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Trump's debt collector: Tillerson heads to NATO

Mar 29, 2017 (AFP)

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will present a meeting of the NATO allies on Friday with a demand from President Donald Trump that they increase defense spe...

US diplomat arrested over contacts with Chinese spies

Mar 29, 2017 (AFP)

A US diplomat who allegedly took tens of thousands of dollars in cash and gifts from Chinese intelligence agents was charged Wednesday with lying to investigato...

Philippines, China to hold direct talks on sea row: Manila

Mar 29, 2017 (AFP)

China and the Philippines will hold direct talks on their maritime dispute in May, Filipino officials said Wednesday, as President Rodrigo Duterte seeks stronge...

US general seeks weapons support for Ukraine

Mar 28, 2017 (AFP)

The commander of US forces in Europe said Tuesday that United States should consider arming Ukraine with defensive weapons as it fights Russian-backed rebels in...

New talks on eve of Tillerson visit

Mar 28, 2017 (AFP)

NATO ambassadors will meet the Russian envoy on Thursday in a new bid to ease tensions on the eve of the alliance's first talks with US Secretary of State Rex T...

Poland to withdraw troops from Eurocorps force: official

Mar 28, 2017 (AFP)

Poland will withdraw its contingent from the Eurocorps military group by 2020, a spokesman for the Strasbourg-based intergovernmental body said Tuesday. "The Po...

Japan loans Manila military planes for South China Sea

Mar 27, 2017 (AFP)

The Philippines Monday took delivery of two Japanese military surveillance aircraft to help it patrol vital sea lanes in the South China Sea, despite Manila's i...

US Senate advances approval of Montenegro into NATO

Mar 27, 2017 (AFP)

The US Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to advance the approval of Montenegro as the newest member of NATO, in what supporters of the alliance's expansion arg...

NATO confirms Tillerson meeting Friday

Mar 27, 2017 (AFP)

NATO said it has rescheduled a key meeting of foreign ministers for Friday after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was unable to make the original date next w...

U.K. Typhoons to deploy to Romania for air policing mission

Mar 27, 2017 (UPI)

Typhoon fighter jets from Britain's Royal Air Force will soon deploy to Romania to conduct an air policing mission in the region. The NATO operation will be con...

Tillerson to meet allies as NATO races to save talks

Mar 25, 2017 (AFP)

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with NATO members next week in Brussels, officials said Friday, as alliance diplomats worked to nail down the date...

South China Sea installations 'primarily' civilian: Li

Mar 24, 2017 (AFP)

China is not militarising the disputed South China Sea, the country's premier said Friday in Australia, claiming defence equipment Beijing has installed on arti...

China, Nepal discuss joint military exercises

Mar 23, 2017 (AFP)

China's defence minister met his Nepal counterpart Thursday pushing ahead plans to hold joint military exercises, a move likely closely watched by India as Beij...

US military chiefs defend diplomacy in face of Trump cuts

Mar 23, 2017 (AFP)

President Donald Trump's proposed gutting of the State Department budget and other "soft power" agencies could hamper long-term security goals and make the mili...

China-backed bank approves 13 new members

Mar 23, 2017 (AFP)

The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said Thursday it has approved 13 new prospective members including Canada, in a coup for Beijing af...

Germany blocks defense exports to Turkey

Mar 23, 2017 (UPI)

German government officials are blocking planned weapon deliveries to NATO partner Turkey over concerns the equipment could be misused. As a NATO partner state,...

Manila could share maritime resources with China: Duterte

Mar 23, 2017 (AFP)

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday he was open to sharing resources with Beijing in flashpoint South China Sea waters over which Manila has been...

Trump to reaffirm NATO 'commitment' at May summit

Mar 22, 2017 (AFP)

The White House confirmed Tuesday that President Donald Trump will join fellow NATO leaders for a key May summit in Brussels, as the US administration seeks to ...

China denies plans to build on disputed shoal

Mar 22, 2017 (AFP)

China Wednesday denied plans to build an environmental monitoring station on a disputed shoal near the Philippines' coastline, after a local official last week ...

British tanks join NATO battle group in Estonia

Mar 22, 2017 (AFP)

British army equipment including tanks and self-propelled guns on Wednesday arrived by boat in Estonia, part of a NATO move to reinforce its eastern flank to de...