MILITARY POLITICS

Divided east Ukraine city calm after battle, rebels seek Russian help

(Reuters) - An uneasy calm returned to the streets of Donetsk on Wednesday after the biggest battle of the pro-Russian…

North Korea renews threat of nuclear test

(Reuters) - North Korea renewed a threat on Saturday to conduct a nuclear test amid heightened concern that the reclusive state with…

Ukraine accuses Russia of engineering Odessa riots that killed over 40

(Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk accused Russia on Sunday of engineering clashes in Odessa that led to the…

Ukraine blames Moscow for ‘human shield’ detentions in east

(Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine offered on Saturday to release eight captive international observers in a prisoner exchange,…

Obama reminds North Korea of U.S. ‘military might’

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday the United States did not use its military might to "impose things" on others,…

Japan expands army footprint for first time in 40 years, risks angering China

(Reuters) - Japan began its first military expansion at the western end of its island chain in more than 40…

Israel claims interception of Gaza-bound Iranian rockets

In a raid on a ship allegedly bound for the Gaza Strip, the Israeli navy has seized rockets it claims…

China’s Xi ramps up military spending in face of worried region

(Reuters) - China announced its biggest rise in military spending in three years on Wednesday, a strong signal from President…

Putin among Nobel Peace nominees but Ukraine might figure too

(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has been nominated for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize - but the conflict in…

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