The arrival of a large US nuclear-powered submarine in South Korea was a "dress rehearsal" for the docking of a nuclear-armed submarine, Nikkei Asia reported Monday. The guided-missile submarine (SSGN) USS Michigan docked in Busan on Friday. The USS Michigan was...
The US ambassador to Turkey expects Sweden to become a NATO member by the Vilnius summit that will be held this July despite recent comments from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "We hope Sweden can become a member of NATO soon," Ambassador Jeffry...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met with African leaders in St. Petersburg and displayed a document that he said was a draft treaty on Ukrainian neutrality that was drawn up during negotiations in Istanbul in March 2022. "As you know, a string of talks...
An unnamed Western official speaking to Reuters said one of the US's main objectives in recently engaging with Iran and reaching some sort of agreement on its nuclear program is to prevent an Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic. "If (the) Iranians miscalculate, the...
President Biden said Saturday that he won't make it easy for Ukraine to join NATO as the alliance is debating what new commitments to extend to Kyiv at an upcoming summit in Vilnius that will be held from July 11-12. Most NATO members agree that Ukraine can't be...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the first Russian tactical nuclear weapons have arrived in Belarus and that the full deployment will be completed by the end of the year. "The first nuclear warheads have been delivered to Belarusian territory. This is...
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced a piece of legislation on Thursday that would give President Biden the power to confiscate frozen Russian Central Bank assets and send them to Ukraine. The Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity (REPO) for...
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan discussed boosting military ties with India during a visit to the country this week to prepare for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first official state visit to the US. The White House said while Sullivan was in India from...
The State Department on Thursday said reports of a potential agreement between the US and Iran related to Iran's nuclear program are "not true." "With respect to Iran's nuclear program, there is no deal. The reports that there is a deal or some agreement or some other...
The US military has gained "unimpeded access" to sites in Papua New Guinea under a new military pact Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed in the Pacific island nation last month. AFP obtained a copy of the full deal, which confirmed the US can deploy troops and...
