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WARSAW — Romania’s government is planning to use a national emergency procedure to allocate extra funds from the state budget to the country’s defense industry, and support the production of new weapons for the Romanian military, reports local busine

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that Russia has proposed holding “military-to-military” talks on Syria, amid US concern about Moscow’s continued build-up of equipment in the war-ravaged nation.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday he was confident Middle East powers would send troops to help defeat the Islamic State group in Syria.

“Despite the measures which have been implemented by the [Ukrainian Defense Ministry], a large portion of defense spending could be streamlined in a more efficient way,” said an analyst from a government-run think tank in Warsaw.

JERUSALEM — Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz issued a harsh rebuke against his US counterpart Ernest Moniz on Tuesday, saying if he was an American citizen he would be strongly opposed to the deal inked between Iran and six world powers last July.

Doha, Aug 3, 2015 (AFP) – Washington has agreed to speed up arms sales to Gulf countries following a meeting with regional foreign ministers in Qatar, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday.

There were chaotic scenes inside Japan’s normally orderly parliament Wednesday as opposition lawmakers thronged a committee room in an unsuccessful bid to block Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s controversial security bills.

NATO hailed the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday as a “historic breakthrough” that would strengthen global security, but urged Tehran to comply with the terms of the accord.

NATO on Monday welcomed a bailout deal reached between its “staunch ally” Greece and EU leaders, saying the nation’s economic stability was also vital for the “security” of other NATO countries.

One of Vietnam’s top leaders believes his country will continue to open up to the international community in coming years