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Turkey's Erdogan holds call with Pakistani PM over Yemen crisis

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed the Yemen crisis with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Shari...

Apr 12, 2015 07:00 AM EDT

Nordic nations agree on defense cooperation against Russia

Calling Russia the biggest challenge to European security, Nordic nations agreed on closer defense t...

Apr 10, 2015 10:32 AM EDT

Lithuania to increase military spending to counter Russian threat

Lithuania, spooked by Russian military assertiveness, outlined plans on Friday to raise defense spen...

Apr 04, 2015 08:26 AM EDT

Latvia says Russia's military rhetoric is 'alarming'

A war of words between Russia and the West could degenerate into something worse, with "devastating"...

Mar 27, 2015 09:38 PM EDT

Moscow says new U.S. national security strategy is anti-Russian

Russia's federal Security Council on Wednesday criticized as "anti-Russian" the new U.S. national se...

Mar 26, 2015 08:25 AM EDT

Arab League to discuss Yemen intervention plea on Thursday

The Arab League will discuss the crisis in Yemen on Thursday, the regional body's deputy secretary g...

Mar 25, 2015 10:12 AM EDT

Russia threatens to aim nuclear missiles at Denmark ships if it joins NATO shield

Russia threatened to aim nuclear missiles at Danish warships if Denmark joins NATO's missile defense...

Mar 23, 2015 09:52 AM EDT

Eyeing Russia nervously, Poles enrol in volunteer militias

Spurred by the war in Ukraine, growing numbers of Poles are joining volunteer paramilitary groups to...

Mar 21, 2015 09:59 AM EDT

EU won't lift sanctions on Russia until Minsk conditions met: Merkel

Europe will not lift sanctions on Russia imposed over the Ukraine crisis until the conditions of the...

Mar 19, 2015 09:19 AM EDT

Eurogroup's Dijsselbloem: Greece shouldn't blame Germany for its problems

Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who heads the group of finance ministers from countries that use the euro, said...

Mar 13, 2015 08:46 AM EDT

NATO chiefs warn EU not to duplicate military resources

The civilian and military heads of NATO cautioned the European Union on Wednesday against duplicatin...

Mar 12, 2015 08:11 AM EDT

U.S. asks Vietnam to stop helping Russian bomber flights

The United States has asked Vietnam to stop letting Russia use a former U.S. base to refuel nuclear-...

Mar 11, 2015 11:24 AM EDT

Russia starts large-scale military exercises in disputed territories

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that large-scale military exercises had started in southe...

Mar 05, 2015 08:38 AM EST

Putin surveys the map as he ponders next move on Ukraine

In Russia, Vladimir Putin likes to portray himself as the saviour of the nation. In Europe and the U...

Feb 23, 2015 10:19 AM EST

Putin tells Kiev to let troops surrender as Ukraine ceasefire unravels

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kiev to let its soldiers surrender to pro-Russian rebels, who ...

Feb 17, 2015 11:45 PM EST

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