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NATO to deploy 4 'robust' battalions in Baltics, Poland

Jun 13, 2016 (AFP)

NATO will deploy four international battalions to Poland and the three Baltic states as part of the wider pushback against Russia's intervention in Ukraine, all...

Philippine protesters say harassed by Chinese during flag stunt

Jun 13, 2016 (AFP)

Filipino protesters said Monday that Chinese coastguard ships blocked and sprayed them with water as they sailed to a disputed South China Sea shoal to plant a ...

S. Korea launch military patrol against Chinese fishing boats

Jun 10, 2016 (AFP)

South Korea launched an operation Friday to drive out illegal Chinese fishing boats from neutral waters close to the disputed sea border with the North, in a mo...

Japan protests as Chinese navy sails near disputed isles

Jun 09, 2016 (AFP)

A Chinese naval ship sailed into waters surrounding disputed East China Sea islands for the first time early Thursday, prompting Tokyo to summon the Chinese amb...

NATO chief presses allies on defence spending vows

Jun 09, 2016 (AFP)

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday called on allies to meet commitments made two years ago and boost defence spending as the alliance deals with a "challen...

Prince Philip, the 'strength' behind Britain's throne

Jun 09, 2016 (AFP)

Britain's Prince Philip, who turns 95 on Friday, has been Queen Elizabeth II's constant companion for almost 70 years, offending and amusing in equal measure wi...

China blasts 'unilateral' Philippine move ahead of ruling

Jun 08, 2016 (AFP)

China accused the Philippines Wednesday of ignoring requests for dialogue about their maritime dispute, as tensions rise before an international tribunal's ruli...

Beijing's artificial island includes operational farm

Jun 08, 2016 (Sputnik)

While Washington has continuously accused Beijing of constructing islands in the South China Sea for military reasons, the true purpose may be agricultural. Eve...

Russia to set up joint air defence system with ex-Soviet allies

Jun 08, 2016 (AFP)

Russia is working on setting up a joint air defence system with all of its ex-Soviet military allies, a senior official said Wednesday. "The merger of regional ...

One killed in Poland crash during NATO exercises

Jun 08, 2016 (AFP)

A Polish motorist died Wednesday after crashing into a United States military truck on a motorway in western Poland, where large-scale NATO war games are underw...

China says US 'hyping' spy plane intercept

Jun 08, 2016 (AFP)

Beijing accused Washington of "hype" on Wednesday after the US said two Chinese jets conducted an unsafe intercept of one of its spy planes over the East China ...

Carrier spearheads US show of strength in eastern Med

Jun 07, 2016 (AFP)

US planes operating from an aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean have mounted at least 35 air strikes on Islamic State jihadists since relocating last ...

Obama offers Modi warm farewell embrace

Jun 07, 2016 (AFP)

Barack Obama and Narendra Modi vowed cooperation between the United States and India on nuclear power and climate change during a meeting at the White House Tue...

US firms 'increasingly unwelcome' in China

Jun 07, 2016 (AFP)

US firms feel increasingly unwelcome in China, top American officials said Tuesday, as disagreements overshadowed an annual dialogue in Beijing. The comments ca...

Poland, NATO kick-off biggest manoeuvres amid Russia tensions

Jun 07, 2016 (AFP)

Troops were set to hit the ground in Poland Tuesday as Warsaw kicks off its largest-ever joint military exercises with its NATO allies, aimed at shoring up regi...

Beijing refuses to move on sea disputes as US meet ends

Jun 07, 2016 (AFP)

Beijing will not budge on its claims of ownership over a vast tranche of the South China Sea, a top official insisted Tuesday, as a key annual meeting with the ...

NATO irks Russia with massive war games in Poland

Jun 07, 2016 (AFP)

US, British and Polish soldiers parachuted to the ground in Poland on Tuesday in a mass show of force as NATO launched its biggest war games in eastern Europe s...

Poland, NATO launch biggest manoeuvres amid Russia tensions

Jun 06, 2016 (AFP)

Poland and its NATO partners on Monday kicked off their largest-ever joint military exercises aimed at shoring up security on the alliance's eastern flank amid ...

NATO chief warns of Brexit 'instability'

Jun 06, 2016 (AFP)

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that both the alliance and the EU were stronger with Britain inside, and warned that a "Brexit" could cau...

Obama to make last trip to Europe

Jun 06, 2016 (AFP)

US President Barack Obama will visit Poland and Spain in July, in what will likely be his final trip to Europe, a continent that has often presented more proble...