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Reality check for Putin after Turkey shoots down plane
Nov 25, 2015 (AFP)
President Vladimir Putin has found himself in a bind after the downing of a Russian warplane by Turkey, which highlights the risks of his gung-ho Syria campaign...
Poland wants NATO-Russia deal scrapped: minister
Nov 25, 2015 (AFP)
Poland wants a 1997 deal on NATO-Russia ties to be scrapped to let the alliance install permanent military bases in Polish soil, something that Moscow insists t...
Hague court begins hearing into South China Sea row
Nov 24, 2015 (AFP)
An international tribunal on Tuesday began hearing a case brought by the Philippines over disputed islands in the South China Sea, in an increasingly bitter row...
US troops begin training Ukrainian regular forces
Nov 23, 2015 (AFP)
US military experts on Monday began training Ukrainian soldiers and special operations forces in the war-torn country, the Pentagon said. US troops had already ...
Can Obama avoid LBJ's Vietnam mistakes in Syria and Iraq?
Nov 22, 2015 (UPI)
Two and a half years ago, the specter of preemptive military action against Iran to halt its nuclear ambitions loomed. Citing President Lyndon Johnson's ultimat...
China under fresh fire over sea rows as US courts SE Asia
Nov 22, 2015 (AFP)
China came under renewed criticism Sunday over its rising profile in the South China Sea as it jostled with the United States for regional influence at the conc...
Japan backs US South China Sea operations
Nov 22, 2015 (AFP)
Japan on Sunday backed the United States sailing warships close to disputed land in the South China Sea but said it had no plans to send its own maritime forces...
Protests, South China Sea tensions at Asia-Pacific summit
Nov 19, 2015 (AFP)
Police and protesters clashed Thursday outside a gathering of Asia-Pacific leaders who were meeting for a summit dominated by a US-China tussle for regional inf...
China tells Obama to keep out of South China Sea disputes
Nov 18, 2015 (AFP)
Beijing said Wednesday US President Barack Obama should not get involved in disputes in the South China Sea, after he demanded an end to artificial island build...
Finland to consider lifting ban on military operations abroad
Nov 18, 2015 (UPI)
Finland's parliament is to consider a bill next year to allow its military to fully participate in operations abroad. Finnish Broadcasting reports the legislati...
Obama ups pressure on China at Asia-Pacific summit
Nov 18, 2015 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday demanded China end artificial island building in the hotly contested South China Sea, upping the pressure on Beijing at a...
Obama offers SE Asian allies military aid as China tensions rise
Nov 17, 2015 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday offered the Philippines a warship as part of a $250-million aid package to Southeast Asian allies worried about Chinese eff...
China has 'right' to South China Sea islands: senior diplomat
Nov 17, 2015 (AFP)
Beijing has the "right and ability" to seize South China Sea islands occupied by other countries, a senior Chinese diplomat said Tuesday, ahead of regional summ...
French military aid request backed by EU after Paris attacks
Nov 17, 2015 (AFP)
European Union nations on Tuesday unanimously backed a French request for support with military missions in the wake of the Paris attacks, after France invoked ...
Putin tells navy in Mediterranean to work with French 'as allies'
Nov 17, 2015 (AFP)
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered the Russian navy in the Mediterranean to establish contact with its French counterparts and work together "as allies...
Japan gov't takes Okinawa to court over US base relocation
Nov 17, 2015 (AFP)
Japan on Tuesday sued its southern region of Okinawa over local resistance to a new US military base, the latest chapter in deepening mistrust between central a...
Philippines, Vietnam to sign strategic partnership
Nov 16, 2015 (AFP)
The Philippines and Vietnam will sign a strategic partnership on Tuesday, a Filipino official said, cementing an alliance forged in the face of twin territorial...
USS Ronald Reagan begins naval exercise with Japanese
Nov 16, 2015 (UPI)
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike group began its annual exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on Monday. The training event, known as AE16, involv...
US, Chinese navies train together despite tensions
Nov 16, 2015 (AFP)
A US warship began a week-long port call in China Monday, a moment of cooperation as the two Asia-Pacific powerhouses jockey for position in the disputed South ...
Obama set to challenge China at Asia-Pacific summit
Nov 15, 2015 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama is set to challenge China when Asia-Pacific leaders gather in the Philippines this week, speaking out on a territorial row and lobbyin...
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