.2 billion headquarters in Brussels...
Erdogan says EU must decide on Turkey membership
May 24, 2017 (AFP)
Speaking to reporters before leaving Ankara airport for the trip to Brussels which will also see him attend a NATO summit, Erdogan said Turkey was not prepared ...
Trump promises peace push after 'fantastic' pope meet
May 24, 2017 (AFP)
Meeting face-to-face for the first time, the two leaders sidestepped profound differences over a string of issues ranging from the environment to the plight of ...
Safety calls increase between US, Russia militaries
May 24, 2017 (AFP)
Lieutenant General Jeffrey Harrigian, who heads US Air Forces Central Command, said generals from both militaries are now using a special "deconfliction" hotlin...
Montenegro readies to join NATO in setback for Russia
May 24, 2017 (AFP)
"It is clear that the decision is in the context of (Montenegro's) NATO membership," he said, pointing out that Russian citizens had "lost an opportunity to con...
Indonesia, Vietnam boats clash in S. China Sea
May 23, 2017 (AFP)
The world's biggest archipelago nation has been trying to stop foreign vessels fishing in its territory without permission and has embarked on a campaign of pub...
British PM to attend G7, NATO summits as planned
May 23, 2017 (AFP)
Leaders of the NATO military alliance, including US President Donald Trump, are meeting in Brussels on Thursday. On Friday and Saturday, Group of Seven leaders ...
NATO breaks partnership deadlock over Turkey-Austria dispute
May 23, 2017 (AFP)
Turkey, with the second-biggest military in NATO, had vetoed all cooperation with neutral Austria after Vienna called for the European Union to halt membership ...
Trump looks to boost defense funding -- but not enough for hawks
May 23, 2017 (AFP)
Pentagon budget documents released Tuesday call for $574 billion in general defense funding, with an additional $65 billion for supplemental wartime spending --...
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