Washington and Seoul agreed on Thursday to update their joint war plans and maintain the current number of US troops in South Korea in response to a potential North Korean threat. In a press conference on Thursday, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the two nations had “discussed a wide range of topics, including […]
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US officials name culprit behind cyberattacks on Iran – media
Israel was behind the nationwide cyberattack on Iran’s fuel system which crippled the country’s gas stations last month, according to a report citing US officials. It marked an escalation of the conflict between the two nations. Iran’s fuel distribution network ground to a halt on October 26 after a cyberattack targeted the system used by […]
AUKUS aimed at China, US confirms
America’s Asia security head has admitted that the AUKUS pact, which includes the sale of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, was created to counter China in the Indo-Pacific. Speaking on Wednesday, Kurt Campbell, the US coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs on the National Security Council, told an audience at the Lowy Institute, a Sydney-based international policy think […]
Japan wants US bases to ground fighter jets
Tokyo officials have asked the US military to investigate an incident in which an American fighter jet dropped a fuel tank that landed in a residential area. Suspicious metal objects were found in the coastal town of Fukaura, with a population of some 7,600 people, earlier this week. The debris, which landed in the center […]
US U-turns on rebels’ terrorist status after 20 years
The US has formally removed the Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC) from its list of foreign terrorist organizations, just after the fifth anniversary of the peace deal between the rebel group and the Colombian government. In a statement, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed that “The Department of State is revoking the designations of […]
Study shows what would happen if China dealt with Covid like US
If China were to drop its zero-Covid-19 policy and open up its economy the way some Western countries have, it would have hundreds of thousands daily infections that would overwhelm its healthcare system, a study has claimed. The unsettling prediction came from a group of researchers at Peking University in Beijing, who crunched the numbers […]
US lawmakers travel to Taiwan
A US congressional delegation has gone through with a trip to Taiwan, brushing off a demand from China to cancel the visit amid rising geopolitical tensions over the self-governing island. Five US House of Representatives members arrived in Taiwan on Thursday for meetings with government officials, after celebrating America’s Thanksgiving holiday with US troops in […]
US & UK to share classified submarine data with Australia under AUKUS
Washington, London, and Canberra have signed an agreement on the sharing of sensitive, classified submarine data as part of the AUKUS pact to arm Australia with nuclear-powered subs, reached by the sides in September. The newly-signed deal will allow the US and the UK to share nuclear propulsion information with Australia “which they cannot with […]
Beijing reacts to US warship sail-by
The presence of the USS Milius in the Taiwan Strait was creating security risks and undermining regional stability, the Chinese military said following the passage of the US missile destroyer through the contested waterway. The US Navy warship sailed through the 125km-wide strait on Tuesday in what the American military described as a “routine” mission […]
China’s ‘Sputnik moment’ missile test confounds US – media
The hypersonic weapon test thought to have been conducted by China in July reportedly showcased a physics-defying technological leap, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Scientists at the Pentagon’s DARPA research agency are apparently still trying to figure out how China’s hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) – a type of nuclear-capable maneuverable spacecraft – was able […]
US non-profit responds to claims it brought close relative of Covid-19 virus to Wuhan
An American nonprofit behind the US-funded bat virus research in China has denied ever sending virus samples from Laos – a place where SARS-CoV-2 closest natural relative was found – to Wuhan in response to fresh allegations. “No work was ever conducted in Laos as a part of this collaborative research project,” EcoHealth Alliance – […]
Philippines ‘reminds’ China of defense pact with US over incident in disputed waters
The Philippine government has accused the Chinese Coast Guard of unleashing water cannon on two supply ships in a disputed stretch of the South China Sea, claiming its boats were blocked and forced to turn around. Manila’s Department of Foreign Affairs detailed the encounter in a statement on Wednesday, alleging that a pair of supply […]
China overtakes US in global wealth race
China has overtaken the US as the nation which has amassed the biggest net worth as global wealth surges, a fresh report by McKinsey & Co suggests. China’s wealth skyrocketed over the past two decades, the consulting company said according to Bloomberg, explaining that its net worth increased by a whopping 17 times from $7 […]
US journalist whose arrest triggered diplomatic row released
American journalist Danny Fenster, who was sentenced to 11 years in jail by a Myanmar court, has been released and is heading home. “Frontier Myanmar’s Managing Editor Danny Fenster has been released from prison in Myanmar today and is on a flight out of the country,” the journalist’s employer announced on Twitter. The Yangon-based magazine […]
UK tabloid cheers US hypersonic nukes in Germany, shows mushroom cloud over Moscow
UK papers are hyping the revival of a Cold War-era US artillery unit in Germany, supposed to be armed with ‘Dark Eagle’ hypersonic missiles that will be able reach Moscow in mere minutes, once they are developed. ‘Dark Eagle has landed’ proclaimed The Sun, originally reporting that the new US missiles could “blitz Russia” in […]