With uncertainty across the Atlantic, Europe worries about its own security
When Donald Trump suggested during the 2016 presidential campaign that he might not honor a U.S. commitment to defend other NATO countries if they were attacked, it triggered alarm throughout the trans-Atlantic alliance.
Chinese and Russian bombers patrolling off Alaska raise concerns about growing military cooperation
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says that Russian and Chinese bombers flying together for the first time in international airspace off the coast of Alaska is a new show of expanding military cooperation tand it raises concerns.
Pentagon Arctic report calls for more investment in sensors, equipment to keep up with Russia, China
A new Pentagon strategy says the U.S. must invest more to upgrade sensors, communications and space-based technologies in the Arctic to keep pace with China and Russia who are increasingly operating there, including in joint military exercises.
UN adopts Chinese resolution with US support on closing the gap in access to artificial intelligence
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a Chinese-sponsored resolution urging wealthy, developed nations to close the widening gap with poorer developing countries and ensure they have equal opportunities to use and benefit from artificial intelligence.
China calls on scientists of all nations to study lunar samples, but notes obstacle with the US
Chinaโs space officials said Thursday they welcomed scientists from across the world to apply to study the lunar rock samples the Changโe 6 probe brought back to Earth in a historic mission, but noted there were limits to that cooperation, specifically with the U.S. Officials said at a televised press conference in Beijing meant to introduce the missionโs achievements that any cooperation with the U.S. would be hinged on removing a U.S. law that bans direct bilateral cooperation with NASA,...
U.S. sanctions 'sprawling' shadow banking network for supporting Iranian military
A group of 50 people and firms across across Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and the Marshall Islands that have been acting as a โsprawling shadow banking networkโ for Iranโs military have been hit with U.S. economic sanctions.
India boosts defense ties with Bangladesh as it tries to become a counterweight to China
India and Bangladesh on Saturday moved to bolster their defense relationship and signed agreements for expanding cooperation in maritime security, ocean economy, space, and telecommunication sectors, as New Delhi tries to present itself as a regional power and a counterweight to China.
Rescuers find family of 6 dead in landslide in eastern China, as severe weather warning extended
Six people who were missing were found dead by rescuers in Fujian province, state media reported Saturday, adding to the extreme weather deaths after downpours caused landslides in the area, even as authorities extended a warning of more severe weather ahead.
China sanctions several Lockheed Martin units, three executives over arms deals with Taiwan
China says it has banned a number of business units of American aviation maker Lockheed Martin Corporation and three of its executives over arms deals with Taiwan, the self-ruling island it claims as its own territory.
Historic flooding in southern China kills 47, with more floods feared in coming days
At least 47 people have died as downpours in southern Chinaโs Guangdong province caused historic flooding and slides, state media reported Friday, while authorities warned of more flooding ahead in other parts of the country.
Japan, New Zealand agree on intel sharing pact amid growing regional security concerns
Japan and New Zealand have agreed in principle on an intelligence sharing pact as their leaders shared concern about the increasingly challenging security environment in the region, including closer ties between Russia and North Korea.
Chinese soccer fans are pouring money into a food stall run by Singapore's goalkeeper. Here's why
Chinese soccer fans have poured their love โ and money โ into a Singaporean goalkeeperโs food stall after his performance in a game this week indirectly helped China advance to the third qualifying round for the World Cup in 2026.
The European Union threatens to hike tariffs on Chinese electric car imports, escalating trade spat
The European Union has threatened to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, escalating a trade dispute over Beijingโs subsidies for the exports that Brussels worries is hurting domestic automakers.
Russia to build a small nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Uzbekistan leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev have held talks and signed a number of agreements aimed at deepening bilateral relations, including one that envisions Moscow building a small nuclear power plant in the Central Asian country.
US pushes for Ukraine aid, united front against China's trade practices at G7 finance meeting
The U.S. is seeking to build support for squeezing more money for Ukraine out of frozen Russian assets as finance ministers from the Group of Seven rich democracies open a two-day meeting Another key topic pushed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will be building a united front against Chinaโs subsidies for solar panels and electric cars.
Malaysia PM says his country keeps good ties with US but not China phobia, wants to engage both
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said his country does not have a โChina-phobiaโ policy and wants to engage both Beijing and Washington, expressing hopes for both powers to resolve their differences.
US suggests possibility of penalties if production of Chinese electric vehicles moves to Mexico
The Biden administration is suggesting the possibility that new penalties could be put in place if the Chinese makers of electric vehicles try to move their production to Mexico to avoid newly announced import taxes.
Top diplomat Blinken will visit the Mideast again this coming week. What can he achieve this time?
The State Department says Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East on his seventh diplomatic mission to the region since the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza began more than six months ago.
World seeing near breakdown of international law amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Amnesty says
Amnesty International says the world is seeing a near breakdown of international law amid flagrant rule-breaking in Gaza and Ukraine, multiplying armed conflicts, the rise of authoritarianism and huge rights violations in Sudan, Ethiopia and Myanmar.
Chinese generosity in lead-up to cleared doping tests reflects its growing influence on WADA
In the two years before the World Anti-Doping Agency cleared 23 Chinese swimmers of doping allegations, that countryโs government contributed nearly $2 million in additional funding to WADA programs, including one designed to strengthen the agencyโs investigations and intelligence unit.
2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says
The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making it the best year for new wind projects on record, according to a new report by the industryโs trade association.
Russian veto brings an end to the UN panel that monitors North Korea nuclear sanctions
Russia has vetoed a U.N. resolution in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of U.N. sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place.
Taiwan commissions 2 new navy ships as safeguards against rising threat from China
Taiwan has commissioned two new navy ships as a safeguard against the rising threat from China, which has been ratcheting up its naval and air force missions around the island that it claims as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary.
Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Russia and China have vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution calling for โan immediate and sustained cease-fireโ in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians.