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NATO finalises build-up details to counter Russia
May 19, 2016 (AFP)
NATO foreign ministers meet Thursday to finalise the alliance's biggest military build-up since the end of the Cold War to counter what they see as a more aggre...
China rejects US claim of 'unsafe' spy plane intercept
May 19, 2016 (AFP)
Beijing on Thursday rejected Pentagon accusations that a Chinese aircraft made an "unsafe" intercept of a spy plane in international air space, as tensions rise...
NATO finalises military build-up to counter Russia
May 19, 2016 (AFP)
NATO foreign ministers were on Thursday finalising the alliance's biggest military build-up since the end of the Cold War to counter what they see as a more agg...
NATO says all should avoid new arms race
May 18, 2016 (AFP)
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday called for avoiding a new arms race, as the US-led alliance pushes ahead with its biggest military revamp since the Col...
NATO ex-deputy commander's book imagines war with Russia
May 18, 2016 (AFP)
The West could find itself at war with Russia by next year unless NATO beefs up its military deterrent, the alliance's former deputy supreme allied commander fo...
China warns of damaged relations with the Pentagon
May 16, 2016 (UPI)
China pushed back Monday against the Pentagon's latest assessment of its military, saying the annual report undermines strategic mutual trust between the two co...
Philippines' Duterte wants friendly ties with China
May 15, 2016 (AFP)
Philippines' president-elect Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he wanted friendly relations with China and confirmed he was open to direct talks over a territorial ro...
China using 'coercive tactics' in maritime claims: Pentagon
May 13, 2016 (AFP)
China is using "coercive tactics" and fostering regional tensions as it expands its maritime presence in the South China Sea and elsewhere, but is avoiding trig...
British 'barbarians' need manners lesson, says China paper in rudeness row
May 12, 2016 (AFP)
The British media is riddled with "barbarians" who would benefit from a lesson in manners from China's ancient civilisation, a state-run newspaper said Thursday...
Obama weighs lifting Vietnam arms embargo
May 12, 2016 (AFP)
The White House is considering lifting a decades-old arms embargo against Vietnam in time for President Barack Obama's visit to the booming Southeast Asian nati...
Georgia launches major drills with US, UK troops
May 11, 2016 (AFP)
Georgia on Wednesday launched joint military exercises with the United States and Britain, angering Russia, which opposes the former Soviet state's desire to jo...
Queen calls Chinese delegation 'very rude'
May 11, 2016 (AFP)
Queen Elizabeth II was caught on camera describing some Chinese officials as "very rude" in a rare diplomatic gaffe by the British monarch over a visit that dru...
Germany to increase troops for first time since Cold War ended
May 10, 2016 (AFP)
Germany is raising the number of its troops for the first time since 1990, ending a quarter of a century of successive cuts in the army since the end of the Col...
Philippines' Duterte open to territory-row talks with China
May 10, 2016 (AFP)
Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte is willing to talk with China over a highly sensitive territorial dispute in the South China Sea, his spokesman said ...
Ex-NATO heads, US defence chiefs fire Brexit warning
May 10, 2016 (AFP)
Britain leaving the EU would damage Western security and dangerously weaken Europe, five ex-NATO chiefs and a host of former US secretaries of state and defence...
US warship sails by South China Sea reef, irking Beijing
May 10, 2016 (AFP)
The US on Tuesday sailed a warship close to a disputed South China Sea reef Beijing has built up into an artificial island, officials said, prompting China to e...
Nicaragua's list of ambitious projects
May 08, 2016 (AFP)
Over the last decade, Nicaragua has announced four major projects worth a total $57 billion -- nearly five times its gross domestic product. However, the massiv...
Papal envoy preaches peace at Baltic NATO base
May 07, 2016 (AFP)
The most senior cardinal in the Vatican met NATO troops in Lithuania on Saturday, delivering a message of peace in the Baltic region amid tensions with Russia. ...
China is winning war of the worlds in giant Paris art show
May 06, 2016 (AFP)
Monumental modern art doesn't come much more spectacular than this. The finishing touches were being put Friday to a breathtaking installation about power by Ch...
Russia is back: This is why Washington's 'unipolar' days are over
May 06, 2016 (Sputnik)
Washington should reconcile itself with the reality of a multi-polar world, where Russia plays an important role, Gilbert Doctorow noted, adding that "the judic...
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