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G20 grapples with splintering world order
Nov 23, 2025 (AFP)
The final day of their weekend summit -- boycotted by the United States -- kicked off with a searching discussion on how the G20 can survive in a fragmenting wo...
US Ukraine proposals 'not a real plan': Germany
Nov 21, 2025 (AFP)
"From my point of view, it is not a real plan, but simply a list of topics," Johann Wadephul told journalists in Brussels. "I believe it is the task of the nego...
US wants Ukraine to cede land, cut army size; as EU looks to move military eastward
Nov 19, 2025 (AFP)
The plan appears to repeat Russia's maximalist terms -- demands consistently rejected by Ukraine as tantamount to capitulation. The draft provides for "recognit...
Japan-China row over Taiwan highlights fragile ties
Nov 17, 2025 (AFP)
Historical grievances and territorial disputes have added to the strain. AFP examines the issues at the heart of their complicated relationship. - Historical mi...
Trump says 'we've had a lot of problems' with France
Nov 11, 2025 (AFP)
Fox News presenter Laura Ingraham questioned the US president on the enrolment of Chinese students at US universities, saying, "they're not the French, they're ...
Ukraine, China's critical mineral dominance, on agenda as G7 meets
Nov 11, 2025 (AFP)
Options to fund Ukraine's war needs could feature prominently at the talks in Canada's Niagara region on the US border. The diplomats are meeting after Presiden...
UN Security Council votes to lift sanctions on Syrian president
Nov 06, 2025 (AFP)
"(The Council) decides that Ahmed al-Sharaa...and (Interior Minister) Anas Hasan Khattab are delisted from the ISIL and Al-Qaida Sanctions List," said the resol...
Merz chairs first meeting of new German security body; NATO chief plays down US troop withdrawal from Romania
Nov 05, 2025 (AFP)
Berlin has repeatedly accused Moscow of conducting "hybrid" warfare -- a largely unconventional warfare that can involve sabotage, disinformation campaigns and ...
U.S. attacks another alleged drug trafficking boat, killing two
Nov 05, 2025 (UPI)
In a post on X, Hegseth said the Department of Defense conducted a "lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization." Since re...
Europe could struggle to mobilise troops, arms in case of war with Russia: study
Nov 04, 2025 (AFP)
The French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), a top think tank, highlighted Europe's weaknesses in the event of a high-intensity conflict with Russia,...
NATO tests war preparedness on eastern flank facing Russia
Nov 04, 2025 (AFP)
The drill -- planned for months and seen as an "integration exercise" for NATO members -- comes after Washington last week said it would pull some troops out fr...
US seeks to reboot military channels with China after Trump-Xi meet
Nov 02, 2025 (AFP)
Hegseth met with China's Defense Minister Dong Jun on the sidelines of a regional summit in Malaysia, a day after leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump held talks...
Fentanyl, beans and Ukraine: takeaways from Trump-Xi's 'great meeting'
Oct 30, 2025 (AFP)
- Fentanyl - The fentanyl trade has long been a sore point in relations between China and the United States: Washington accuses Beijing of turning a blind eye t...
Lt. Gen. Joe McGee retires amid alleged disagreements with Pentagon
Oct 30, 2025 (UPI)
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed Thursday that McGee retired earlier this month, The Hill reported. "Gen. McGee is retiring, and the War Department is ...
France vows support for NATO ally Romania after US troop cut
Oct 30, 2025 (AFP)
The United States on Wednesday said it would pull some troops out from NATO's eastern flank but denied the move amounted to an American withdrawal from Europe. ...
Trump orders nuclear testing resumption ahead of Xi talks
Oct 30, 2025 (AFP)
The move comes a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow had successfully tested a nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered underwater drone, in defiance...
China says Xi, Trump to have 'in depth' talks on 'major issues'
Oct 29, 2025 (AFP)
Trump has said he expected their first face-to-face meeting of his second term to result in the United States lowering tariffs imposed on China in relation to f...
Pentagon removing troops from Eastern Europe, focusing on other areas
Oct 29, 2025 (UPI)
The airborne division is part of NATO's eastern flank and is deployed in Germany, Poland and Romania. Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth is reducing the number of troops...
US says not withdrawing from Europe after troops cut
Oct 29, 2025 (AFP)
Officials were quick to downplay the reduction in personnel, which comes amid a review of US military deployments worldwide that has worried European allies con...
Trump heads to South Korea with all eyes on Xi meeting
Oct 29, 2025 (AFP)
Trump's two-day visit to key US ally South Korea is the third leg of a trip to Asia that has seen him lauded at a regional summit in Malaysia and flattered as a...
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