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Lithuania's Kubilius gets new EU defence commissioner role

Sep 17, 2024 (AFP)

As commissioner for defence and space, the former Lithuanian prime minister "will work on developing the European defence union and boosting our investment in i...

Sweden says willing to lead NATO presence in Finland

Sep 16, 2024 (AFP)

The two Nordic nations dropped decades of military non-alignment and applied for NATO membership in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. F...

EU to name new defence tsar - but is the job a dud?

Sep 16, 2024 (AFP)

The message is meant to be clear: Europe is serious about rearming. But while the position was originally billed as central to the EU's ambitions, there are now...

Will Peace Now be the October Surprise for US Presidential Election

Sep 13, 2024 (SPX)

Recent reports suggest that diplomatic negotiations are underway for new attempts at peace talks in two of the world's most volatile conflicts - Ukraine and Gaz...

Pope calls China 'promise' for Catholic Church

Sep 13, 2024 (AFP)

"I would like to visit China, which is a great country," Pope Francis told reporters during a press conference on his papal plane, as he returned to Rome from h...

Biden says 'I don't think much about Putin,' after Russia war threats

Sep 13, 2024 (AFP)

"I don't think much about Vladimir Putin," Biden said as he met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House for talks on whether to drop restrictions...

UN chief calls for 'courage' ahead of Summit of the Future

Sep 12, 2024 (AFP)

In 2021, Guterres conceived the Summit of the Future, which on September 22 will see all 193 UN member nations seek to adopt a pact on what lays ahead, as a pre...

Senior China, US military officials hold 'in-depth' talks

Sep 10, 2024 (AFP)

Washington and Beijing remain at odds on issues from trade to the status of self-ruled Taiwan and China's increasingly assertive approach in disputed maritime r...

China says top diplomat Wang Yi to visit Russia this week

Sep 09, 2024 (AFP)

Wang will attend the meeting of BRICS high-ranking security officials and national security advisers on Wednesday and Thursday in the city of St Petersburg, min...

De-facto US envoy warns Taiwan is not China's only target

Sep 04, 2024 (AFP)

China claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory and has said it will never renounce the use of force to bring the island under its control. Beijing has ...

China rolls out the red carpet for African leaders

Sep 02, 2024 (AFP)

Beijing has said this week's China-Africa forum will be its largest diplomatic event since the Covid-19 pandemic, with more than a dozen leaders and delegations...

China pushes rivals' limits in regional disputes

Aug 30, 2024 (AFP)

Beijing in recent years has asserted its claims in the long-running disputes far more boldly as its military strength has grown. The escalating actions -- over ...

Pope heads to Southeast Asia in ambitious trip

Aug 30, 2024 (AFP)

The pontiff will fly overnight and arrive on Tuesday in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, before heading to Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. The dis...

From Indonesia to Singapore: Four stages of pope's trip

Aug 30, 2024 (AFP)

Here are the four stages of the 87-year-old's 12-day tour: - September 3-6: Indonesia - The pope kicks off his tour in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia which i...

Swiss should be more flexible on neutrality, NATO cooperation: study

Aug 29, 2024 (AFP)

The defence ministry established the study commission on security policy in July 2023, and tasked it with outlining security policy adapted to current threats. ...

Biden 'looking forward' to talks with Xi in coming weeks: Sullivan

Aug 29, 2024 (AFP)

Sullivan, the first US national security advisor to visit China since 2016, met Xi as he wrapped up three days of talks in Beijing which also saw him sit down w...

China's Wang warns visiting US official over Philippines support

Aug 28, 2024 (AFP)

"The United States must not use bilateral treaties as an excuse to undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, nor should it support or condone the...

China recognises Tianjin bishop after five years: Vatican

Aug 27, 2024 (AFP)

"The Holy See learns with satisfaction that today, August 27, 2024, His Excellency Melchior Shi Hongzhen has been officially recognised for civil purposes as th...

Philippines says China 'biggest disruptor' of peace in Southeast Asia

Aug 27, 2024 (AFP)

Gilberto Teodoro made the remarks at a conference of the US Indo-Pacific Command after repeated confrontations between Philippine and Chinese vessels in the wat...

Sullivan visit China as US elections loom; UK PM tells Xi he hopes for honest talks

Aug 23, 2024 (AFP)

Sullivan will travel to Beijing from August 27 to 29 in the first visit by a US national security advisor to China since 2016, although other senior officials i...