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Trump's lieutenants descend on jittery Europe
Feb 14, 2017 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump's most senior representatives will descend on Europe this week to convince allies that his putting America first does not mean they wi...
Children learn patriotic spirit at Red Army school
Feb 13, 2017 (AFP)
In powder blue and gray military uniforms, red kerchiefs, and caps emblazoned with crimson stars, young Chinese students in the southwestern province of Guizhou...
Chinese, US aircraft in 'unsafe' encounter over South China Sea: US
Feb 11, 2017 (AFP)
A Chinese military aircraft had an "unsafe" encounter with a US Navy surveillance aircraft near a contested reef in the South China Sea, the US Pacific Command ...
Trump backs 'One China' policy in call with Xi
Feb 10, 2017 (AFP)
President Donald Trump reaffirmed Washington's "One China" policy in what he said Friday was a "very warm" conversation with Xi Jinping, in an apparent effort t...
US, Japan say defense pact covers disputed Senkaku islands
Feb 10, 2017 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump offered Japan assurances Friday that mutual defense agreements cover the disputed Senkaku Islands, claimed by China as the Diaoyus. Af...
NATO backs Ukraine as clashes surge: deputy chief
Feb 09, 2017 (AFP)
All 28 NATO allies fully support Ukraine as it faces the worst upsurge in fighting against pro-Russian rebels in two years, alliance deputy head Rose Gottemoell...
Trump sends letter of thanks to China's Xi
Feb 09, 2017 (AFP)
President Donald Trump has sent a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the White House said, weeks after receiving a letter of congratulations from the leade...
Trump to attend NATO summit in unfinished HQ: sources
Feb 09, 2017 (AFP)
NATO will host a summit of leaders including US President Donald Trump in May at its new Brussels headquarters, even though it will not be ready by then, offici...
Lithuania says it 'trusts' Trump on defence
Feb 09, 2017 (AFP)
NATO member Lithuania said Thursday it trusts US President Donald Trump to make good on his predecessor's commitment to beef up the alliance's eastern flank. Th...
China says both sides will lose from conflict with US
Feb 08, 2017 (AFP)
Beijing has played down the prospects of conflict with the United States over the South China Sea in the wake of aggressive rhetoric by Donald Trump's administr...
Trump tells Turkish, Spanish leaders he backs NATO
Feb 08, 2017 (AFP)
President Donald Trump told Spain's leader Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday that the United States is committed to NATO, the White House said, despite his past criticis...
German troops bulk up NATO-led force in Lithuania
Feb 07, 2017 (AFP)
Several hundred German soldiers arrived in Lithuania on Tuesday as part of the multinational NATO battalion being deployed in the country, part of the alliance'...
China likely to build on reef near Philippines: minister
Feb 07, 2017 (AFP)
Manila expects China to try to build on a reef off the coast of the Philippines, the country's defence secretary said Tuesday, adding this would be "unacceptabl...
Moldova president warns NATO over closer ties
Feb 07, 2017 (AFP)
Moldova's pro-Russian President Igor Dodon on Tuesday warned NATO that the closer ties it seeks with his strategically placed country could undermine its neutra...
China ships sail near disputed isles after Mattis visit: Japan
Feb 06, 2017 (AFP)
Japan said Chinese coast guard vessels sailed Monday into its territorial waters around disputed islands in the East China Sea, days after the new US defence ch...
Trump to meet NATO leaders in May: White House
Feb 06, 2017 (AFP)
Donald Trump will meet fellow NATO leaders in May, the White House said Sunday after the president's call with the alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg...
Tensions flare between uneasy allies Greece and Turkey
Feb 05, 2017 (AFP)
Turkey is once again facing off against historic foe-turned-ally Greece in one of their fiercest rows in years, though the war of words is unlikely to spill ove...
US-Japan alliance 'cornerstone' of stability: Mattis
Feb 04, 2017 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary James Mattis told his Japanese counterpart on Saturday that their alliance remained a "cornerstone" of regional stability as he wrapped up ...
China warns US after Mattis says Senkakus covered by treaty
Feb 04, 2017 (AFP)
China warned the US Saturday it was risking instability in Asia after President Donald Trump's new defence secretary vowed to back Japan in any military clash w...
Ukraine leader says will hold referendum on joining NATO
Feb 02, 2017 (AFP)
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he wants to hold a referendum on his conflict-torn country joining NATO, in comments to a German newspaper published T...
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