The US’s intent has been advanced through concrete demands and deployments. At the SLD, Hegseth pushed Australia to lift its defence spending, reportedly from 2-3% of its GDP. In Japan in March, he announced the upgrading of US Forces Japan into a “war-fighting headquarters” to enhance joint operational capabilities with Japan’s Self-Defence Forces. In the … Read more
China Rebukes Macron’s Comparison Of Ukraine And Taiwan Barron’s France’s Macron calls for Asian coalitions as he warns of US-China divisions The Jakarta Post France’s Macron calls on Europe and Asia to unite as U.S.-China tensions flare CNBC Practical At-Home Fixes for Everyday Problems MSN French President Addresses Global Security Forum in Singapore C-SPAN Source link
Her lawyers, on the other hand, have asked the jury to find the deaths were a tragic accident and acquit Patterson. Her husband Simon Patterson’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and aunt, Heather Wilkinson, died in the week after the lunch from organ failure attributed to mushroom poisoning. Heather Wilkinson’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, fell gravely … Read more
Trump had been pushing the idea – akin to the Iron Dome system over Israel but also with weapons based in space instead of just on land – for months, citing increasingly sophisticated threats from countries such as Russia, China, and North Korea. It could be operational within three years, before the end of his … Read more
BREAKING: Macron Arrives in Vietnam, seeks Partnerships By Amelia Stone | HANOI – 2025/05/25 21:34:29 French President Emmanuel Macron is in Vietnam, starting his Southeast Asia tour and… The post Macron in Vietnam: Southeast Asia Tour Begins appeared first on NewsyList. Source link
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that he hoped to strike deals for France in areas such as defence, energy and tech innovation, as he arrived in Vietnam for the start of a roughly week-long trip in Asia. Macron arrived in Hanoi on Sunday, marking the first trip to Vietnam by a French president … Read more
The Chinese military announced large-scale drills in the waters around Taiwan on Tuesday as it again warned the self-ruled island against seeking independence. The joint exercises involve navy, air ground and rocket forces and are meant to be a “severe warning and forceful containment against Taiwan independence”, according to Shi Yi, a spokesperson for the … Read more
The Danish foreign minister scolded the Trump administration for its “tone” in criticising Denmark and Greenland, saying his country is already investing more into Arctic security and remains open to more cooperation with the US. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen made the remarks on Saturday (local time) in a video posted to social media after … Read more
High representative Kaja Kallas will travel to London this week for talks with defence officials while an EU-UK summit is to be held in mid-May. ADVERTISEMENT The European Commission is “intensively” trying to get member states to give it a mandate to negotiate a security and defence partnership with the United Kingdom, a top EU … Read more
Communities are bearing the brunt of sweeping USAID cuts in the Pacific, with concerns the absence of the United States will open the way for Chinese aid. It’s been two months since US President Donald Trump announced a freeze on its overseas development programmes with thousands of contracts terminated. While a federal court judge has … Read more