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Poland hails 'historic' NATO battalion launch
Apr 13, 2017 (AFP)
The battalion is one of four NATO is deploying for the first time to Poland and the Baltic states as tripwires against Russian adventurism on its eastern flank,...
Russia slams US approval of Montenegro's NATO accession
Apr 13, 2017 (AFP)
The decision by US President Donald Trump to sign off on the accession by the Balkan country to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation on Tuesday "reflects the ...
Three years on, hopes fade for those trapped in Ukraine war
Apr 13, 2017 (AFP)
The middle-aged couple live in the shelled-out northern outskirts of the Russian-backed separatist rebels' de facto capital city of Donetsk in the eastern indus...
Trump flipflops on NATO, China, Russia, Syria, trade and more
Apr 13, 2017 (AFP)
The US president in recent days abandoned a series of campaign promises and strident world views that were held for months and, in some cases, years. From China...
Japan scrambles record number of military jets
Apr 13, 2017 (AFP)
Tokyo ordered its jets to the skies 1,168 times in the fiscal year through March, the defence ministry said, with 73 percent of the missions against aircraft ei...
EU's Mogherini to make first to visit to Russia
Apr 12, 2017 (AFP)
She will also visit China and India next week, her office said in a statement on Wednesday. Most attention is likely to focus on her trip to Moscow on April 24,...
As NATO moves in troops, reforms hit Poland's military hard
Apr 12, 2017 (AFP)
Experts warn the exodus is leaving Poland short of experienced commanders as NATO sets up battalions there and in the Baltic states as tripwires against Russian...
Trump sees global gains from 'chemistry' with China's Xi
Apr 12, 2017 (AFP)
Putting harsh campaign rhetoric about China's "rape" of the US economy in the rear-view mirror, Trump went out of his way to praise Xi for help on North Korea a...
NATO essential but allies must pay up says Trump; Ryan to visit next week
Apr 12, 2017 (AFP)
Reversing some of his campaign rhetoric, Trump told a joint news conference that NATO "is no longer obsolete" and hailed its role in the fight "against terroris...
China's Xi praises normalisation of ties with Norway
Apr 10, 2017 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday praised the normalisation of relations with Norway, six years after a dispute over the Nobel Peace Prize, as Norway's pri...
Trump approves Montenegro's accession to NATO
Apr 10, 2017 (AFP)
"Today, President Donald J. Trump signed the United States instrument of ratification of the Protocol for Montenegro's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Or...
Trump drops China bashing during warm Xi summit
Apr 08, 2017 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump ditched his trademark anti-China bombast, hailing an "outstanding" relationship with counterpart Xi Jinping at the end of a superpower...
Dalai Lama accuses China of fooling its people
Apr 08, 2017 (AFP)
The Dalai Lama on Saturday accused China of spreading false information about his trip to a monastery near India's border that drew protests from Beijing which ...
Philippine military to upgrade island facilities, not launch land grab
Apr 07, 2017 (AFP)
The Philippines' military said Friday that it plans to upgrade and improve facilities on islands it already occupies in the disputed South China Sea, not embark...
Dalai Lama visits disputed monastery, angering China
Apr 07, 2017 (AFP)
The Dalai Lama will Saturday address devotees at the monastery near India's border with China where he took shelter on his flight from Tibet, drawing protests f...
Beijing offers big bucks for foreign spy tip-offs
Apr 07, 2017 (AFP)
Members of the public can report suspected espionage through a special hotline, by mail or in person and will be rewarded with up to 500,000 yuan ($72,460) in c...
China protests to India over Dalai Lama visit
Apr 06, 2017 (AFP)
China said on Thursday that it has lodged an official protest with India over the visit of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to contested terri...
China dissident sees threat in new Interpol president
Apr 06, 2017 (AFP)
The election of a Chinese security official as president of Interpol could pose risks to opponents of China's government who have fled the country, a prominent ...
Trump, Xi at Mar-a-Lago for high-stakes summit
Apr 06, 2017 (AFP)
President Donald Trump greeted Xi Jinping to his Florida resort of Mar-a-Lago with a smile and a handshake Thursday, as cordiality replaced tough anti-China rhe...
China's strongman Xi to meet his match in Trump
Apr 06, 2017 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping has spent the past four years putting brash, wealthy politicians and businessmen in jail. On Thursday he will have to sit down and ...
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