News in photos: Troubling scenes in Myanmar as military takes over
These are just some of the scenes in Myanmar as captured in photos by a stringer of Agence France…
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Troops on Washington streets to begin carrying arms
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- National Guard troops deployed on the streets of Washington began carry weapons late Tuesday in…
5 years ago
N Korea’s Kim pledges to strengthen defence capabilities: KCNA
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen its military capabilities at a…
5 years ago
US begins coronavirus vaccinations for troops in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The United States began a coronavirus vaccination campaign for its troops stationed in South Korea…
5 years ago
US warship sails by China-claimed Spratly Islands
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An American warship sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China…
6 years ago
US Navy to be ‘more assertive’ in countering China in Pacific
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US military warned Thursday its warships would be "more assertive" in responding to violations…
6 years ago
Taiwan grounds all F16 jets after one goes missing
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan has grounded all of its F16 fighter jets for safety checks as rescuers continue to…
6 years ago
China threatens retaliation over US-Taiwan arms sale
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Thursday threatened to make a "legitimate and necessary" retaliation over the US sale…
6 years ago
US to sell air-to-ground missiles to Taiwan
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government announced approval Wednesday to sell $1 billion worth of advanced air-to-ground…
6 years ago
Pompeo plays down North Korea ICBM risk
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday played down North Korea's parading of a…
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China ‘must back off’, says Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan on Tuesday demanded that China "back off" and accused it of threatening peace after a…
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Beijing pillories Pentagon report on Chinese military ambitions
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Wednesday condemned a Pentagon report for claiming Beijing wants to double its stockpile of…
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