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EU defence cooperation speeding up: Mogherini
Apr 27, 2017 (AFP)
Led by France and Germany, the European Union has identified defence cooperation as a key area for rebooting the crisis-hit bloc after Britain's traumatic vote ...
Pentagon probes Trump's former national security advisor Flynn
Apr 27, 2017 (AFP)
The Department of Defense said it was probing whether the retired lieutenant general failed to obtain required prior approval before accepting money from foreig...
Southeast Asian leaders to avoid direct China criticism
Apr 26, 2017 (AFP)
The statement, set to be released on Saturday at the end of a two-day leaders' meeting in Manila, reflects Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's efforts to eas...
Montenegro says Russia wine ban linked to NATO accession
Apr 26, 2017 (AFP)
According to state-owned wine producer Plantaze, Russian authorities have banned the import of its alcohol from Wednesday owing to sanitary failings -- accusati...
'All on me:' US admiral takes blame in carrier to N.Korea fiasco
Apr 26, 2017 (AFP)
Amid soaring tensions ahead of North Korea's apparent ramping up for a sixth nuclear test, the US Navy on April 8 said it was directing a naval strike group hea...
China convicts US woman held for 'spying'
Apr 26, 2017 (AFP)
Sandy Phan-Gillis was detained in March 2015 at the Macau border after visiting mainland China with a trade delegation from the Texas oil capital Houston. She w...
US sends stealth fighters to Russia's backyard for NATO drills
Apr 25, 2017 (AFP)
The move was seen by Estonian defence officials as a gesture underscoring Washington's commitment to its NATO partners. Rhetoric by US President Donald Trump, w...
Russia flies multiple bomber missions near Alaska: Pentagon
Apr 24, 2017 (AFP)
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the Pentagon said Tu-95 Bear bombers were spotted in international air space on three occasions -- twic...
Russia boosts military spending despite sanctions: study
Apr 23, 2017 (AFP)
Russia's military spending was $69.2 billion (around 64 billion euros) in 2016, a 5.9 percent rise over 2015, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institu...
US warship in west Pacific for Japan navy drills
Apr 23, 2017 (AFP)
The exercises -- also involving a US guided-missile cruiser and guided-missile destroyer -- are being held in the Philippine Sea, the navy said, as the naval st...
EU hopeful UK vote will smooth Brexit path
Apr 21, 2017 (AFP)
In Brussels, the belief is that if Prime Minister Theresa May wins a large majority as expected on June 8, she will no longer have to worry so much about upsett...
Philippine defence chief visits disputed Spratly island
Apr 21, 2017 (AFP)
"This is just a normal visit within our territory, which we believe and we know is (our) territory," the minister told reporters who accompanied him on the brie...
Pentagon chief pledges support for Egypt's Sisi
Apr 20, 2017 (AFP)
The brief visit, with Mattis later setting off to Israel, came after Sisi hit it off with Trump during a White House meeting earlier this month. Sisi's visit ma...
Swedish government increases defense spending
Apr 19, 2017 (UPI)
According to the Ministry of Defense, about $45.04 million will fund increased preparedness of military units and strengthen anti-aircraft capabilities of force...
Trump's threatened 'armada' still far from N. Korea: official
Apr 18, 2017 (AFP)
The Navy on April 8 said it was directing a naval strike group headed by the USS Carl Vinson supercarrier to "sail north," as a "prudent measure" to deter North...
Erdogan's narrow win will quickly test EU relationship
Apr 17, 2017 (AFP)
Erdogan said on Monday that Turkey could hold another referendum on its long-stalled EU membership bid -- and a further plebiscite on re-introducing the death p...
Pence visits Tokyo to reaffirm security ties as N. Korea tensions rise
Apr 17, 2017 (AFP)
Throughout his bareknuckle election campaign, US President Donald Trump repeatedly called into question a mutual defense treaty between Japan and the United Sta...
Nepal, China begin first-ever joint military exercises
Apr 16, 2017 (AFP)
Impoverished Nepal is sandwiched between China and India and has in recent years ping-ponged between the sphere of influence of Delhi and Beijing as the Asian g...
Philippines, US to hold military drills
Apr 16, 2017 (AFP)
The 10-day exercises will be the first held under Duterte, who has suggested cancelling the drills and called for the withdrawal of American troops, putting int...
Unpredictable Trump unsettles China as N. Korea policy wobbles
Apr 14, 2017 (AFP)
As tensions rise on the Korean peninsula, Beijing appears alarmed by Trump's strident pronouncements as it tries to figure out how to manage the billionaire pol...
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