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Philippines can't afford full military modernisation: officials
Aug 17, 2015 (AFP)
The Philippines can only afford a "frugal" military upgrade, defence officials said Monday, even though maritime tensions with China are growing. Despite a prop...
Thinking the unthinkable
Aug 16, 2015 (UPI)
Is it unthinkable that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump could win their parties' nominations for president? In writing about the possibility of thermonuclear war...
Finland triples training sessions for reservists
Aug 14, 2015 (AFP)
Finland's military is tripling the number of reservists called up for refresher training courses, from 6,000 last year to 18,000 in 2015, a senior official said...
Three ex-Marines will raise US flag in Cuba, 54 years after lowering it
Aug 13, 2015 (AFP)
Three ex-Marines who lowered the US flag at the American embassy in Cuba in 1961 will be back Friday with Secretary of State John Kerry to raise the Stars and S...
Ukraine battles pro-Russian rebels for access to key port
Aug 12, 2015 (AFP)
Ukraine on Wednesday reported intense battles with pro-Russian insurgents near the last major government stronghold in the former Soviet country's separatist ea...
NATO denies it is making war more likely in Europe
Aug 12, 2015 (AFP)
NATO on Wednesday defended the number of military exercises it has staged as a response to "growing Russian aggression" and refuted suggestions that they were h...
Rules not power in South China Sea, Britain's FM says in Beijing
Aug 12, 2015 (AFP)
Visiting British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told a Beijing audience Wednesday that competing territorial claims in the South China Sea, a key global trade...
Not ready for prime time: The Republican presidential parody
Aug 10, 2015 (UPI)
Amid great fanfare and hype last week, particularly by the Fox News Channel who sponsored the first debate among seventeen presidential hopefuls, the "A" team o...
Berlin to spend billions upgrading military hardware
Aug 07, 2015 (AFP)
The German military is to invest billions of euros to fix recurring problems with its aircraft, helicopters and other military equipment, an official said on Fr...
US says won't tolerate navigation curbs in tense South China Sea
Aug 06, 2015 (AFP)
The United States warned Thursday it would not tolerate efforts to control sea and air routes in the South China Sea, as Southeast Asian nations debated how har...
First Catholic bishop for three years ordained in China
Aug 04, 2015 (AFP)
The first Catholic bishop to be ordained in China for more than three years was consecrated on Tuesday amid a heavy police presence, worshippers said. Joseph Zh...
South China Sea tensions flare at Asia security talks
Aug 04, 2015 (AFP)
Southeast Asian diplomats said Tuesday that China's controversial island-building drive is raising regional tensions, with the Philippines slamming its "unilate...
Japan says temporarily halting work on new US base in Okinawa
Aug 04, 2015 (AFP)
Tokyo said Tuesday it would temporarily halt work on a controversial new US military base in southern Okinawa as talks continue with local officials opposed to ...
NATO halves Baltic air policing mission
Aug 04, 2015 (AFP)
NATO on Tuesday said that from September it will reduce its air patrols over the Baltic states, which it stepped up amid concern over Russia's activity in the r...
China to ensure blues skies for military parade: state media
Aug 04, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese authorities will impose strict restrictions on cars, factories and other polluters to ensure a huge military parade commemorating victory over Japan in ...
China may be preparing second Spratly airstrip: think-tank
Aug 03, 2015 (AFP)
Beijing could be preparing to build a second 3,000-metre airstrip on an artificial island in the disputed South China Sea, a Washington-based think-tank said. C...
China's island-building faces scrutiny at Asia security talks
Aug 03, 2015 (AFP)
Beijing faces pressure over its island-building in the South China Sea during high-level Asian security meetings this week that will include the top US and Chin...
ASEAN, China discuss 'hotline' for sea dispute: Philippines
Aug 02, 2015 (AFP)
ASEAN and China are discussing setting up a "hotline" in case of an emergency regarding the territorial dispute over the South China Sea, a Philippine official ...
UK grants Chinese artist Ai Weiwei new visa in U-turn
Jul 31, 2015 (AFP)
Britain's interior minister ordered officials Friday to grant Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei a six-month visa, reversing a decision to restrict him to a sho...
Olympics: China sees justice in 'historic' Olympics award
Jul 31, 2015 (AFP)
IOC president Thomas Bach hailed the award of the 2022 Winter Olympics to Beijing on Friday as a "safe" and "historic" decision while the Chinese capital's mayo...
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