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  London (AFP) March 18, 2023 Former UK prime minister Tony Blair is by turns pensive and defiant as he reflects on the upcoming anniversaries of two events that arguably defined the best and worst of his decade in power. Monday marks 20 years since Blair joined US president George W. Bush in launching an invasion of Saddam Hussein's Iraq, without a UN mandate and in defiance of some of the biggest demonstrations ever seen in Britain. For its many critics, the war was exposed as a reckless misadventure when no weapons of mas ... read more |
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Japan, Germany pledge closer ties as Scholz visits TokyoTokyo (AFP) March 18, 2023 Japan and Germany pledged closer defence ties and cooperation on diversifying supply chains as Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in Tokyo Saturday. ... more  
US Space Force Orbital Prime awards Contract to Orbital AssemblyHuntsville AL (SPX) Mar 17, 2023 Orbital Assembly has been awarded a $1.7 million contract from the United States Space Force to develop rapidly deployable On Orbit structural technologies to support many types of electronic equipm ... more 
Sweden disappointed Turkey not acting on its NATO bidStockholm (AFP) March 17, 2023 Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom on Friday said he regretted Turkey's decision to hold off moving forward on his country's NATO bid, while pushing ahead with that of Finland. ... more 
Turkey, Hungary put Finland on course to join NATOAnkara (AFP) March 18, 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended months of diplomatically charged delays on Friday and asked parliament to quickly back Finland's bid to join NATO. ... more |
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Putin, Xi to usher 'new era' in ties during Moscow visitMoscow (AFP) March 17, 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader President Xi Jinping will sign accords ushering in a "new era" of ties in Moscow next week, the Kremlin said Friday. ... more 
South Korea moves to 'normalise' military pact with JapanSeoul (AFP) March 18, 2023 South Korea will fully implement a key military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, a defence ministry official told AFP on Saturday, as the two countries move to thaw long-frozen relations and renew diplomacy to counter Pyongyang. ... more  
First German minister to visit Taiwan in 26 years: ministryBerlin (AFP) March 17, 2023 German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger will travel to Taiwan next week, Berlin said Friday, as the first cabinet member to visit in 26 years in a move set to spark tensions with China. ... more  
Slovakia to donate 13 MiG-29 fighter jets to UkraineBratislava (AFP) March 17, 2023 Slovakia said Friday it will donate 13 MiG-29 warplanes to Ukraine, becoming the second NATO member - following Poland - to pledge the aircraft, which the Kremlin warned would be "destroyed". ... more |
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Syria Kurds say nine fighters killed in Iraq crashBeirut (AFP) March 17, 2023 A top commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces was among nine fighters killed when two helicopters crashed in Iraq earlier this week, the group said on Friday. ... more  
US says Chinese call for Ukraine ceasefire would aid 'Russian conquest'Washington (AFP) March 17, 2023 The United States opposes Chinese calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine, saying this would simply consolidate "Russian conquest" and allow the Kremlin to prepare a new offensive, a White House spokesman said Friday. ... more  
Australia to get 220 Tomahawk missiles from USSydney (AFP) March 17, 2023 Australia said a deal to buy 220 US Tomahawk cruise missiles was essential for keeping "adversaries at bay" Friday, as Canberra ratchets up defence spending to counter growing Chinese military clout. ... more  
China says US 'suppressing' TikTok after ban ultimatumBeijing (AFP) March 16, 2023 China urged the United States to stop "unreasonably suppressing" TikTok on Thursday, after Washington gave the popular video-sharing app an ultimatum to part ways with its Chinese owners or face a nationwide ban. ... more |
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