US announces new military aid and drones for Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States announced Friday for the first time that it will give Ukraine Scan Eagle surveillance drones, mine-resistant vehicles, anti-armour shells and howitzers to help Ukrainian forces regain of the territory and to set up a counter-offensive against the Russian invaders. A senior defense official tells reporters that a new $775 … Read more

China fakes attack on Taiwan, retaliation for Pelosi arrest continues

The Chinese military repeated an attack on Taiwan on Saturday as tensions continued to rise following a island tour earlier in the week by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Live-fire drills by Chinese warplanes and warships, which began on Thursday, are expected to last until Sunday. The Taiwanese Ministry of Defense detected “several batches of communist … Read more

China halts military, climate talks with US after Pelosi visit to Taiwan

China has said it is canceling or suspending dialogue with the United States on issues ranging from climate change to military relations and anti-drug efforts in retaliation for a visit this week to Taiwan by the Speaker of the United States House. States, Nancy Pelosi. Beijing also imposed sanctions on him. The measures announced on … Read more

China halts military, climate talks with US after Pelosi visit to Taiwan

China has said it is canceling or suspending dialogue with the United States on issues ranging from climate change to military relations and anti-drug efforts in retaliation for a visit this week to Taiwan by the Speaker of the United States House. States, Nancy Pelosi. Beijing also imposed sanctions on him. The measures announced on … Read more

Blinken: Chinese military exercises are a “significant escalation”

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that Chinese military exercises targeting Taiwan, including missiles fired into Japan’s exclusive economic zone, represent a “significant escalation” and that it urged Beijing to back down. China has launched the exercises following a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan … Read more