Geopolitics
Washington/JEN: Reacting to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's remarks backing a permanent United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat for India, the United States has offered its support for reforms to the United Nations' institutions “to make it reflective of the 21st-century world." more
Beijing ‘advises’ Philippines to ‘unequivocally oppose’ independence of Taiwan

Beijing: China has “advised” the Philippines to oppose the independence of Taiwan instead of offering the United States access to its military facilities near the Taiwan strai ...

USD 842 bn budget proposal for US defence driven by competition with China: US Secretary of Defence

Washington, D.C.: The United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III said that the USD 842 billion budget proposal for the fiscal year 2024 for the US Department of Defence is a st ...

Taiwan displays growing clout with its top diplomat's United States visit

Taipei: With the first publicized visit of the Taiwanese foreign minister to Washington since the United States switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979, Taiwan has ...

Russia to quit International Space Station post 2024

Moscow: Russia plans to quit the International Space Station post 2024, announced the newly appointed Chief of Roscosmos, Russian space agency Yury Borisov.

U.S. House passes bill which prohibits maps depicting Taiwan 'inaccurately'

Washington: The United States House of Representatives passed an appropriation bill on Wednesday which is going to prohibit the use of any maps by the U.S. State Department and its foreig ...

Countering China: US plans to reopen Solomon Islands embassy

Washington, DC: The US government is planning to reopen an embassy in Solomon Islands, media reports said,a move seen by many as Washington's move of enhancing the presence in the reg ...

UK joins US, Canada in imposing new sanctions against Myanmar officials

London/UNI/Sputnik: The UK marked the first anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar on Tuesday by joining the US and Canada in imposing new sanctions against three government official ...

National security: FCC bans Chinese telecom operator Unicom in US

Washington: The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to ban China's telecom operator Unicom (CHU) from operating in the country over national security issues in the US. ...

US Commerce dept blacklists Chinese biotech firms that threaten national security

Washington: The United States Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has taken action to address the ongoing threats to US national security and foreign policy ...