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U.S., Chinese defense chiefs hold first talks since late 2022
Apr 16, 2024 (UPI)
Austin and Dong, China's minister of Defense, spoke via video teleconference Tuesday, discussing U.S.-China defense relations as well as regional and global sec...
Frozen Russian assets on agenda in financial leaders talks: US
Apr 15, 2024 (AFP)
Leaders including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will represent the United States at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank talks this week in Washingt...
Trump in Las Vegas: Loud promises to prevent global military conflict and strengthen the US
Apr 12, 2024 (SPX)
The neon-lit streets of Las Vegas were the setting for another round of debates. Republicans gathered for the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual summit at the...
Russia summons French ambassador over minister's 'unacceptable' comments
Apr 12, 2024 (AFP)
Sejourne on Monday said that France had no interest in talking to the Kremlin, a few days after a telephone conversation between Russian and French defense mini...
Biden vows 'ironclad' defense of Philippines, Japan as China tension mounts
Apr 11, 2024 (AFP)
"The United States' defense commitments to Japan and to the Philippines are ironclad," Biden said as he met Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos and Japanese ...
US-Japan defense 'new era': key things to know
Apr 11, 2024 (AFP)
Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida released a joint statement covering collaboration in spheres from space to semiconductors, but the crux of the document w...
US warns to hold China accountable if Russia gains in Ukraine
Apr 10, 2024 (AFP)
Kurt Campbell, the deputy secretary of state long associated with regearing US policy toward Asia, said that for the United States, maintaining peace and stabil...
China rebuffs 'criticism or pressure' over ties with Russia
Apr 10, 2024 (AFP)
Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Tuesday that Washington would "not sit by and say everything is fine" after Beijing renewed pledges of cooperation ...
China, Russia say to strengthen cooperation in Lavrov visit
Apr 09, 2024 (AFP)
The two countries have in recent years ramped up contacts, and their strategic partnership has only grown closer since Moscow's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine...
Top Russia diplomat arrives in China for official visit: ministry
Apr 08, 2024 (AFP)
The foreign ministry announced Lavrov had touched down in Beijing in a post on X Monday morning. He will spend two days in the Chinese capital and hold meetings...
Top Russia diplomat in China for official visit
Apr 08, 2024 (AFP)
Moscow's foreign ministry announced Lavrov had touched down in Beijing in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday morning. He will spend two days in Beijing an...
Japan and the US: wartime enemies to 'closest' allies
Apr 08, 2024 (AFP)
Here are five points about the countries' relationship: - WWII adversaries - Formal ties between Japan and the United States date back to the mid-19th century, ...
Germany begins deployment of permanent Lithuania brigade
Apr 08, 2024 (AFP)
Berlin said last year it would deploy roughly 4,800 troops in Lithuania at a permanent base on NATO's eastern flank as tensions rise with Russia. The advance pa...
US, China resume talks on safe military interactions
Apr 05, 2024 (AFP)
The resumption of the talks came after US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed at a summit in November to restore military-to-milit...
NATO turns 75 in shadow of Ukraine war -- and Trump
Apr 04, 2024 (AFP)
The Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 re-invigorated NATO as it was confronted by one of the most serious challenges since it emerged from the as...
Biden, Xi clash but seek to manage tensions as US officials head to China
Apr 03, 2024 (AFP)
The nearly two-hour telephone conversation was the two leaders' first direct interaction since a summit in November in California that saw a marked thaw in tone...
NATO at 75 is stronger -- but also under threat
Apr 02, 2024 (AFP)
In 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron slammed the US-led alliance -- set up after World War II to face off against the Soviet Union -- as suffering from a "...
China's Xi hails ties with Indonesia during Prabowo visit
Apr 01, 2024 (AFP)
Prabowo is making his first visit to a key trade partner of Jakarta since his victory in elections last month. China is one of the biggest sources of foreign di...
France wants 'clear message' from China to Russia over Ukraine war
Apr 01, 2024 (AFP)
France and China have sought to strengthen ties in recent years and, during meetings in Paris in February, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told President Emmanuel Macr...
Sticky-fingered journalists on Air Force One put on notice
Mar 29, 2024 (AFP)
A news report made waves Friday in the US capital with its humorous -- but detailed -- investigation into rampant theft from the press section of Air Force One,...
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