China announces South China Sea drills close to Vietnam coast

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is carrying out more than a week of military drills in the South China Sea in an area between its southern province of Hainan and Vietnam,…

Russia starts navy drills in Barents Sea – report

MOSCOW (Reuters) - More than 20 ships from Russia's Northern fleet have started drills in the Barents Sea, the Interfax news agency cited the fleet as saying on Tuesday. The…

Russia holds Black Sea navy drills with eye on U.S. ships

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Black Sea naval forces practised destroying enemy targets on Tuesday as Moscow bristled at the presence of two U.S. warships…