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Taliban claim NATO 'defeat' in 13-year Afghan war The Taliban responded scornfully to the formal end of NATO's war in Afghanistan, describing the US-led mission as a "fire of barbarism and cruelty".

29 December 2014 15:47

Chechen president offers 'special regiment' to defend Russia Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov proposed the creation of a "special regiment" made up from Chechnya's armed forces to help defend Russia from Western aggression

29 December 2014 10:05

NATO to hold ceremony Sunday marking end of its Afghan war NATO will hold a ceremony in Kabul later formally ending its war in Afghanistan, officials said, after 13 years of conflict.

28 December 2014 13:17

Prisoners swapped in dark of Ukraine frontline The two warring sides lined up the prisoners some 100 metres apart on an isolated stretch of highway in the no-man's land between their frontlines.

27 December 2014 15:21

New Russian military doctrine labels NATO as main threat The Kremlin branded the expansion of NATO as a fundamental threat to Russia in a revised military doctrine that dramatically reflects deteriorating relations with the West.

27 December 2014 12:08

Outraging Russia, Ukraine takes big step toward NATO Ukraine took a historic step toward NATO in a parliamentary vote that stoked Russia's anger ahead of talks on ending the ex-Soviet state's separatist war.

24 December 2014 10:05

Canada increases global reach with new military transporter Canada's defense minister announced the addition of a fifth military transport jumbo jet to its fleet.

20 December 2014 12:50

Pakistan forces kill 27 militants in northwest: military Pakistani forces killed 27 suspected militants in air strikes and a ground operation in the restive northwest hours after a roadside bomb killed three soldiers.

19 December 2014 11:55

Challenging Russia, Ukraine moves to drop neutral status Ukraine's president openly challenged the Kremlin by submitting a bill allowing the former Soviet republic to join NATO and make the Western alliance its defender.

19 December 2014 11:41

Danger in the skies as Russia, NATO play cat-and-mouse Recent close shaves between Russian fighters and civilian aircraft highlight the dangers of the cat-and-mouse game being played out between Moscow and the West.

18 December 2014 15:03

Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels agree to resume peace talks Ukraine's pro-European leaders and Kremlin-backed rebels agreed Wednesday to hold long-delayed peace talks.

18 December 2014 12:15

Up to 10,000 Russian soldiers still in Ukraine: Kiev Up to 10,000 Russian soldiers and their heavy weapons are still deployed in rebel-held eastern Ukraine despite a new ceasefire.

17 December 2014 11:18

Russian arms sales soar on domestic spending Sales by Russian arms manufacturers continue to expand thanks to Moscow's investments despite a downturn in global defence spending.

15 December 2014 16:02

Ukraine cheers US vote for military aid, Russia outraged Ukraine welcomed a US bill that would allow Washington to provide lethal military assistance to the embattled country.

13 December 2014 10:50

Ukraine truce under pressure as Europe raises Russia fears A three-day-old ceasefire in eastern Ukraine was under pressure after three government soldiers were killed.

12 December 2014 11:15

Syria's Assad backs Russia peace bid, Moscow in touch with US President Bashar al-Assad met a top Russian envoy who said Moscow is hoping to relaunch peace talks for the war-torn country and could host a Syria-US meeting.

11 December 2014 13:34

Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels announce December 9 truce Ukraine and the pro-Russian rebels said they had agreed to halt fire on December 9 under the terms of a truce aimed at ending one of Europe's bloodiest conflicts in decades.

05 December 2014 13:05

NATO ministers boost support for Ukraine NATO foreign ministers approved fresh support for Ukraine and condemned Russia for backing pro-Moscow rebels.

03 December 2014 10:36

Ukraine says ceasefire reached around Donetsk airport Ukraine's military said that its forces and Russian generals had agreed a temporary ceasefire around the airport in rebel-held Donetsk.

02 December 2014 12:48

Moscow accuses NATO of 'destabilising' northern Europe Russia lashed out at NATO, saying its military drills in the Baltics could destroy northern Europe's stability.

02 December 2014 12:39

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