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Dutch prime minister to visit White House next week
Jan 13, 2023 (AFP)
Allies in the NATO defense alliance, the two leaders "will reaffirm our shared efforts to strengthen transatlantic security and economic prosperity," a White Ho...
Ukraine says it is 'de facto' part of NATO
Jan 13, 2023 (AFP)
Oleksiy Reznikov said he was confident that Western allies would shed their inhibitions about supplying Ukraine with heavier weapons such as tanks and fighter j...
US defense chief meets Japanese counterpart at Pentagon
Jan 12, 2023 (AFP)
"Secretary Austin underscored the unwavering US commitment to the defense of Japan, including US extended deterrence provided by the full range of conventional ...
Russia releases US Navy veteran held for nine months: negotiator
Jan 12, 2023 (AFP)
Taylor Dudley had been held since April 2022 and was one of several detained Americans whom Richardson and US authorities have been seeking to have freed. Accor...
Australia urges quick security deal with PNG
Jan 12, 2023 (AFP)
In a first-ever address to the Papua New Guinea parliament by a foreign head of government, Albanese underscored the need for a Pacific "family first" approach ...
UK, Japan sign major defence deal allowing troop deployments
Jan 11, 2023 (AFP)
Rishi Sunak and Fumio Kishida signed the agreement at the Tower of London, with the UK leader telling his guest "the relationship between our two countries is s...
UK, Japan to sign major defence deal allowing troop deployments
Jan 11, 2023 (AFP)
The agreement is the latest sign of London's growing interest in the Asia-Pacific region, and Tokyo's efforts to strengthen its alliances to face the challenges...
China warns Australia: 'Be careful' of Japan
Jan 10, 2023 (AFP)
Australia's centre-left government has been trying to repair its relationship with China, which soured considerably under the former conservative government. Bu...
Armenia says won't host Russia-led drills this year
Jan 10, 2023 (AFP)
Pashinyan's announcement came after the leader of the ex-Soviet republic criticised Moscow and the work of Russian peacekeepers in the South Caucasus, which has...
Russia runs budget deficit as defence spending rises
Jan 10, 2023 (AFP)
The deficit reached 3.3 trillion rubles ($47 billion), or 2.3 percent of gross domestic product, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told a government meeting. Russ...
Sweden eyes closer US defence ties as NATO talks drag on
Jan 09, 2023 (AFP)
Sweden's defence ministry said that the two nations were negotiating a deal for "even closer cooperation with the United States both bilaterally and within the ...
NATO, EU eye 'next level' partnership in face of Russia threat
Jan 09, 2023 (AFP)
The two Brussels-based organisations have been looking to improve coordination for years, despite fears in some quarters that efforts to bolster the EU's role i...
Chinese 'wolf warrior' diplomat no longer ministry spokesman
Jan 09, 2023 (AFP)
Zhao took up the post of foreign ministry spokesperson in 2020, after making headlines with controversial tweets as an envoy to Pakistan. He became notorious as...
Sweden can't meet some Turkey demands for NATO bid: PM
Jan 08, 2023 (AFP)
"Turkey has confirmed that we have done what we said we would do, but it also says that it wants things that we can't, that we don't want to, give it," Ulf Kris...
Report says Hong Kong's cardinal Zen met Pope Francis
Jan 07, 2023 (AFP)
Cardinal Joseph Zen, one of Asia's highest-ranking Catholics, is being investigated under Hong Kong's national security law after his arrest last year over a no...
China, Philippines vow 'friendly' handling of maritime spats
Jan 04, 2023 (AFP)
Marcos and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping both called for "friendly consultation to appropriately resolve maritime issues," at a meeting on Wednesday, China...
Philippines' Marcos vows to 'strengthen' China ties on Beijing trip
Jan 04, 2023 (AFP)
China and the Philippines are at odds over the hotly disputed South China Sea, with Marcos expected to sign a deal in Beijing this week to establish direct comm...
Hong Kong court allows cardinal to attend Benedict funeral
Jan 03, 2023 (AFP)
Cardinal Joseph Zen, one of Asia's highest-ranking Catholics, had his passport confiscated by authorities after he was arrested last May over a now-disbanded fu...
Swiss Guard saddened by death of pope Benedict
Dec 31, 2022 (AFP)
The Swiss Guards are the pope's colourfully-dressed personal protection force. "It was with great sadness that we heard the news of the death of our Pope Emerit...
Putin tells Xi he wants to ramp up military cooperation
Dec 30, 2022 (AFP)
Battered by unprecedented Western sanctions over Moscow's assault against Ukraine, Putin wants to strengthen political, economic and military ties with China. B...
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