SUPERPOWERS

News About Superpowers

7,908 articles

Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine to launch joint brigade in 2017
Jan 25, 2016 (AFP)
Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine on Monday said a joint brigade of 4,000 troops would be operational next year, as the region maintains a wary eye on Russia and it...
Anti-base candidate loses key mayoral poll in Okinawa: media
Jan 24, 2016 (AFP)
A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe claimed victory in a mayoral election in Okinawa on Sunday, beating an opponent of a planned new US mil...
Iran, China vow tighter ties as Xi visits
Jan 23, 2016 (AFP)
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday hailed a "new chapter" in relations with China after talks with President Xi Jinping, who is touring the region to ...
Xi signs Egypt deals as China looks to boost Mideast clout
Jan 21, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a slew of multi-billion-dollar deals with Egypt Thursday as part of a regional tour aimed at bolstering Beijing's economic t...
MEPs say EU should strengthen defence ties after Paris attacks
Jan 21, 2016 (AFP)
France's decision to invoke the EU's mutual defence clause after the Paris attacks should serve as an incentive to step up security ties across the bloc, EU law...
US Army secretary nominee worries about force size
Jan 21, 2016 (AFP)
President Barack Obama's pick for the next secretary of the US Army said Thursday he is worried about broad cuts to the service, which is set for a dramatic dow...
NATO considers first formal talks with Russia since 2014: sources
Jan 20, 2016 (AFP)
NATO is discussing whether to invite Russia to their first formal talks since 2014, aiming to put ties damaged by the Ukraine crisis back on an even keel, diplo...
Obama urgers stronger security, trade cooperation with Australia
Jan 19, 2016 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday welcomed Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to the White House, saluting Canberra's role in the fight against the I...
Polish leader presses NATO on permanent presence
Jan 18, 2016 (AFP)
Polish President Andrzej Duda pressed NATO on Monday to establish "as permanent as possible" a presence in eastern Europe to counter a growing threat from Russi...
Philippines plans flight-tracking system in disputed sea
Jan 18, 2016 (AFP)
The Philippines said Monday it would install a civilian flight-tracking system in the disputed South China Sea after China landed several aircraft on one of its...
China's Xi to visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran
Jan 15, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran next week, Beijing's foreign ministry said Friday, as the world's second-largest economy se...
Philippines seeks joint patrols with US in South China Sea
Jan 14, 2016 (AFP)
The Philippines has called for joint patrols with the United States in the disputed South China Sea, where Manila has festering territorial dispute with Beijing...
Philippines to offer eight bases to US forces: official
Jan 13, 2016 (AFP)
The Philippines is set to offer the US military use of eight bases, a military spokesman said Wednesday, after the country's supreme court upheld a security agr...
Hanoi slams 'erroneous statements' on China island flights
Jan 13, 2016 (AFP)
Hanoi accused Beijing of making "erroneous statements" in the latest round of an escalating diplomatic spat over flights to a disputed reef in the South China S...
Philippines welcomes more US forces to counter China
Jan 12, 2016 (AFP)
The Philippine Supreme Court ruled Tuesday a security accord with the United States was legal, allowing more US forces into the former American colony as it see...
Beijing asserts right to flights to South China Sea
Jan 11, 2016 (AFP)
Beijing said Monday it did not need to notify Vietnam about flights to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after Hanoi complained to a UN aviation body abou...
Vietnam warns China over air safety threat
Jan 09, 2016 (AFP)
Vietnam's civil aviation authority has accused Beijing of threatening regional air safety by conducting unannounced flights through its airspace to a disputed r...
U.K., Japan deepen defense ties, pursue joint projects
Jan 08, 2016 (UPI)
The United Kingdom and Japan will deepen their defense industry ties by collaborating on a number of projects beginning in 2016. The new projects were announced...
New Norwegian defense agency up and running
Jan 07, 2016 (UPI)
A new agency for defense sector materiel has been created by the Norwegian government. The agency, named Forsvarsmateriell, came into being at the first of the ...
China plane landings in South China Sea raise tensions: US
Jan 07, 2016 (AFP)
China's recent landing of aircraft on a contested reef in the South China Sea is raising tensions and promoting instability in the region, the Pentagon warned T...
Buy Advertising About Us Editorial & Other Enquiries Privacy statement
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, is Copyright 1995-2026 Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principles for news reporting and research purposes.