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NATO-Russia talks must tackle Ukraine 'withdrawal': Poland
Jul 05, 2016 (AFP)
Planned NATO talks with Moscow should be focussed solely on Russia's "withdrawal" from Ukrainian soil, Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz said Tuesday. ...
China must ready for military conflict in South China Sea
Jul 05, 2016 (AFP)
Beijing must prepare for "military confrontation" in the South China Sea, state-run media said Tuesday, as it began naval drills in the area ahead of an interna...
Chinese, Japanese warplanes in close encounter
Jul 05, 2016 (AFP)
Beijing and Tokyo were at loggerheads Tuesday over accusations Japanese warplanes locked their fire control radar onto Chinese aircraft, as state-run Chinese me...
Philippines' Duterte to China: Let's talk
Jul 05, 2016 (AFP)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday offered China conciliatory talks on a long-awaited international tribunal ruling over Beijing's maritime claims,...
NATO chief 'certain' of UK role despite Brexit
Jul 04, 2016 (AFP)
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday he was sure Britain's new government would remain committed to the alliance despite the Brexit vote and the resignation ...
No plans to open Turkish air base to Russia: minister
Jul 04, 2016 (AFP)
Turkey's foreign minister said Monday there are no plans to let Russia use a Turkish air base to launch strikes against the Islamic State group despite a thaw b...
NATO-Russia talks after Warsaw summit: Stoltenberg
Jul 04, 2016 (AFP)
NATO is set to hold formal talks with Russia shortly after a summit in Warsaw this week where the alliance will endorse a military buildup following the Ukraine...
China to hold drills in disputed waters ahead of court ruling
Jul 03, 2016 (AFP)
China will hold military drills in the disputed South China Sea, the government said Sunday, ahead of an international tribunal ruling over Beijing's maritime c...
Russia orders safety overhaul in tense Baltic airspace
Jul 02, 2016 (AFP)
Russia ordered its military on Saturday to draw up measures to increase the safety of the airspace over the Baltic Sea, after a string of incidents and near-mis...
Greek lawmakers approve Piraeus port sale
Jul 01, 2016 (AFP)
Greece's parliament on Friday approved the sale of a majority stake in the Port of Piraeus to China's COSCO, just before a visit to Beijing by Prime Minister Al...
China's president talks tough ahead of tribunal ruling
Jul 01, 2016 (AFP)
China will never compromise on sovereignty, President Xi Jinping said Friday ahead of an international tribunal ruling over Beijing's maritime claims, as he cel...
US, Iceland beef up defence deal on rising Russian threat
Jun 30, 2016 (AFP)
Washington and Reykjavik have signed a deal authorising the occasional return of US forces to Iceland -- a NATO member with no military of its own -- amid risin...
Armenia ratifies joint air defence with Moscow
Jun 30, 2016 (AFP)
Armenia's parliament on Thursday approved the government's decision to join Russia's air defence system in a move criticised by the opposition as surrendering t...
Canada to deploy 1,000 soldiers for NATO brigade in Latvia
Jun 30, 2016 (AFP)
Canada will deploy 1,000 soldiers in Latvia to one of four battalions NATO is assembling in Eastern Europe in response to Russia's annexation of Crimea, Canadia...
Philippines' Duterte reveals no 'taunt or flaunt' China policy
Jun 30, 2016 (AFP)
New Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday he would not "taunt or flaunt" a favourable ruling in a highly sensitive legal challenge against Beijing ...
Putin says NATO provoking arms race 'frenzy'
Jun 30, 2016 (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday insisted Moscow will not be dragged into an arms race by NATO as he accused the US-led alliance of tearing up the m...
Hague court to rule July 12 in South China Sea case
Jun 29, 2016 (AFP)
A little-known international tribunal will early next month step into a bitter dispute over the South China Sea, handing down a ruling which risks further infla...
Scotland looking toward Brexit future
Jun 29, 2016 (UPI)
Maintaining support for a second referendum for independence, the Scottish government said its economic and energy policies were squarely aligned with the EU. "...
EU should do more for its own defence: Mogherini
Jun 28, 2016 (AFP)
EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday urged the bloc to do more in its own defence, just as leaders discussed Britain's leave vote which will r...
US destroyer came 'dangerously close' to Russian ship: Moscow
Jun 28, 2016 (AFP)
Russia's defence ministry on Tuesday accused an American destroyer of coming dangerously close to a Russian frigate in the Mediterranean Sea, calling the incide...
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