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Blinken headed for Southeast Asia with China, Myanmar on agenda
Dec 08, 2021 (AFP)
Blinken will start off his round-the-world journey with a meeting with his G7 colleagues Friday through Sunday in Liverpool, England, his spokesman Ned Price sa...
Helicopter crashes with India military chief on board
Dec 08, 2021 (AFP)
The 63-year-old chief of defence staff was travelling in a Russian-made Mi-17V5 chopper that "met with an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu", the Indian A...
Biden to call NATO's Eastern Europe allies on Ukraine: W.House
Dec 08, 2021 (AFP)
Biden "will convene a call with the leaders of the Bucharest Nine group of our eastern flank NATO Allies to brief them on his call with President Putin, hear th...
EU 'ready to stand up' in China-Lithuania row
Dec 08, 2021 (AFP)
The statement marked a potential escalation in a row between EU member state Lithuania and China which centres on Vilnius's decision to allow Taiwan to open a r...
Biden warns Putin of 'strong' Western response to any Ukraine attack
Dec 07, 2021 (AFP)
The two leaders met by video link in a two-hour summit seen as a vital chance to defuse tension on the Russian-Ukrainian frontier, where Russia has deployed up ...
Putin asked Biden for 'guarantees' NATO won't expand eastwards: Kremlin
Dec 07, 2021 (AFP)
The two leaders spoke in a tense, two-hour virtual summit earlier Tuesday, with Biden warning Putin of a "strong" Western economic response should Russian force...
US vows to boost military presence if Russia attacks Ukraine
Dec 07, 2021 (AFP)
Ahead of his virtual meeting with Putin, Biden also spoke with the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Britain on Monday, after which the western powers expre...
Putin to land in India with eye on military, energy ties
Dec 06, 2021 (AFP)
In its efforts to address a rising China, Washington has set up the QUAD security dialogue with India, Japan, and Australia, raising concerns in both Beijing an...
Putin lauds India with eye on military, energy ties
Dec 06, 2021 (AFP)
It is only the Russian leader's second trip abroad since the coronavirus pandemic began -- he skipped both the G20 and COP26 summits this year -- after a June s...
China threatens 'countermeasures' if US boycotts Olympics
Dec 06, 2021 (AFP)
CNN and NBC cited unnamed sources Sunday as saying the diplomatic boycott -- meaning no US government officials would attend the Games, but athletes would still...
Ukraine rejects any 'guarantees' to never join NATO
Dec 03, 2021 (AFP)
Moscow wants to see an end to NATO's eastward expansion, after much of Eastern Europe joined the alliance following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russian Fo...
Back in the USSR? Pentagon chief slips up on Russia reference
Dec 02, 2021 (AFP)
Austin was speaking at a press conference in Seoul where he was asked about Russia massing troops along its boundary with Ukraine, with fears swirling of a poss...
US points to 'evidence' that Russia has plans for aggression against Ukraine
Dec 01, 2021 (AFP)
"We're deeply concerned by evidence that Russia has made plans for significant aggressive moves against Ukraine, plans include efforts to destabilise Ukraine fr...
Russia seeking to destabilise and split Europe: Latvian PM
Dec 01, 2021 (AFP)
In an interview with Agence France-Presse, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins described the build-up as "disturbing" and said it was the latest in a series of inte...
US, Russian foreign ministers to hold talks on Ukraine
Dec 01, 2021 (AFP)
The US Secretary of State will hold talks with Lavrov on the sidelines of a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) after mee...
NATO eyes Russia's Ukraine buildup amid invasion fears
Nov 30, 2021 (AFP)
The long-scheduled gathering in Latvia's capital Riga comes at a volatile moment on NATO's eastern flank as allies also grapple with a migrant crisis the West s...
NATO warns Russia against Ukraine 'aggression'
Nov 30, 2021 (AFP)
Top diplomats from the US-led alliance met in Latvia's capital Riga looking to deter a Russian incursion as fears have grown after accusations Moscow has massed...
Pentagon plans stronger US posture toward China, Russia
Nov 30, 2021 (AFP)
The US Defense Department will be upgrading and expanding military facilities in Guam and Australia, underscoring its focus on China as the country's leading de...
Ukraine urges swift action to 'deter' Russian invasion
Nov 29, 2021 (AFP)
Western countries have raised the alarm this month over reported Russian military activity near Ukraine, with the United States saying it has "real concerns" ov...
EU, NATO vow action against hybrid threats on Baltic visit
Nov 28, 2021 (AFP)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also repeated his call on Russia to "de-escalate" its military build-up on the border with Ukraine and warned of "conseq...
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