Finland and the U.S. signed an agreement Friday to strengthen their military collaboration, in the wake of accusations that Russian fighter jets violated Finnish airspace the day before. Russia’s defense ministry quickly denied the accusations, saying their Su-27 military planes flew “in strict compliance with the international regulations.” Finland has accused Russia of similar airspace […]
With relations between Washington and Moscow deteriorating, Russian news agencies are quoting a top defense official as saying the possibility of reopening Russian military facilities in Cuba and Vietnam is under consideration. Asked Friday by lawmakers in the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, if the Russian military might return to countries like […]
After North Korea’s largest-ever test of a nuclear device in early September, the United States is taking an unprecedented hardline stance to curb the reclusive regime’s accelerated pursuit of nuclear development. The U.S. Treasury announced last week that it had sanctioned China’s Dandong Hongxiang Industrial Development and four of its executives. The Treasury accused the […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has again lashed out at Barack Obama, this time telling the U.S. president that he can “go to hell.” In a speech Tuesday, the Philippine leader also slammed the European Union, which he said could “choose purgatory, hell is filled up.” The comments were in response to Western criticism of Manila’s […]