"Finland and Sweden have both rejected claims, made by a senior Russian adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, that ‘Russophobia’ is pushing the two non-aligned Nordic states ‘dangerously …
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"China’s Ministry of National Defense accused Japan on Thursday of airborne brinkmanship over the East China Sea, rejecting Tokyo’s account of the latest close encounters between military aircraft …
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"Plagued by delays and opposition at home, the World Cup in Brazil might be a turning point for sporting mega-events, forcing soccer's governing body and the International Olympic Committee to accept …
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"Government Says Sales Rose 38% to Developing Countries, Algeria is Top Destination. German arms sales to developing and emerging countries surged in 2013, the government said on Wednesday, …
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"Russia’s top diplomat on Wednesday acknowledged for the first time an official relationship with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, the same day that one of their top leaders made a surprise …
"Russia has begun military exercises in its Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad in what the Defence Ministry said was a response to drills by NATO allies in parts of eastern Europe, which were launched …
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"The European Union says it will finance projects worth 50 million euros ($68 million) in Moldova as the former Soviet republic prepares to sign an association agreement with the 28-nation bloc amid …
"Australia wants greater military technology cooperation with Japan, and in talks between the two on Wednesday, wants to take a step paving the way for a possible agreement for Japan to supply it with …
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"Japan protested to China on Wednesday after Beijing applied for the inclusion of the 1937 Nanjing massacre and the 'comfort women' forced to work in wartime military brothels in a UNESCO program, the …
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"A delegation of Thai military commanders travelled to China on Wednesday for talks on regional security and joint training amid Western reproach of the army's seizure of power in a coup last …
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