Mattis y Tillerson piden al Senado que las operaciones militares de EE.UU. no sean limitadas

El secretario de Estado estadounidense, Rex Tillerson, y el secretario de Defensa, James Mattis, expusieron este lunes ante el Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado acerca de la nueva ley sobre la autorización para el uso de la fuerza militar (AUMF, por sus siglas en inglés), pidiendo no imponer límites temporales ni territoriales a las operaciones militares de EE.UU.

Mattis Claims US Military Force Authorizations Must Not Have Geographic Limits

New US military authorization powers must not be geographically or time constrained in Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said during a Senate hearing on Authorization for the Use of Military Force.

Germany ‘will not automatically side with US’ in war with N. Korea : Merkel

Berlin will not “automatically” side with the US should it face an armed conflict with North Korea, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. Merkel believes the North Korean crisis cannot be resolved through military means.

‘Wars of religion will start in Europe’ : Turkish FM

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has warned that Europe is headed for “wars of religion,” claiming Dutch politicians are taking the continent “to a cliff.” The statement comes amid a bitter dispute between the two countries.

DPRK diplomat warns Korean Peninsula at edge of nuclear war

The persistent joint military exercises carried out by the US and South Korea should be blamed for the current situation on the Korean Peninsula, said Pak Myong-ho, Minister of the DPRK Embassy in China at a news conference held at the embassy in Beijing on Thursday.

Boris Johnson accuses Saudi Arabia of 'playing proxy wars'

Boris Johnson has accused Britain's ally, Saudi Arabia, of engaging in "proxy wars" in the Middle East.

Duterte complains of U.S. to Putin: They are making wars, but are themselves afraid of participating in them.

Presidents of Russia and Philippines, Vladimir Putin and Rodrigo Duterte, on Saturday discussed development of bilateral ties on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru.

Abadi: "we do not want war with Turkey".

Iraq's prime minister has warned Turkey against provoking a confrontation while saying he does not want war.

Turkey warns Syria crisis could 'turn into global war'

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus on Thursday warned the Syrian civil war could gradually escalate into a global war unless a solution is found to the crisis, which now is in its sixth year.

Europe migrant crisis: Greece delays sending refugees back to Turkey under EU deal

Greece has delayed the implementation of a historic EU-Turkey deal that aims to stem the flow of refugees fleeing war and conflict in the Middle   

Afghans welcome second round of four-nation talks on peace process

In the militancy-plagued Afghanistan, people from all walks of life have welcomed holding the second round of the four-nation talks on Afghan peace process to bring Taliban outfit into negotiating table and find political settlement to the country's protracted conflict.

Serbian politician’s remark ‘unfortunate’. (Tomislav Nikolic’s claims that Turkey attempted to start a war...)

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic’s claims that Turkey attempted to start a war between NATO and Russia with the Nov. 24 downing of Russian warplane near the Syrian border are “unfortunate,” Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç has said.

Turkey attempted to start war between NATO and Russia, Serbian president claims. Turkish warplanes had violated Greek airspace many times

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has claimed Turkey attempted to start a war between NATO and Russia with the Nov. 24 downing of Russian warplane near the Syrian border.

Blair committed UK to Iraq war year before invasion (report)

Former British prime minister Tony Blair was committed to joining the US in the Iraq war a year before the 2003 invasion, documents obtained by a Sunday newspaper suggested.

Declassified Malvinas documents reveal true horror of 1982 war

Recently declassified Argentine military documents pertaining to the Malvinas War have shed new light on the torture suffered by Argentine soldiers during the conflict and the steps taken by authorities to ensure that the public did not find out about the abhorent practices.

Russia and NATO preparing for possible confrontation (European analysts)

The report emphasizes the large scale of military exercises being conducted. Thus, Russian ‘snap exercises’ conducted in March 2015 brought together 80,000 military personnel, 12,000 units of heavy weapons, 65 ships, 15 submarines and 220 aircraft.

Pentagon criticized for likening war-zone journalists to spies

The Pentagon is criticized for its new war laws manual that likens war-zone journalists to spies and says that under some circumstances, war-zone journalists can be treated as "unprivileged belligerents".

Lost battles do not mean Syria war lost (Bashar al-Assad)

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that setbacks are a normal part of any war and do not mean the conflict is lost, in his first comments after several regime defeats.

EU gears up for propaganda war with Russia

The European Union is set to launch a first operation in a new propaganda war with Russia within days of EU leaders giving formal approval to the campaign at a summit on Thursday.

Putin says war between Russia and Ukraine unlikely

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday war with neighboring Ukraine was unlikely...