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Nov 23, 2016 (AFP)

The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Wednesday he had "no worries" about US President-elect Donald Trump and looked forward to meeting him -- a pros...

Philippine fishermen decry Duterte's disputed shoal ban

Nov 23, 2016 (AFP)

Philippine fishermen on Wednesday criticised President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to ban them from a rich South China Sea fishing ground, part of his efforts to...

S. Korea, Japan sign intelligence deal despite China criticism

Nov 23, 2016 (AFP)

Japan and South Korea on Wednesday signed an agreement to share defence intelligence about North Korea, despite protests from opposition parties and activists i...

Trump's pledges -- the firm, the changing, the unknown

Nov 23, 2016 (AFP)

From populist candidate to US president-elect, Donald Trump has stuck to certain campaign pledges, on trade for instance, but has wavered on others including cl...

Turkey fires 15,000, shuts 375 NGOs in latest coup purge

Nov 22, 2016 (AFP)

Turkey on Tuesday dismissed over 15,000 state employees and ordered the closure of 375 associations within the state of emergency imposed after the July failed ...

Russia accuses Ukraine of abducting two soldiers in Crimea

Nov 22, 2016 (AFP)

Russia has accused Ukraine of abducting two Russian servicemen on the annexed Crimea peninsula, but Kiev said it had merely detained two Ukrainian army deserter...

Wooing press, Trump softens climate stance

Nov 22, 2016 (AFP)

Donald Trump signaled Tuesday his campaign trail dismissal of the threat of climate change may have been hot air after all, saying he was "open minded" on suppo...

Trump team-building exercise eyes Marine legend

Nov 21, 2016 (AFP)

As Donald Trump builds the team he has promised will drain the Washington swamp, the president-elect may temper concerns provoked by early controversial picks b...

Finland to found new centre against hybrid threats

Nov 21, 2016 (AFP)

Finland is to create a new international centre open to EU and NATO member states to counter so-called "hybrid threats," targetting disinformation and radicalis...

Pentagon, intelligence leaders seek NSA chief's removal: reports

Nov 20, 2016 (AFP)

Top US military and intelligence leaders are pushing President Barack Obama to fire National Security Agency chief Admiral Michael Rogers, US media reported Sat...

Xi says US-China ties at 'hinge moment'

Nov 19, 2016 (AFP)

Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping met for the final time Saturday, with the Chinese leader warning the period after Donald Trump's election is a "hinge mom...

Russia complains after official plane escorted by Swiss fighter jets

Nov 19, 2016 (AFP)

Russia has demanded an explanation from Switzerland after two Swiss fighter jets carried out what the Swiss military said Saturday was a "routine check" of a Ru...

NATO 'absolutely confident' Trump committed to alliance: Stoltenberg

Nov 18, 2016 (AFP)

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Friday voiced confidence that Donald Trump was committed to the transatlantic alliance, which has stood the test of time for both...

Japan PM confident in Trump's diplomacy debut

Nov 18, 2016 (AFP)

Japan's prime minister voiced confidence Thursday about Donald Trump as he became the first foreign leader to meet the US president-elect, who was narrowing in ...

A Republican hawk nominated to head CIA

Nov 18, 2016 (AFP)

Mike Pompeo, chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, is a strident critic of the Iran nuclear deal and favors unrestrain...

Turkish NATO officers ask for asylum

Nov 18, 2016 (AFP)

A number of Turkish officers serving in NATO command posts have asked for asylum since a failed military coup in July, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said Frida...

Vietnam extends runway on island claimed by China: monitor

Nov 18, 2016 (AFP)

Vietnam is extending its runway on an island in the South China Sea also claimed by Beijing, according to fresh images likely to irk the regional superpower. Ha...

Britain deepens defence ties with France, despite Brexit

Nov 17, 2016 (AFP)

Despite voting to leave the EU, Britain is deepening defence ties with France, agreeing to pool missile development research centres in a step presented Thursda...

Signs of infighting as Trump weighs key posts

Nov 16, 2016 (AFP)

President-elect Donald Trump pressed ahead Tuesday with efforts to build his cabinet with former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani tipped for secretary of state -- b...

Britain rules out resettlement of US naval base islands

Nov 16, 2016 (AFP)

Britain on Wednesday ruled out resettling inhabitants of the British-controlled Chagos Islands in their homeland, promising 40 million (47 million euros, $50 mi...