China is preparing civilian ferries and ships for a possible invasion of Taiwan amid mounting pressure on the island nation over a shortage of military landing craft.
The leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea met in Seoul for the first trilateral talks in four years to resume dialogue on trade, security, economy, science, technology, people-to-people exchanges, health, and aging.
China has completed military exercises simulating an attack on Taiwan after the inauguration of Lai Ching-teh as president, seen as punishment for his pro-independence stance.
Russians are equipping their Albatross M5 reconnaissance drones with Japanese Sony video cameras for aerial photography and artillery adjustment.
China has conducted simulated missile strikes and sent bombers carrying combat missiles near Taiwan, testing its ability to seize control of key areas as part of a two-day military exercise around the island.
China has launched large-scale military exercises around Taiwan in response to the inauguration of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, which Beijing views as separatist activity, while Taiwan has deployed troops and tracked Chinese movements to defend its territory.
The Chinese military has launched large-scale joint exercises around Taiwan involving the army, navy, air force, and missile forces to test combat readiness and the ability to deliver precision strikes.
China imposed sanctions on 12 American arms manufacturers and their executives for allegedly selling weapons to Taiwan and ignoring China's position on the “Ukrainian crisis.
Dutch microchip maker ASML has told the US that it may remotely turn off chip-making equipment at Taiwan's TSMC plant if China invades the island.
China has imposed sanctions on three more American defense companies - Boeing's defense and space division, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, and General Dynamics Land Systems - for supplying weapons to Taiwan.
Taiwan's new president, Lai Ching-teh, called on China to stop its political and military intimidation of Taiwan and work together to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and the region.
Almost 300 foreign-made microelectronics components were found in North Korean missiles by KFI specialists, said Oleksandr Ruvin.
China imposes sanctions on three American companies - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, General Dynamics Land Systems, and Boeing Defense, Space & Security - for selling weapons to Taiwan, bans them from trading with and investing in China, and bans their executives from entering the country.
Last month, the U. S. and Taiwanese navies conducted joint exercises in the Pacific Ocean, which were not disclosed, practicing basic operations such as communications, refueling and resupply, Reuters reported.
American and Philippine forces sink a decommissioned Philippine Navy ship during a large-scale joint military exercise in the South China Sea that simulated combat operations with an enemy ship.
Germany is sending two warships to the Indo-Pacific region amid rising tensions between China and Taiwan over freedom of navigation and trade routes.
More than two million barrels of russian oil products are stuck in tankers off the coast of Oman due to South Korea's repression of direct imports from russia.
The G7 plans to provide Kyiv with $50 billion in aid from frozen Russian assets, and the US is negotiating to sign an agreement at the G7 summit in June.
Apple reported disappointing quarterly results due to weak demand in China and stiff competition from Huawei, but remains optimistic about the long-term potential of China and other markets such as India, announcing a record $110 billion share buyback plan and hinting at future AI product launches.
China begins sea trials of its third and most modern aircraft carrier, the Fujian, a key step toward its commissioning into the Chinese Navy within a year.
The situation on the contact line escalated after the US decision to provide military assistance to Ukraine: the enemy army significantly intensified its activities in the Kupyansk sector and launched numerous attacks that were repelled by Ukrainian forces.
U. S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed concern about China's support for Russia's defense industry during talks with senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi in Beijing, highlighting tensions despite efforts to stabilize relations between the world's largest economies.
China pretends to be neutral, but supports Russia's military goals in Ukraine by selling drone technology and gunpowder ingredients to Moscow.
The U. S. could transfer aid to Ukraine within days of Congressional approval and President Biden's signature, the Pentagon said.
Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with a U. S. Congressional delegation in Kyiv to discuss urgent needs for military assistance, the dynamics of the fighting, and Ukraine's progress in liberating the occupied territories from russia.
Scholz welcomes the decision of the US Congress to provide Ukraine with an aid package, noting that Putin "miscalculated" when he believed that the allies would abandon Ukraine.
The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, expects US President Joe Biden to sign a bill to provide $95. 3 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, including $61 billion for Ukraine, today to start sending weapons and equipment to Ukraine.
US Admiral John Aquilino believes that China wants to be able to invade Taiwan by 2027 based on President Xi Jinping's directive to the military.
The Israeli Air Force struck a rocket launcher in southern Lebanon shortly after it was used to attack a community in Israel, and also struck a Hezbollah military complex.
The US Senate passes a $95. 3 billion aid bill for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, which President Biden promises to sign immediately to begin sending weapons and equipment to Ukraine this week.
