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Obama to take last shot at closing Gitmo 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 August 2015

France, Russia reach deal on compensation of Mistral warships: senior Russian official 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 July 2015

Pentagon assures it will check Iran's 'malign' influence 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 July 2015

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

29 July 2015

Russia revises navy doctrine over NATO's 'inadmissible' expansion Russia aims to boost the strategic positions of its navy on the Black Sea and seek to maintain an Atlantic and Mediterranean presence.

27 July 2015

Pentagon chief tries to calm Mideast jitters over Iran deal 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 July 2015

Poroshenko faces new security crisis in western Ukraine 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 July 2015

British military should focus on drones, spy tech: Cameron 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 July 2015

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

10 July 2015

Kazakh Special Forces beat Chinese, Russian and American teams at international competition Special Forces of Kazakhstan show high-quality of training during international competition for elite special forces.

08 July 2015

Ukraine leader lays out vision of new war-time constitution 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 July 2015

NATO keeps mum on 'Baltic brigade' request: Lithuania 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 July 2015

20 dead after Indonesian military plane crashes in flames 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 June 2015

Iraq PM 'retires' army chief of staff: spokesman 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 June 2015

NATO warns of risk of heavy fighting in Ukraine 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 June 2015

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

24 June 2015

Pentagon chief to seek greater NATO support on Europe trip US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will visit his European counterparts this week to take stock of cooperation with NATO.

22 June 2015

Prince Harry serves last day in army career 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 June 2015

NATO flexes muscles in Poland war games NATO flexed its muscles in Poland during the first full drill of its new spearhead force, a structure designed to boost security on its eastern flank.

19 June 2015

NATO says implementing 'biggest' defence boost since Cold War NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday the alliance was implementing its biggest defence reinforcement since the Cold War.

18 June 2015

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