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US Army opens new Polish headquarters as troop levels rise
May 04, 2017 (AFP)
Washington deployed an additional combat brigade to Europe this year as part of its Operation Atlantic Resolve (OAR), bringing its number of brigades on the con...
China's Xi hails ties with Philippines as Duterte cools on US
May 03, 2017 (AFP)
Duterte is loosening the Philippines' long alliance with the United States while strengthening ties with China and Russia, saying this week he might turn down a...
Far-right plot, abuse scandals rock German military
May 03, 2017 (AFP)
It is a dangerous political battle for Ursula von der Leyen, the first woman in charge of the armed forces, who is often mentioned as a potential successor to C...
Funding for Eucom essential, NATO Supreme Commander tells U.S. Senate (SPX) May 04, 2017
May 03, 2017 (UPI)
Scaparotti, who is also Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, Europe, told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Rel...
Utah Air Force base members participate in NATO exercise in Spain
May 02, 2017 (UPI)
Eight F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft are involved in the drills at Albacete Air Base through May 19 with nine other countries -- Belgium, Denmark, France, German...
German defence minister scraps US trip over soldier scandal
May 02, 2017 (AFP)
Police last Wednesday arrested the 28-year-old army lieutenant, identified as Franco A., who had created a false identity as a Damascus fruit seller, complete w...
Turkey, EU leaders to meet during NATO summit: minister
May 02, 2017 (AFP)
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said EU leaders would have meetings with Turkish officials on the margins of the May 24-25 NATO summit in Brussels, which is a...
Philippines' Duterte hesitant on US visit, warm on China
May 01, 2017 (AFP)
Duterte, who has loosened the Philippines' long alliance with the United States while strengthening ties with China and Russia, said he could not commit to the ...
Erdogan seeks to send Trump stern message on Syrian Kurds
May 01, 2017 (AFP)
Turkey last week bombed targets of the Kurdish Peoples' Protection Units (YPG) in Syria, earning the wrath of its NATO ally Washington and on Sunday Erdogan war...
Trump vows to win 'battles' ahead, at home and abroad
Apr 30, 2017 (AFP)
His remarks, in a CBS interview broadcast Sunday, touched on daunting challenges domestic and foreign, from his vexed effort at health-care reform to a controve...
Trump hails first 100 days in office, says 'battles' ahead
Apr 30, 2017 (AFP)
In an hour-long speech Trump lambasted the media and predecessor Barack Obama, boasted of his support for US industry and the military, and vaunted his foreign ...
Celebration and protest as Indonesian leader visits Hong Kong
Apr 30, 2017 (AFP)
There are around 170,000 Indonesians living in Hong Kong, many of them employed as domestic helpers, and concern over exploitation is growing after a string of ...
Philippines' Duterte gives China free pass over sea row
Apr 30, 2017 (AFP)
A day after taking centre stage as host of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders' meeting, Duterte released a bland chairman's statement that ignore...
EU chiefs want to meet Erdogan at NATO summit: Merkel
Apr 29, 2017 (AFP)
EU President Donald Tusk made the announcement to 27 European Union leaders holding a special meeting -- without Britain -- on Brexit, Merkel told reporters. Sh...
Southeast Asian leaders wrestle over China at summit
Apr 29, 2017 (AFP)
Duterte, host of the one-day Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) leaders meeting, lobbied ahead of the event for much closer ties with China despite its swee...
Trump and Xi in constant touch as tensions rise: govt
Apr 28, 2017 (AFP)
Though Trump's election campaign was marked with acerbic denouncements of Beijing's "rape" of the US economy, the billionaire politician has lately dropped his ...
Montenegro parliament approves NATO accession
Apr 28, 2017 (AFP)
After a small group of protesters burned a NATO flag outside the session in the historic capital of Cetinje, 46 out of 81 deputies voted in favour of joining th...
EU's Mogherini says still wants Turkey to join
Apr 28, 2017 (AFP)
Her remarks, following a EU foreign ministers meeting in Valletta, came after recent calls from some countries that negotiations over Turkey's potential members...
China more interested in Macron's marriage than his politics
Apr 28, 2017 (AFP)
Comparisons with the characters of a popular Chinese television drama called "In the Name of the People" -- which also happens to be the slogan of French far-ri...
Philippines' Duterte says helpless against China
Apr 27, 2017 (AFP)
Duterte made the comments ahead of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit this week, and he confirmed he would not use the event to pressure C...
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