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Russia to raise military presence on disputed Kuril islands
May 27, 2016 (AFP)
Russia said Friday it was taking unprecedented measures to upgrade its military presence on the far-eastern Kuril islands claimed by Japan, including plans to s...
Germany to take on bigger military role: draft document
May 27, 2016 (AFP)
Germany plans to take on a bigger military role in ensuring global security, shedding decades of reticence after World War II, according to a draft government p...
China pushes 'patriotic' tours in South China Sea: report
May 27, 2016 (AFP)
China will turn contested islands in the South China Sea into pleasure-trip destinations for "patriotic" tourists, state-media said Friday, in a move likely to ...
China risks 'Great Wall of self-isolation': Pentagon chief
May 27, 2016 (AFP)
China risks creating a "Great Wall of self-isolation" through its continued military expansion in the South China Sea and its hacks on US companies, Pentagon ch...
China hits back as G7 talk about economy
May 26, 2016 (AFP)
World leaders focused Thursday on pumping up the global economy and worries over the growing clout of China -- which promptly told the G7 club of rich nations t...
G7 needs 'clear and tough stance' on territorial disputes: Tusk
May 26, 2016 (AFP)
The Group of Seven needs to take a "clear and tough stance" on China's controversial maritime claims and the Russian annexation of Crimea, European Council Pres...
Chinese state media warns G7 against South China Sea 'meddling'
May 26, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese state media warned the Group of Seven nations on Thursday not to "meddle" in South China Sea disputes, as leaders from the bloc gathered for talks in Ja...
Beijing lines up diplomatic battle groups over South China Sea
May 25, 2016 (AFP)
The disputed rocks and reefs of the South China Sea are more than an ocean away from the landlocked African nation of Niger. But that has not stopped the strife...
Central European NATO members to send troops to Baltics
May 25, 2016 (AFP)
Four central European states said Wednesday they would send troops to three Baltic NATO allies starting next year as tensions with their Soviet-era master Russi...
European leaders call for 'immediate' peace in Ukraine
May 24, 2016 (AFP)
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine called Monday for a peace deal aimed at ending the separatist war in eastern Ukraine to be implemented "as qu...
G7 host Japan on high-alert over terrorism threat
May 24, 2016 (AFP)
Japan is on high-alert ahead of a Group of Seven summit with thousands of police on the streets of Tokyo and fanning out across the country as authorities boost...
Obama calls for peaceful settlement of South China Sea disputes
May 24, 2016 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama called Tuesday for territorial disputes in the South China Sea to be "resolved peacefully" as Vietnam baulks at Chinese actions in the...
Chinese media slam US lifting of Vietnam arms embargo
May 24, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese state media on Tuesday slammed the lifting of a decades-old US arms embargo against Vietnam, saying the move was aimed at Beijing and calling Barack Oba...
Obama banishes Vietnam war era with lifting of arms ban
May 23, 2016 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama on Monday scrapped a Cold War-era ban on weapons sales to Vietnam, as ties between the former foes grow closer thanks to trade and mut...
US to Lift Arms Embargo on Vietnam, Solidify Alliance With Japan
May 23, 2016 (Sputnik)
Expect the United States to eliminate its weapons ban against Vietnam while solidifying its security alliance with Japan amid President Barack Obama's upcoming ...
Obama announces full lifting of Vietnam arms embargo
May 23, 2016 (AFP)
The United States has fully lifted its ban on weapons sales to Vietnam, President Barack Obama announced on Monday during a visit to Hanoi, unpicking a decades-...
Russia summons US attache over plane incident
May 23, 2016 (AFP)
Russian said on Monday it had summoned a US defence attache, claiming an American military aircraft had carried out a reconnaissance mission over the Sea of Jap...
India's Modi in Iran on trip to boost trade
May 22, 2016 (AFP)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Iran on Sunday on a visit aimed at boosting trade after the lifting of international sanctions under Tehran's nuc...
Chinese jets conduct 'unsafe' intercept of US spy plane: Pentagon
May 19, 2016 (AFP)
Two Chinese fighters have conducted an "unsafe" intercept of a US spy plane in international air space over the South China Sea, the Pentagon said, as tensions ...
US calls for 'robust' NATO posture on eastern flank
May 19, 2016 (AFP)
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that NATO was building a "robust" defensive posture on its eastern flank, as the alliance faces an increasingl...
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