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EU tells China 'differences' must be addressed
Dec 07, 2023 (AFP)
Underlining Beijing's challenges in getting Europe onside, news broke on the eve of the summit that Italy -- the bloc's third-largest economy -- had withdrawn f...
U.S., Sweden sign agreement to strengthen military ties
Dec 05, 2023 (UPI)
The Defense Cooperation Agreement was signed by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson at the Pentagon, as Stockholm se...
China hails 'old friend' Kissinger, architect of rapprochement
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
Kissinger, a former US secretary of state whose unapologetic promotion of raw American power helped shape the post-World War II world, died Wednesday, his consu...
Russian pro-army symbols placed outside US embassy in Moscow
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
A huge Latin letter 'Z' and 'V' -- symbols used by the Russian military which have been adopted by high-profile supporters of Russia's offensive -- were put up ...
Henry Kissinger, singular US diplomat, dead at 100
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
Kissinger, arguably the most identifiable secretary of state in modern times, died at his home in Connecticut, announced Kissinger Associates, through which the...
Sweden says Turkey promised NATO approval 'within weeks'
Nov 29, 2023 (AFP)
Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO members yet to ratify Sweden's bid, more than 18 months after it applied for membership. "I had a bilateral with my colleag...
Latvia's top diplomat stakes claim to be next NATO boss
Nov 29, 2023 (AFP)
"If there's interest, I would be ready and I think I have experience and certain qualities and skills that I could bring to the table," Karins, a former prime m...
Rutte favourite to be next NATO boss despite Dutch vote shock
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
Multiple diplomats put the veteran well ahead of other hopefuls -- including Estonian premier Kaja Kallas and Latvia's top diplomat Krisjanis Karins -- jostling...
Ukraine support of 'existential importance' to Europe: Scholz
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
Germany has been one of the Ukraine's biggest backers along with the United States, Scholz said, supplying Kyiv with weapons to battle Russia's invading forces....
Impatient NATO allies push Turkey over Sweden delay
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan at a meeting of alliance foreign ministers that Sweden's application should be rat...
NATO chief says 'no alternative' to helping Ukraine stop Putin
Nov 27, 2023 (AFP)
"It very often happens in wars that when people realise that this may last a long time of course, that is demanding, that is difficult," Stoltenberg told AFP in...
NATO chief tells Turkey 'time has come' to let Sweden join
Nov 27, 2023 (AFP)
"Sweden has delivered on what they promised and now the time has come for Turkey to finalise the accession process," Stoltenberg said. Turkey and Hungary are th...
Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing to 'expedite' preparations for trilateral summit
Nov 26, 2023 (AFP)
The foreign-minister-level meeting in the southern port city of Busan between Park Jin, Yoko Kamikawa and Wang Yi came as Beijing has been showing growing conce...
Maldives leader faces rift days after taking power
Nov 25, 2023 (AFP)
Primarily known as one of the most expensive holiday destinations in South Asia, with pristine white beaches and secluded resorts, the strategic Indian Ocean is...
Foreign policy scholars examine the China-Russia relationship
Nov 23, 2023 (SPX)
On Thursday, a public panel discussion at MIT offered some answers, with foreign-policy scholars offering that China and Russia do not really have an "alliance"...
Philippines vows not to surrender 'square inch' of territory
Nov 20, 2023 (AFP)
The remarks were made at a forum in Hawaii on Sunday, and came days after Marcos met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summi...
NATO chief warns of 'malign' Russian interference in Bosnia
Nov 20, 2023 (AFP)
Nearly 30 years after the end of its civil war, Bosnia remains fractured along ethnic lines, with NATO troops and later European peacekeepers stationed in the c...
NATO chief warns of 'malign' Russian intereference in Bosnia
Nov 20, 2023 (AFP)
Nearly 30 years after the end of its civil war, Bosnia remains fractured along ethnic lines, with NATO troops and later European peacekeepers stationed in the c...
Maldives formally asks India to withdraw troops
Nov 18, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking with a visiting Indian minister, Muizzu asked New Delhi to recall personnel deployed to operate three gifted aircraft patrolling the maritime territory...
China, Japan must 'properly handle differences', Xi tells Kishida: state media
Nov 17, 2023 (AFP)
Beijing and Tokyo must "follow the trend of the times, focus on common interests, properly handle differences," Xi told Kishida in San Francisco, according to s...
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