Asia
Blinken and China’s Wang Yi hold first meeting since spy balloon incident
Senior officials from the U.S. and China traded accusations over the downed balloon in a tense and secret...
US and South Korea agree to deepen defense cooperation, warn North Korea against nuclear weapons use
The United States and South Korean defense leaders met to discuss challenges and opportunities and agreed to develop...
South Korea scrambles fighter jets after detecting 180 North Korean warplanes
South Korea scrambled about 80 stealth fighter jets and other aircraft after detecting more than 180 North Korean...
Biden to attend COP27, G20, ASEAN summits in Egypt, Indonesia and Cambodia
U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Egypt to participate in the COP27 United Nations climate change conference...
Xi Jinping secures third term as China’s most powerful leader
Chinese President Xi Jinping has secured a third consecutive five-year term as party chief, making him the most...
North Korea tests ballistic missile as US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for joint drills
North Korea has tested a short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern seas as a US aircraft carrier arrived...
US-India 2+2 intersessional and maritime security dialogues
The United States and India will advance an ambitious set of initiatives across our defense partnership including in...
US, Australia and Japan hold trilateral strategic dialogue in Cambodia
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the foreign ministers of Australia and Japan held a trilateral...
Blinken says China military drills around Taiwan are ‘significant escalation’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that China's military drills encircling Taiwan are “a significant escalation” and...
China conducts ‘precision missile strikes’ in Taiwan Strait after Pelosi’s visit
China deployed warplanes and fired live missiles near Taiwan on Thursday in its biggest drills in the Taiwan...