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Mar-a-Lago hosts foreign leaders in Jazz Age opulence
Apr 05, 2017 (AFP)
Mar-a-Lago, the sumptuous setting of Donald Trump's summit with China's Xi Jingping this week, isn't the first presidential hideaway to host foreign leaders. Bu...
U.S., Lithuanian troops conduct Savage Wolf exercise
Apr 05, 2017 (UPI)
U.S. Army troops recently partnered with Lithuanian soldiers for military exercise Savage Wolf, part of an effort to demonstrate NATO power in the region. Durin...
Xi extends 'panda diplomacy' to Finland
Apr 05, 2017 (AFP)
China's President Xi Jinping, on the way to his eagerly awaited first encounter with Donald Trump, met his Finnish counterpart in Helsinki Wednesday, extending ...
China dissident sees threat in new Interpol chief
Apr 05, 2017 (AFP)
The election of a Chinese security official as head of Interpol could pose risks to opponents of China's government who have fled the country, a prominent exile...
Russia defends Syria against 'chemical attack' outcry
Apr 05, 2017 (AFP)
Russia defended its ally Damascus on Wednesday against international outcry over a suspected chemical attack that killed scores of civilians, saying a Syrian ai...
US public fears of China diminish: Pew poll
Apr 04, 2017 (AFP)
Last year, US voters chose a president whose stump speech denounced China for stealing American jobs and rigging trade -- but their own opinion of Beijing is im...
Thai junta secures $58m for more Chinese tanks
Apr 04, 2017 (AFP)
Thailand's government on Tuesday agreed to buy 10 tanks from China for $58 million in the latest defence spending by a junta with a taste for Chinese hardware. ...
Tensions as Spain ship enters disputed Gibraltar waters
Apr 04, 2017 (AFP)
A Spanish warship sailed into disputed waters off Gibraltar on Tuesday, the British overseas territory said, at a time of high tension between London and Madrid...
Trump, Xi talks significant for US-China ties: officials
Apr 03, 2017 (AFP)
The first summit between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will be of "great significance" for global peace, the two countries' t...
In landmark meeting, Trump hails Sisi's 'fantastic job' in Egypt
Apr 03, 2017 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump set human rights scandals aside to welcome Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to the White House Monday, the first such visit from an Egyptian presi...
Canada, Ukraine formalize defense cooperation
Apr 03, 2017 (AFP)
Canada and Ukraine formalized a defense pact Monday that would see Canada continue to offer military training and share combat expertise. Canadian Defence Minis...
Dalai Lama reunited with guard who welcomed him to India
Apr 03, 2017 (AFP)
The Dalai Lama has had an emotional reunion with the Indian border guard who escorted him as he fled his native Tibet following a failed uprising nearly 60 year...
On Russia, Trump administration hews closely to Obama playbook
Apr 02, 2017 (AFP)
Before moving to the White House, Donald Trump expressed his admiration for Russian leader Vladimir Putin and predicted that "President Trump would be so much b...
US top diplomat Tillerson to push NATO pay up in first talks
Mar 31, 2017 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will push his NATO allies to boost defence spending, at their first talks on Friday, by warning them that the disproportiona...
US top diplomat demands NATO allies pay up
Mar 31, 2017 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pressed NATO allies Friday to ramp up military spending and denounced Russia's "ongoing hostility and occupation" of Ukraine...
EU's Mogherini says Britain's security leverage 'minimal'
Mar 31, 2017 (AFP)
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Friday that Britain's relatively small security contribution to the bloc gave it "minimal" leverage in Brexit ta...
Moscow denounces NATO 'slander'
Mar 31, 2017 (AFP)
Moscow on Friday denounced NATO "slander", accusing the alliance of using "the myth of Russian aggression" as a way to unify its members. To maintain unity, NAT...
NATO raises 'serious concern' over Ukraine separatist IDs
Mar 30, 2017 (AFP)
NATO ambassadors on Thursday raised "serious concerns" with their Russian counterpart over Moscow's recognition of separatist identity papers in eastern Ukraine...
China's Xi and Trump tee up Mar-a-Lago summit
Mar 30, 2017 (AFP)
China's President Xi Jinping will meet Donald Trump next week at the US leader's Florida golf resort, the first face-to-face meeting between the heads of the wo...
Kosovo's president bows to pressure on his army plan
Mar 30, 2017 (AFP)
Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci on Thursday gave up on his plans for a rapid transformation of the nation's defence force into an army, ceding to strong opposit...
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