China offering Pakistan 'huge' financing

Pakistan needs a "huge amount of financing" for infrastructure and energy projects and China is ready to announce help when President Xi Jinping visits next week, a foreign ministry official said Friday.

Military option on Iran 'intact' despite missiles: US

The delivery of Russian S-300 air defense missiles, missile launch seen here, to Iran will not affect America's ability to strike at Tehran's nuclear facilities if necessary, top US military officer said Thursday (AFP Photo/Costas Metaxakis)

Washington (AFP) - The delivery of Russian S-300 air defense missiles to Iran will not affect America's ability to strike at Tehran's nuclear facilities if necessary, top US military officer said Thursday.

The Latest: Putin demands respect for Russia's interests

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Alexei Druzhinin, RIA Novosti, Presidential Press Service via AP)

President Vladimir Putin says the West must respect Russia's interests if it wants to normalize diplomatic relations.

Xi’s Submarine Sale Raises Indian Ocean Nuclear Clash Risk

An Agosta 90 B submarine sits at Pakistan's Navy Dockyard in Karachi. China is expected to conclude a sale of eight submarines during President Xi Jinping’s visit to Islamabad on April 20, more than doubling Pakistan’s fleet. Photographer: STR/AFP via Getty Images

Soon a brash naval captain may pose a bigger risk of triggering a nuclear crisis between India and Pakistan than a religious terrorist.

Russia Engaging in 'Hybrid War' With Europe, Says Former Nato Chief

Anders Fogh Rasmussen: "The West should not be naive." VIRGINIA MAYO/REUTERS

 An increasingly unpredictable Russia is engaging in a “hybrid war” with Europe, seeking to destabilise states from within, and is more dangerous now than during the days of the USSR, Nato’s former secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen has warned.

China, Russia Coming Closer To Create A New World Order

China's open-door policy and Russia's increased focus on Asia have started showing signs of a strategic convergence

Japan jets scramble at Cold-War levels as Chinese and Russian incursions increase

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's air force said on Wednesday said jet fighter scrambles have reached a level not seen since the height of the Cold War three decades ago as Russian bombers probe its northern skies and Chinese combat aircraft intrude into its southern air space.

Iran not negotiating nuclear deal with US Congress: Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani waves to the crowd during a public meeting in the northern city of Rasht on April 15, 2015 (AFP Photo/)

Tehran (AFP) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani downplayed Wednesday the threat of US congressional action against an eventual nuclear deal, saying Tehran is not negotiating with the lawmakers but with world powers.

How Russia Plans to Save Its Massive Military Buildup

For those who expected that sanctions and the fall in energy prices would tame the bear's claws, think again

The announcement that Russia is planning to lift its self-imposed ban on selling the advanced S-300 air defense system to Iran gives us an important insight into how Moscow plans to move ahead with its ambitious plans to modernize and reequip the Russian armed forces.

UK scrambles jets as Russian planes and ships spotted

A Royal Marine boarding team trains in front of the HMS Argyll on March 24, 2007 (AFP Photo/Ho)

London (AFP) - British fighter jets were scrambled on Wednesday in response to the sighting of two Russian military aircraft near UK airspace, hours after three Russian ships were monitored as they entered the English Channel.

US general: Russian long-range bombers are 'messaging' the US with provocative flights

(Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)Russian Tu-95 bombers fly during a joint Kazakh-Russian military exercise at Otar military range, some 150km (93 miles) west of Almaty, October 3, 2008. Russia is using its long-range bomber fleet to "message" the US about Moscow's international military capabilities, the US general in charge of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said. 

Czech president bans U.S. ambassador from Prague Castle

Czech President Milos Zeman speaks during an interview with Reuters at Prague Castle in Prague January 9, 2014. REUTERS/David W Cerny

PRAGUE (Reuters) - President Milos Zeman has "closed the door" of Prague Castle to the U.S. ambassador following comments perceived as critical of the Czech's decision to attend a World War Two commemoration in Moscow, according to local media reports on Sunday.

U.S. And NATO Seek New Ways To Help Secure Ukraine's Border

Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev Thursday. The U.S. and its NATO allies are discussing how to help Ukraine maintain its borders against a separatist movement.

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(NPR)The U.S. and its allies are holding talks today in a new push to ensure Ukraine's borders amid heightened fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian troops. But a key question that's being debated is whether to supply weapons to Ukraine to counter the aggression.

Saudi special forces 'involved in Yemen ops'

Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabian special forces are involved in the military operation against Shiite Huthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen, a Saudi adviser said Saturday.

However, Saudi army and naval special forces have carried out specific operations, said the adviser, without revealing if they had actually set foot on the ground.A Saudi-led coalition began air strikes on March 26 against the Iran-backed rebels, but says it has no plans for now to deploy ground forces.

‘Shabaab girl’ details sought

The young woman is said to be a 3rd year medical student in a Sudan university 

Zanzibar. The government of Tanzania has said it is still gathering information on Ummul Khayr Sadri,  the 19-year-old Zanzibari girl who was arrested in Kenya while reportedly was en route to join Somali-based Al-Shaabab militants.

Pakistan PM approves deal to buy eight Chinese submarines - official

ISLAMABAD/BEIJING (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved a deal "years in the making" to buy eight submarines from China, a Pakistani government official said on Thursday, in what could be one of China's largest overseas weapons sales once it is signed.

China angered after U.S. fighter jets land in Taiwan

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry expressed anger on Thursday after two U.S. fighter jets landed in Taiwan, in a rare official contact between the militaries of the United States and the self-ruled democratic island.

A Russian 'Doctor of Military Sciences' says Moscow should just nuke Yellowstone if tensions boil over

Earlier this week, the Russian president of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems outlined two geophysically weak US regions to attack in order to combat NATO's aggression toward Russia.

Pakistan has world’s fastest growing nuclear programme: US think tank

Report says that by 2020, Pakistan could have a fissile material stockpile sufficient to produce more than 200 nuclear weapons - Photo: ISPR

Pakistan has the world’s fastest growing nuclear programme capable of weaponising up to 200 nuclear devices by the year 2020, a US-based think tank says in a recently released report.

Lukuvi now overturns Prof Tibaijuka’s decisions on Kigamboni new city

Dar es Salaam. Residents of six wards in Kigamboni area who have been in a dispute with the government over a plan to repossess their land to pave the way for a modern city were relieved after they were told that the plan has been shelved.