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150 Turkish officers leave NATO command after coup bid
Dec 07, 2016 (AFP)
Around 150 Turkish officers have left NATO's command structure following the attempted military coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the alliance's head...
Japan PM Abe won't apologise at Pearl Harbor: government
Dec 06, 2016 (AFP)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will honour war dead but won't apologise when he becomes the first Japanese leader to visit Pearl Harbor this month, a top government ...
US commitment to NATO 'unwavering' despite Trump: Kerry
Dec 06, 2016 (AFP)
The US commitment to NATO will remain "unwavering" despite the change of administration following the election of Donald Trump as president, outgoing US Secreta...
'Rookie' Trump must fall into line: China media
Dec 06, 2016 (AFP)
Donald Trump is a "diplomatic rookie" who must learn not to cross Beijing on issues like trade and Taiwan, Chinese state media said Tuesday, warning America cou...
Trump says new Air Force One too costly: 'Cancel order!'
Dec 06, 2016 (AFP)
President-elect Donald Trump called Tuesday -- via Twitter -- for the cancellation of a multi-billion dollar Boeing contract to build the next Air Force One, ca...
Still seeking top diplomat, Trump taunts China
Dec 05, 2016 (AFP)
President-elect Donald Trump has fired off another Twitter broadside, attacking China over alleged currency manipulation and foreign policy, as the world waits ...
Why the fuss? Trump, the US, Taiwan and China -- a guide
Dec 05, 2016 (AFP)
Diplomats, world leaders and China watchers were stunned when President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen, breaking with deca...
Trump picks Twitter fight with China
Dec 05, 2016 (AFP)
US President-elect Donald Trump fired a Twitter broadside at China on Sunday, accusing the Asian giant of currency manipulation and military expansionism in the...
Some US conservatives praise Trump over Taiwan phone call
Dec 03, 2016 (AFP)
Amid an outpouring of condemnation over President-elect Donald Trump's telephone conversation with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, some prominent US conservat...
Six key issues facing Trump's Pentagon pick
Dec 02, 2016 (AFP)
How will President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, retired Marine general James Mattis, steer America's largest bureaucracy and the world's big...
Ukraine launches missile drills near Russia-annexed Crimea
Dec 01, 2016 (AFP)
Ukraine on Thursday unleashed a barrage of missile tests near Russian-annexed Crimea in a show of strength and defiance bound to irritate Moscow. The two-day mi...
EU to boost joint defence spending
Nov 30, 2016 (AFP)
The EU unveiled ambitious plans Wednesday to boost joint defence spending including on shared assets like drones and helicopters, as concerns grow that Presiden...
Ukraine warns Russia of missile tests near Crimea
Nov 30, 2016 (AFP)
Ukraine ratcheted up tensions with Moscow on Wednesday by warning the Kremlin its army intended to hold two days of missile-launching exercises near the border ...
Aides of Philippines' Duterte attacked in ambush: military
Nov 29, 2016 (AFP)
Seven military bodyguards of President Rodrigo Duterte and two other soldiers were wounded Tuesday in an ambush by suspected Islamic militants on the eve of his...
Stunned tech sector ponders future under Trump
Nov 27, 2016 (AFP)
After disbelief, anger and grief, the US tech sector is looking to come to grips with the presidency of a man described by many of its leading lights as a "disa...
Military in Castro's Cuba: political, economic pillar
Nov 26, 2016 (AFP)
Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces, which preceded the bearded rebels Fidel Castro led to power in 1959, have become economic and political pillars that will rem...
Britain's Patten slams Hong Kong independence movement
Nov 25, 2016 (AFP)
Hong Kong's last British colonial governor Chris Patten attacked the city's pro-independence movement Friday as the push for a split with China grows over fears...
Turkey reinstates over 6,000 teachers suspended after coup: ministry
Nov 25, 2016 (AFP)
Turkish authorities have reinstated over 6,000 teachers suspended after the July failed coup accused of terror links, the education ministry said on Friday. "6,...
Russia detains ex-naval officer in Crimea as suspected 'Kiev spy'
Nov 24, 2016 (AFP)
Russia's FSB security service said Thursday it had detained a retired officer in its Black Sea naval fleet based in Crimea on suspicion of passing on military s...
ADB chief urges Trump to remain engaged with Asia
Nov 24, 2016 (AFP)
The head of the Asian Development Bank on Thursday urged Washington to remain engaged with Asia, days after US President-elect Donald Trump vowed to scrap a tra...
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