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Ukraine updates: US announces fresh $100 million in aid

The US will provide Ukraine with another $100 million in military aid, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said during a visit to Kyiv. The aid will include three million rounds of small-arms ammuni...

China's former US envoy calls Taiwan 'life and death question'

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Former Ambassador of China to the United States Cui Tiankai (崔天凯) said that Taiwan is a “life and death” question for China, in an interview with the South Chi...

Ukraine updates: US defense chief on surprise visit to Kyiv

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday reaffirmed Washington's support to Kyiv while he was on an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital. The regional governor of Kherson, in southern U...

Austin says Biden-Xi summit will not impact US arms sales to Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday (Nov. 16) reiterated Washington’s commitment to providing weapons to Taiwan and said that the latest summit between P...

Philippines rejects China's call for prior notice on resupply missions

The Philippines is not obliged to notify China about its resupply missions in the South China Sea, saying these operations, including the "upkeep" of a grounded navy ship are legitimate, its...

India-US strike balancing act following Blinken visit

Reaffirming commitment to their growing partnership and a shared focus on the Indo-Pacific, India and the United States touched base on critical world problems during high-level talks this week. With...

Blinken in India holds talks on China, Israel

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi on Friday to discuss defense and strategic collaboration in the face of global ...

US forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink

WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A defective drone in Iraq may have helped keep America from being dragged deeper into a widening Middle East conflict. The drone, which was launched at the Erb...

Pressure mounts on Israel over civilian casualties as ceasefire calls rebuffed

GAZA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Having rebuffed calls for a ceasefire, Israel was set to come under sustained pressure on Monday to avoid civilian casualties during its assault on Gaza, while a U.S. diplomati...

US House Republicans' Israel-only aid bill faces opposition in Senate

WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - U.S. senators from both parties expressed doubts on Tuesday about House of Representatives Republicans' plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel by cutting fun...

Hamas vows 'full force' after Israel steps up Gaza ground operations

JERUSALEM, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Hamas said on Saturday its militants in Gaza were ready to confront Israeli attacks with "full force" after Israel's military widened its air and ground att...

Israel-Hamas war: UN to vote on cease-fire resolution

UN General Assembly to vote on Jordanian-backed cease-fire resolution, as concern mounts over situation in Gaza Israel Defense Forces say they have conducted another overnight raid in the Gaza strip ...

Biden says Hamas must be eliminated, US officials warn war could escalate

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he believes the Hamas militant group must be eliminated but there should be a path to a Palestinian state, after top U.S. officia...

Gaza braces for Israeli ground assault, fears of conflict spreading grow

GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Israeli troops prepared on Sunday for a ground assault on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip as the country hit back for an unprecedented assault on its territory, and ...

Israel calls for civilians to leave Gaza City as 'significant operation' looms

JERUSALEM/NEW YORK/TEL AVIV, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Israel's military on Friday called for all civilians of Gaza City, more than 1 million people, to relocate south within 24 hours, as it amassed tank...