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Arms sales worldwide up nearly 5%, says new report
The turnover of the 100 biggest arms manufacturers came to $420 billion, thanks in large part to the U.S. market,...
Pyongyang raises ‘dotard’ spectre as deadline looms
North Korea has threatened to resume referring to US president Donald Trump as a "dotard", raising the prospect of a...
NATO Leaders Downplay Divisions Threatening Military Alliance
Although the summit was meant to mark the military alliance's 70th birthday, tensions among the allies overshadowed the party. The...
US mulling 14,000 more troops for Mideast: report
Washington: The United States is weighing sending up to 14,000 more troops to the Middle East in the face of...
Erdogan threatens to block NATO’s Baltic defence plan
Ankara: Turkey will block a NATO plan to defend Baltic countries unless the alliance recognises a Kurdish militant group as...
China says ‘ready to work’ with ASEAN on South China Sea rules
Beijing said Sunday it is "ready to work" with Southeast Asian nations on a code of conduct in the flashpoint...
Pompeo seeks faster progress with North Korea after rockets
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that negotiations with North Korea were going too slowly after Pyongyang fired...
Turkey launches ground offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria
Turkey launched a broad assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria on Wednesday (Oct 9), with intensive bombardment paving the...
Germany’s Arms Export Approvals Headed for Record High
German arms exports could be on track to reach record levels this year, with the government approving sales to the...
Pentagon: U.S. Competition with China Ongoing Challenge
The U.S. competition with China is the ongoing challenge of this generation, Randall Schriver said at a Brookings Institution event...
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