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NATO moves to bolster collective defense
Oct 08, 2015 (UPI)
NATO leaders reviewed the implementation of the Alliance's Readiness Action Plan on Thursday in response to growing Russian aggression in Syria. NATO Defense Mi...
USAF expands OIR mission in Turkey
Oct 08, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Force began staging small detachments of airmen and aircraft in Turkey to support personnel recovery missions in Syria and Iraq. The U.S. Air Force...
Former UN General Assembly head arrested for bribery
Oct 06, 2015 (AFP)
A former president of the UN General Assembly, John Ashe, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with taking $1.3 million in bribes from Chinese businessmen in a c...
Belarus says 'does not need' Russian airbase
Oct 06, 2015 (AFP)
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday said his country does not need a Russian airbase despite Moscow pushing to establish a facility in the stra...
Prague to send soldiers to Hungary to secure Europe's borders
Oct 05, 2015 (AFP)
The Czech Republic announced on Monday it would send soldiers and equipment to neighbouring Hungary to help secure Europe's borders in the face of an unpreceden...
Barack Obama, a fantastic strategist?
Oct 04, 2015 (UPI)
To distort Martin Luther King: I too have a fantasy. Suppose it is President Barack Obama and not Russian President Vladimir Putin who is the cleverer strategis...
Belarusians protest against Russian airbase
Oct 04, 2015 (AFP)
Around a thousand people took to the streets of Minsk on Sunday to demonstrate against Russian plans to build an airbase in the former Soviet state. "No foreign...
USS Ronald Reagan arrives in Japan for security support
Oct 01, 2015 (UPI)
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in Yokosuka, Japan, on Thursday for security support in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Ronald Reagan ...
Ukraine, rebels give initial backing to small arms withdrawal
Sep 30, 2015 (AFP)
Kiev said on Wednesday it had struck an initial agreement with pro-Russian insurgents to withdraw smaller weapons from the buffer zone splitting eastern rebel l...
China says two Japanese arrested on suspicion of spying
Sep 30, 2015 (AFP)
China said Wednesday it has arrested two Japanese citizens for suspected spying, a move likely to strain already tense ties between Asia's two largest economies...
Report: Marine Corps may expand training in Ukraine
Sep 29, 2015 (UPI)
U.S. Marine Corps officials are considering beefing up their training program for local troops in Ukraine who may take on Russian-backed separatists. The origin...
US gathers great Asian democracies to its side
Sep 29, 2015 (AFP)
The United States took a moment Tuesday to gather the great Asian democracies to its side to reassure them of the strength of their ties in the face of North Ko...
Pope flies home after rapturous welcome in Cuba, US
Sep 28, 2015 (AFP)
Pope Francis was headed home Monday after enjoying a rapturous reception in Cuba and the United States for his message of reconciliation, humility and care for ...
India PM makes rock star appearance at Facebook
Sep 27, 2015 (AFP)
Standing side-by-side with Mark Zuckerberg, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a rock star appearance at Facebook on Sunday, advocating for the political ...
UK Labour leader starts landmark conference with vote blow
Sep 27, 2015 (AFP)
New Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn failed to force a vote on the totemic issue of Britain's nuclear deterrent programme Trident as the party opened its annual conf...
Obama, Xi make climate vow but clash on rights, islands
Sep 26, 2015 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping vowed to fight global warming and halt commercial cybertheft on Friday, but exchanged sharp words o...
Obama, Xi to hold superpower supper
Sep 24, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington Thursday, kicking off a state visit by dining with US President Barack Obama, an informal sit-down that may s...
China's Xi heads to Washington for likely tough talks with Obama
Sep 24, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Washington Thursday for summit talks with Barack Obama having made clear that few compromises are in store on hot-button i...
Russia announces naval drills in 'east Mediterranean'
Sep 24, 2015 (AFP)
Russia's defence ministry on Thursday said it will hold naval drills in the "east Mediterranean" in September and October, as the West frets over a military bui...
After warm White House welcome, Pope heads to Congress
Sep 24, 2015 (AFP)
After bonding with US President Barack Obama on progressive themes like climate change, Pope Francis on Thursday addresses Congress, where conservatives embrace...
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