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Putin, Poroshenko held two rounds of secret phone talks: Kiev
Mar 02, 2017 (AFP)
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's office said Thursday that he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held two secret and fruitless phone talks about the war in...
Sweden brings back conscription amid Russia fears
Mar 02, 2017 (AFP)
Sweden is to reintroduce compulsory military service, seven years after abandoning it, to respond to global security challenges including Russia's assertive beh...
Rebels shut down Ukraine firm in trade war
Mar 01, 2017 (AFP)
Russian-backed rebels on Wednesday halted the operations of the first Ukrainian company after an ultimatum expired to end a trade blockade between the two foes....
Germany unsure on NATO defence spending target
Mar 01, 2017 (AFP)
Germany on Wednesday agreed that it needs to invest more in defence but questioned whether Europe would accept Berlin raising its spending by tens of billions o...
Russia and UK hold high-level military talks in Moscow
Feb 28, 2017 (AFP)
Senior Russian and British military officials held rare talks in Moscow on Tuesday aimed at avoiding clashes and lowering tensions that have spiked to their hig...
Russia wants to form new Collective Security Bloc that replaces NATO
Feb 28, 2017 (Sputnik)
United States President Donald Trump was correct in his assessment that the North Atlantic Alliance is outdated, Associate Professor in International Politics a...
Erdogan says paper to pay 'price' over controversial report
Feb 28, 2017 (AFP)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned that a Turkish newspaper would pay a "price" after a contentious report over alleged tensions between his gover...
Wary US and China pledge respect at first Trump-era meet
Feb 28, 2017 (AFP)
China's top diplomat wrapped up his first set of meetings in President Donald Trump's Washington on Tuesday satisfied that no breakdown in ties is imminent. The...
Trump eyes jump in defense spending
Feb 27, 2017 (AFP)
President Donald Trump announced Monday he would ask Congress for a nearly 10 percent increase in defense spending and a large reduction in foreign aid, as he o...
Sri Lanka slams lawyers over 'Snowden refugee' claims
Feb 26, 2017 (AFP)
Sri Lankan police Sunday formally denied hunting nationals who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong and said their claims to the contrar...
US Air Force general urges better communication with Russia in Syria
Feb 24, 2017 (AFP)
The US-led coalition bombing the Islamic State group in Syria needs better communication with the Russian military and other regional players, a top US Air Forc...
Trump promises massive buildup of entire US military
Feb 24, 2017 (AFP)
President Donald Trump on Friday promised a historic buildup of America's already vast military, but said he hoped he would never need to use it. We are "puttin...
China continues 'steady pattern' of S.China Sea militarization: experts
Feb 23, 2017 (AFP)
Recent satellite imagery appears to show China is completing structures intended to house surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) on a series of artificial islands in th...
Trump security advisor McMaster: tank battle hero of the Gulf War
Feb 22, 2017 (AFP)
Lieutenant General HR McMaster is best known for his pointedly titled book "Dereliction of Duty," which blames the jumbled views and weak fighting commitment of...
Poland ousts 90 percent of top brass in defence overhaul
Feb 22, 2017 (AFP)
About 90 percent of Poland's top military brass have been replaced in an overhaul launched by the rightwing government, the defence ministry said Wednesday. Sev...
Turkey lifts ban on Islamic headscarf in military
Feb 22, 2017 (AFP)
Turkey on Wednesday said it was lifting a historic ban on female officers wearing the Islamic headscarf in the officially secular country's armed forces. The mi...
Trump's envoy at UN warns Russia US stands firm on NATO, EU
Feb 21, 2017 (AFP)
US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday said the United States is ready to improve ties with Russia but will not compromise on its support for NATO and the Europea...
Germany to boost troops as US urges more defence spending
Feb 21, 2017 (AFP)
Germany will increase its military to nearly 200,000 troops over the next seven years, the defence ministry said Tuesday, a day after US Vice President Mike Pen...
Pence reassures Europe, demands NATO funds
Feb 20, 2017 (AFP)
US Vice President Mike Pence told nervous Europeans Monday that Donald Trump will remain committed to transatlantic ties, but warned NATO allies they must boost...
Pence faces anti-Trump protests, calls to oppose EU breakup
Feb 20, 2017 (AFP)
US Vice President Mike Pence began talks with EU officials on Monday in the face of anti-Trump protests and calls from his Belgian hosts to oppose any breakup o...
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