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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un ordered his frontline troops onto a war-footing from, as military tensions with South Korea soared.

• 21 августа 2015, 14:33

The US military prison in Guantanamo Bay should be shut down before President Barack Obama leaves office, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said.

• 21 августа 2015, 10:50

Barack Obama is making a final push to close Guantanamo prison, but to fulfill that glaringly incomplete campaign promise he faces unpalatable compromises and internal resistance.

• 20 августа 2015, 12:27

After eight months of negotiations France and Russia have reached a deal on the amount Paris must pay Moscow in compensation for the non-delivery of two Mistral warships.

• 31 июля 2015, 14:28

Top US military officers sought to reassure worried lawmakers that US forces would check Iran's "malign" influence in the Middle East should Congress greenlight the nuclear deal with Tehran.

• 30 июля 2015, 11:25

NATO strongly backed Turkey's fight against Islamic State militants in Syria at emergency talks.

• 29 июля 2015, 15:27

Russia aims to boost the strategic positions of its navy on the Black Sea and seek to maintain an Atlantic and Mediterranean presence.

• 27 июля 2015, 08:48

US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter sought to reassure anxious Middle East allies Tuesday over the Iran nuclear deal during a regional tour that includes stops in Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

• 22 июля 2015, 12:38

President Petro Poroshenko confronted a fresh crisis as a deadly standoff between interior ministry units and armed Ukrainian ultranationalists entered a third day in a western enclave near Hungary.

• 14 июля 2015, 11:38

Britain's defence forces should spend more of their budget on spy planes, drones and covert forces to fight extremist militants, Prime Minister David Cameron said.

• 13 июля 2015, 11:26

Russia now poses the greatest threat to US national security and its behavior is "nothing short of alarming," Marine General Joseph Dunford said.

• 10 июля 2015, 12:32

Special Forces of Kazakhstan show high-quality of training during international competition for elite special forces.

• 08 июля 2015, 19:36

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko proposed constitutional changes giving sweeping powers to the regions but critically failing to address demands of pro-Russian militants in the separatist east.

• 02 июля 2015, 14:35

NATO has vowed to hold "continuous" military exercises in eastern Europe to deter Russia but has yet to respond to a request by Baltic states for a permanent brigade.

• 02 июля 2015, 11:52

An Indonesian air force transport plane crashed shortly after take-off, exploding in a fireball in a city residential area and killing at least 20 people.

• 30 июня 2015, 15:02

Iraqi premier Haider al-Abadi has "retired" the army's chief of staff, the most senior officer removed since jihadists overran large parts of the country last year.

• 30 июня 2015, 12:55

NATO head Jens Stoltenberg warned there was still a risk of heavy fighting in Ukraine and urged Russia to halt its support for pro-Moscow rebels.

• 25 июня 2015, 13:59

He is only 14 but already knows how to assemble a Kalashnikov rifle. Denis is a child soldier in the making.

• 24 июня 2015, 14:54

US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will visit his European counterparts this week to take stock of cooperation with NATO.

• 22 июня 2015, 11:46

Prince Harry ended his career with the British army after 10 years' service that saw him fight on the front line twice in Afghanistan.

• 20 июня 2015, 13:14