Rep. Adam Smith claimed May 1st is 'too soon' to pull out, but the Pentagon said it can meet the deadline if ordered to withdraw

The agreement comes after the Biden administration sanctioned Chinese and Russian officials

The US is hoping to stop the Russia to Germany natural gas pipeline

No interim govt, but election could be held in six months

US officials downplayed the test and said the missiles that were launched are not under UN sanctions

US Indo-Pacific Command is seeking an additional $27 billion to confront China in the region

The US has more than 80,000 troops deployed in Japan and South Korea

There are currently about 2,500 US troops in Iraq

The plane came within 25.33 nautical miles of China's coastline

Reports claim without evidence that Iran considered attacking a DC Army base and that Iran is hiding a nuclear program that could be used to make weapons

A report released by NATO last year called for more focus on China

Putin offered to hold live talks after Biden called him a 'killer'

Locals say gunmen shot at everything that moved

The coordinated Western effort marks a major escalation of tensions and comes after hostile US-China talks in Alaska

The proposal does not fully lift the blockade on Yemen, a key Houthi demand