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Putin the piano man plays Soviet-era tunes in Beijing
May 15, 2017 (AFP)
The Russian leader played a couple of Soviet-era tunes on a grand piano while waiting to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Sunday. His impromptu p...
Germany warns it could pull its NATO troops out of Turkey base
May 15, 2017 (AFP)
The German foreign ministry described as "absolutely unacceptable" Turkey's latest ban on a visit to the Incirlik base in southern Turkey, used by the internati...
UK's Johnson plays down EU spat over military HQ
May 15, 2017 (AFP)
Reports on Friday put Brexit-bound Britain in the dock for blocking the launch of an EU military headquarters because it opposed any suggestion the unit should ...
Manila, Beijing to open South China Sea talks next week: envoy
May 13, 2017 (AFP)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sought to deepen relations with China despite its extensive island-building in disputed parts of the South China Sea, i...
China tells the world bedtime stories in propaganda drive
May 13, 2017 (AFP)
Chinese propaganda is going to great lengths to tell the world about President Xi Jinping's ambitious project to revive Silk Road trading routes with a massive ...
G7 partners seek common ground with Trump
May 12, 2017 (AFP)
The talks, the first Group of Seven outing for US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, followed the overnight announcement of a surprise trade accord between Wash...
India calls for deeper ties with Sri Lanka as China looms
May 12, 2017 (AFP)
India had always considered its smaller neighbour to be within its sphere of influence but watched Sri Lanka drift closer to China under former strongman Presid...
Britain blocking EU military HQ: sources
May 12, 2017 (AFP)
After months of tough negotiations, all 28 member states approved plans in March for a small grouping in Brussels to coordinate three of the bloc's overseas tra...
Sri Lanka refuse Chinese submarine docking: official
May 11, 2017 (AFP)
Chinese authorities had sought clearance for a port call at Colombo where a Chinese state-owned company operates a mega container terminal, the official said as...
Modi heads to Sri Lanka as Chinese influence rises
May 11, 2017 (AFP)
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena came to power in January 2015 promising to loosen ties with China after a decade of hefty funding by Beijing under hi...
US ready to add capabilities to deter Russia in Europe: Mattis
May 10, 2017 (AFP)
Mattis's remarks come amid heightened tensions with Russia, which is preparing for massive military exercises in its western military region in September, and h...
EU tells US: Funding UN more important than defense spending
May 09, 2017 (AFP)
Mogherini delivered the message during a meeting of the UN Security Council that she also used to highlight EU support for the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris A...
Philippines, US launch scaled-down military exercises
May 08, 2017 (AFP)
Duterte in his 10 months in office has sought to weaken ties with the United States -- the Philippines' mutual defence treaty partner and former colonial ruler ...
China rebuffs UN criticism of lawyer's detention
May 08, 2017 (AFP)
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday that it was "deeply troubled" by last Wednesday's detention of Chen Jiangang, a vocal civil rights defe...
Mind Your Own Business, Stay Away From Russian Ports - Moscow on US Bill
May 08, 2017 (Sputnik)
His comments follow the reported passage on Thursday of a US House of Representatives bill enhancing sanctions against North Korea, outlining "inspection author...
France's Macron seen as UN ally
May 08, 2017 (AFP)
Macron's election was welcome news at the United Nations as it battles to ward off plans from US President Donald Trump to cut funding to the world organization...
Joy in Brussels, but Macron faces tough EU challenges
May 08, 2017 (AFP)
Praise for Macron poured in from the EU capital, with Europe's top officials hailing his win as a much needed check to a populist wave that delivered Brexit and...
Trump loses another nominee for US Army secretary
May 05, 2017 (AFP)
Mark Green, Republican senator for Tennessee, said in a statement to NBC News he was withdrawing due to "false and misleading attacks against me." "My life of p...
Japan to offer patrol planes to Malaysia: report
May 05, 2017 (AFP)
The two countries are among a number in the region stepping up defence cooperation against what they see as Beijing's aggressive stance on the high seas. Beijin...
U.S. military launches Operation Northern Edge
May 05, 2017 (UPI)
The operation will cover a number of possible scenarios, including Pacific ocean contingencies, and foreign troops will participate in the exercise, the U.S Mar...
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