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Russia to loan Armenia $200 million for arms: Yerevan

Jul 02, 2015 (AFP)

Moscow is to give Armenia a $200 million loan to purchase sophisticated Russian weapons at a discount, officials in Yerevan said on Thursday. Armenia, which hos...

Beijing's South China Sea runway 'nearly complete': US think-tank

Jul 02, 2015 (AFP)

Beijing has nearly completed building a 3,000-metre (9,800-foot) airstrip on a reef in disputed waters in the South China Sea, where tensions are mounting with ...

NATO keeps mum on 'Baltic brigade' request: Lithuania

Jul 01, 2015 (AFP)

NATO has vowed to hold "continuous" military exercises in eastern Europe to deter Russia but has yet to respond to a request by Baltic states for a permanent br...

US-Cuba relations: A half-century of twists and turns

Jul 01, 2015 (AFP)

Relations between the United States and Cuba, more strained than neighborly over the past century, have seen US occupations, Cold War enmity, and even the brink...

US warns of Russia, China military threat amid growing global chaos

Jul 01, 2015 (AFP)

America's new military strategy singles out states like China and Russia as aggressive and threatening to US security interests, while warning of growing techno...

Russian activist probing Ukraine troop deaths found guilty over fraud, amnestied

Jul 01, 2015 (AFP)

A Russian court on Wednesday found an elderly rights activist guilty on a fraud charge she said was aimed at her work investigating Russian troop deaths in Ukra...

China determined to safeguard its rights over Nansha Islands

Jul 01, 2015 (XNA)

China is determined and able to continue to safeguard its justified rights and interests of the Nansha Islands by legitimate means, Foreign Minister Wang Yi on ...

Needed: A brains-based approach to strategy

Jun 28, 2015 (UPI)

Tomorrow I shall be addressing the Royal United Services Institute's Land Warfare conference, hosted by British Army Chief General Sir Nick Carter. The title of...

US warship visits Georgia amid Ukraine crisis

Jun 28, 2015 (AFP)

A US warship arrived Sunday in Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi on a training mission, the US embassy said, sending a message of support to the NATO aspirant ...

Philippines halts repairs on Spratlys airstrip ahead of UN suit

Jun 28, 2015 (AFP)

The Philippines has halted the repair of its airstrip in the disputed Spratly islands due to its pending suit at The Hague challenging China's claim over the wa...

Rousseff puts spy scandal behind her with US visit

Jun 26, 2015 (AFP)

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff arrives in the United States on Saturday for a long-delayed visit, looking to shore up economic ties almost two years after s...

Finland plans quicker call-up system for reservists

Jun 25, 2015 (AFP)

Finland's military said Thursday it was planning a quicker call-up system for reservists due to the Ukraine crisis and the changing security situation around th...

Obama urges China to take 'concrete steps' to ease tensions

Jun 25, 2015 (AFP)

President Barack Obama urged Beijing to take "concrete steps" to ease tensions over cyber hacking and its wide-ranging maritime claims, as the United States and...

Japan may consider South China Sea patrols: military

Jun 25, 2015 (AFP)

Japan's military may join US forces on patrol in the South China Sea, the nation's top uniformed officer said in an interview published Thursday, as Tokyo seeks...

NATO warns of risk of more heavy fighting in Ukraine

Jun 25, 2015 (AFP)

NATO head Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday there was still a risk of heavy fighting in Ukraine and urged Russia to halt its support for pro-Moscow rebels. In re...

Japan, Philippines make second flight near disputed waters

Jun 24, 2015 (AFP)

Japan and the Philippines flew patrol planes near disputed South China Sea waters for a second straight day on Wednesday, despite Chinese criticism of this week...

NATO does not want 'new arms race' with Russia

Jun 24, 2015 (AFP)

NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday the alliance does not want to get dragged into an arms race with Russia but it had to boost its defences to counter Mo...

US, China hold 'frank' talks on hacking, maritime row

Jun 23, 2015 (AFP)

Top US and Chinese officials were set to join "candid" talks Tuesday on the "complicated but consequential" ties between the world's two leading economies, with...

Japan, Philippine military planes take flight near disputed waters

Jun 23, 2015 (AFP)

Japanese and Philippine military planes flew together near disputed South China Sea waters on Tuesday, as the two countries deepened their alliance in the face ...

Russia's Nuclear Might Slashing US Hopes of New American Century?

Jun 23, 2015 (Sputnik)

Washington is engaged in what a former Indian diplomat and a political analyst referred to as a "calibrated brinkmanship" in Europe so as "to dictate the terms ...