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France's eye in the sky: Tracking Russian vessels in the Baltic
AFP, Published on 22/06/2022
» ONBOARD ATLANTIQUE 2 OVER THE BALTIC SEA: The cluster of dots on the Atlantique 2's screens may seem like a confusing mess to the untrained eye, but not to the crew of the French naval surveillance aircraft tasked with telling friend from foe in the Baltic Sea.
Australia agrees Naval payout, ending France sub dispute
AFP, Published on 11/06/2022
» SYDNEY - Australia unveiled a massive compensation deal with French submarine maker Naval Group Saturday, ending a contract dispute that soured relations between Canberra and Paris for almost a year.
Albania's Soviet-era sub awaits its fate, refusing to sink
AFP, Published on 18/05/2022
» VLORë (ALBANIA) - Retired sergeant Neim Shehaj spends his days repairing a Soviet-era submarine, a witness to Albania's tumultuous communist past that is now rusting, half-submerged, at an Adriatic naval base.
India's Russian arms explain "shaky" Ukraine stance
AFP, Published on 24/03/2022
» NEW DELHI: When 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a recent border clash with China, the military hardware New Delhi sent to bolster its Himalayan frontier was mostly Russian-origin, showing not for the first time its closeness to "longstanding and time-tested friend" Moscow.
Canada's Arctic security moves to forefront after Russian invasion of Ukraine
AFP, Published on 23/03/2022
» OTTAWA - After the West broke off cooperation with Russia in the Arctic over its invasion of Ukraine, Canada is now scrambling to fortify defenses of what its top general called "NATO's northern flank."
Letting state TV dominate, Russia chokes free media
AFP, Published on 10/03/2022
» PARIS - Russia has moved to throttle independent media after its invasion of Ukraine, allowing state television to dominate the airwaves with broadcasting that relentlessly promotes Russian successes and carefully toes the Kremlin line.
Putin oversees drills, US steps up Ukraine warnings
AFP, Published on 19/02/2022
» MOSCOW: Russia was staging another show of military might on Saturday with President Vladimir Putin overseeing drills involving nuclear-capable missiles, hours after the United States warned that it was now sure that Moscow is planning to invade Ukraine within days.
Macron lays out agenda for 'powerful, sovereign' EU
AFP, Published on 10/12/2021
» PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron vowed Thursday France would work towards a strong and "sovereign" European Union when it takes over the bloc's rotating presidency that coincides with France's presidential election.
China warns Olympics diplomatic boycott nations will 'pay a price'
AFP, Published on 09/12/2021
» BEIJING: China warned Western nations on Thursday they would "pay the price" for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
UK joins US and Australia's diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
AFP, Published on 08/12/2021
» LONDON: Britain on Wednesday joined Australia and the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics in February, prompted by what the Western allies argue are widespread rights abuses by China.