Military affairs

Quad foreign ministers meet in Tokyo for talks on maritime security, cyber

Foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan and the United States — a grouping known as the “Quad” — met in Tokyo on Monday for talks expected…

U.S. paused shipment of weapons to Israel to head off Rafah invasion, says official

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel last week in opposition to apparent moves by the Israelis to invade the southern Gaza…

U.S. eyes change to military command in Japan as China threat looms: Reuters

U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will agree next month to tighter military cooperation, including talks on the biggest…

Biden to host Japan PM Kishida, Philippines President Marcos for White House summit

President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month amid growing…

Zelenskyy says Black Sea grain corridor in doubt without U.S. aid

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that without new U.S. military aid his country would be unable to defend a Black Sea shipping corridor that has allowed Kyiv to export millions…

Ukraine says China needed for peace process after Davos meeting

China needs to be involved in talks to end the war with Russia, Ukraine’s top representative said after a high-level diplomatic meeting ahead of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.…

Israel to face Gaza genocide charges at World Court

Israel prepared to defend itself on Thursday at the top U.N. court against accusations of genocide in Gaza, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rebuffed for the…

North Korea launches long-range missile toward sea after making threat over alleged U.S. spy flights

North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Wednesday, its neighbors said, two days after the North…