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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi wraps up China visit
Jun 14, 2015 (AFP)
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi wrapped up her first visit to China on Sunday, a trip that saw her meet the country's President Xi Jinping ahead of M...
Russian fighter flies dangerously close to US plane: Pentagon
Jun 12, 2015 (AFP)
A Russian fighter jet flew dangerously close to an American reconnaissance aircraft during an "unprofessional" intercept in international airspace over the Blac...
China's Xi Jinping meets Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi: Xinhua
Jun 11, 2015 (AFP)
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, state media said, during her closely watched first visit that China hopes wi...
Pentagon chief urges China to stop island building
Jun 11, 2015 (AFP)
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter called Thursday on Beijing to stop building artificial islands in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, as he hosted...
China's ex-security chief jailed for life at secret trial
Jun 11, 2015 (AFP)
China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang was jailed for life at a secret trial Thursday, state-media said, the highest ranking ex-official prosecuted by Beij...
Zhou Yongkang: the 'tiger' who brought about his own downfall
Jun 11, 2015 (AFP)
Former top Communist Zhou Yongkang, who rose through China's state oil industry to become the country's internal security chief, amassed so much power that he b...
Never mind the G7 or Davos, it's Bilderberg time
Jun 11, 2015 (AFP)
It's in the Alps and it involves powerful people hobnobbing. But this is not the G7 or Davos, it's the highly exclusive Bilderberg meeting, an altogether more d...
China and UK to repair ties with president's stay at palace
Jun 10, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Britain in October should usher in a "golden age" of relations between the two countries, Foreign Minister Wang Yi...
Public in NATO countries against arming Ukraine: poll
Jun 10, 2015 (AFP)
A majority of citizens from eight NATO countries are against sending arms to Ukraine to help battle pro-Russian separatists, even if they believe Moscow is stir...
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in China for first visit
Jun 10, 2015 (AFP)
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in China Wednesday for a debut visit that will cast an intriguing light on Beijing's attitude towards the dem...
Russia and Egypt hold first ever joint naval drills
Jun 10, 2015 (AFP)
Russia and Egypt are holding their first ever joint naval exercises, the defence ministry said Wednesday, in a bid to strengthen ties amid Moscow's confrontatio...
NATO launches 'spearhead' drill on eastern flank
Jun 09, 2015 (AFP)
NATO on Tuesday launched the first full drill of its new spearhead force in northern Poland, a structure designed to boost security on its eastern flank in the ...
Philippines, Japan to hold fresh naval drills
Jun 09, 2015 (AFP)
The Philippines and Japan will hold fresh joint naval drills this month, the Filipino military said Tuesday, as the World War II foes swiftly ramp up security t...
US missile deployment in Europe may lead to Russia's exit from INF
Jun 09, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russia is fully complying with commitments made under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) and does not want to withdraw from it, Viktor Ozerov, t...
Gone with the wind: American Credibility?
Jun 09, 2015 (UPI)
While Americans as individuals are generally liked around much of the world, America's standing and credibility are not in such good odor. More than fifty years...
Top Chinese officer pays visit to US: Pentagon
Jun 08, 2015 (AFP)
A top Chinese military officer began a six-day visit to the United States on Monday amid rising tensions over Beijing's assertive stance in the South China Sea....
G7 leaders to stand firm on security threats, Ukraine
Jun 08, 2015 (AFP)
Pressing security threats from jihadist groups across the world and "Russian aggression" in Ukraine dominated world leaders' talks Monday at the second day of t...
Merkel, Obama: Russia sanctions to stay until Ukraine truce implemented
Jun 07, 2015 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that Western sanctions must remain in place against Russia until it complies with a ce...
Obama heads for G7 summit focused on Ukraine
Jun 06, 2015 (AFP)
President Barack Obama left Washington late Saturday headed for a G7 summit in southern Germany focused on violence in eastern Ukraine. Due in the Bavarian moun...
Philippines welcomes Japan security role; As G7 looks at issue
Jun 05, 2015 (AFP)
Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Friday welcomed Japan's growing security engagement, as regional tensions with China grow, the day after signing a deal t...
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