China calls Japan-U.S. island drill "provocative"
China said on Wednesday that "provocative actions" would not sway it from defending its territory, after Japan confirmed it would conduct military drills with the United States amid tension between Beijing and Tokyo over disputed islands.
Russia seeks guarantees on US missile defence
Russia is studying changes to the US missile defence programme, but still wants guarantees that the system would not be used against Russia, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday.
Russian warning on arms embargo
Radioactive gases that could have come from North Korea's nuclear test in February have unexpectedly been detected, a global monitoring body said on Tuesday, possibly providing the first "smoking gun" evidence of the explosion.
Russian warning on arms embargo
RUSSIA has warned the European Union (EU) not to lift an arms embargo that has prevented weapons supplies to Syrian rebels.
Russia warns EU not to lift Syria arms ban as UK keeps pushing
Russia warned the European Union on Monday not to lift an arms embargo that has prevented weapons supplies to Syrian rebels, despite British and French lobbying.
Turkey, Russia discuss Syrian crisis and regional issues
Foreign ministers of Turkey and Russia Ahmet Davutoglu and Sergei Lavrov discussed the Syrian crisis at a meeting on Wednesday, Turkish TRT Haber TV channel reported.
Belarus and Russia Prepare Zapad 2013 Military Exercise
Belarus and Russia will stage a joint military exercise on Belarusian territory in September, allegedly to rehearse a defense against a Polish attack on the country.
Nuclear North Korea unacceptable
The United States will talk to North Korea, but only if the country gets serious about negotiating the end of its nuclear weapons program, Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday during a visit to South Korea, a key U.S. ally.
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