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Outside View: Rule Britannia London (UPI) Jul 1, 2009 
Late last month Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pointedly restated Great Britain's longstanding designation as Tehran's public enemy No. 1, surpassing the Great Satan America and Zionist Israel. In this verbal assault, the clerics credited "Perfidious Albion" with manipulating and even controlling the actions of the United States in confronting Iran and containing its ambitions. ... read moreRussia, China to hold military exercises in July: report 
Moscow (AFP) June 29, 2009Russia and China will hold joint military exercises next month, a top Russian military official said Monday, as the giant neighbours work towards tighter cooperation. "The head of the Russian and Chinese military delegations agreed that 1,300 soliders from each side would participate," said the deputy army chief, Lieutenant General Sergei Antonov, adding that 20 Russian war planes would ... more
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NATO, Russia try to turn page on Georgia war
Corfu, Greece (AFP) June 27, 2009NATO and Russian foreign ministers met Saturday to try to turn the page on their dispute over the war in Georgia and were set to endorse an action plan for revamping their relations. On the Greek island of Corfu, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his counterparts convened a NATO-Russia Council, the forum where they cooperate and air their many concerns, for the first time in almost ... more Kremlin chief sees possible deal in US arms talks 
Windhoek (AFP) June 25, 2009Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday suggested Moscow and Washington could agree on nuclear disarmament if the US gave up existing plans to set up a missile defence shield in Europe. "No doors have been closed yet," Medvedev said during a visit to Namibia. "We are continuing discussions with our American partners on these issues including on the linking of missile defence shield ... more NATO, Russia look to improve ties after Georgia war 
Brussels (AFP) June 25, 2009NATO and Russia hold their highest-level talks this weekend since relations broke down over last year's war in Georgia, aiming to focus on cooperation and set aside major differences. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his counterparts will convene their NATO-Russia Council on Saturday on the Greek island of Corfu. The two-hour talks come on the sidelines of an informal meeting ... more China, US hail defence talks despite lingering tensions 
Beijing (AFP) June 24, 2009China and the United States Wednesday hailed defence talks here as a step forward in mutual understanding and agreed to meet again in July to discuss how to avoid a repeat of recent high-seas standoffs. However, in an illustration of lingering tensions, China also called on the US to cancel an arms sale to Taiwan and stay away from waters where this year's maritime confrontations took place. ... more |
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Hu wraps up 'breakthrough' visit to Russia
Moscow (AFP) June 17, 2009China's President Hu Jintao on Thursday wrapped up a visit to Russia that has seen the two powers vow to beat the economic crisis and reverse plummeting trade by bolstering their strong ties. After the talks Wednesday with President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the Chinese delegation met with Russian business leaders before heading to Slovakia on a two-day visit. ... more China, Russia say ties must flourish in economic crisis 
Moscow (AFP) June 17, 2009The leaders of China and Russia on Wednesday vowed to beat the economic crisis by bolstering strong ties, as they put a brave face on a slowdown that has seen bilateral trade plummet. The warm smiles and optimistic statements were aimed at emphasising the strength of Moscow-Beijing relations and how they have recovered from the Cold War when the main Communist powers eyed each other with ... more Outside View: Hidden in plain sight 
Washington (UPI) Jun 17, 2009 If you are president of the United States, how do you know when things are going wrong, and what to do about it, especially when the evidence is hidden in clear sight? These may be the toughest questions and conditions any president will face. Given the extraordinary pace with which the Obama administration has attacked a multitude of daunting and possibly intractable issues, from conflicts ... more China and Russia: friends and rivals
Beijing (AFP) June 15, 2009Chinese President Hu Jintao will seek to cement friendly ties with Russia during his state visit starting Wednesday, observers say, but the relationship is still marked by lingering rivalries. During the rule of Mao Zedong, China was under the thumb of the Soviet Union, but today the roles have been reversed -- a rising China is now the world's third largest economy, far ahead of Russia in ... more |
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