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US signs new security pact with Papua New Guinea offsets China
U.S. officials said the agreement will help improve security cooperation, enhance Papua New Guinea’s defense capacity and increase regional stability.
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Ukraine
Ukraine’s Zelensky at G7 summit as world leaders sanction Russia
The Ukrainian leader is in Japan to talk with world leaders as they tighten sanctions to punish Moscow over its 15-month invasion of Ukraine.
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Philippines launches strategy of publicizing Chinese actions
A Philippine official says the country's coast guard has launched a strategy of publicizing aggressive actions by China in the disputed South China Sea.
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Chinese minister warns of conflict unless US changes course
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Tuesday that Beijing and Washington are headed for “conflict and confrontation.”
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China sends 25 planes, 3 ships toward Taiwan
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said 19 planes crossed into Taiwan's air defense identification zone.
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China protests US Navy surveillance plane’s Taiwan Strait flight
The U.S. 7th Fleet said a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on Monday.
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China threatens US ‘entities’ over downing of balloon
China says it will enact measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast.
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Gallery: New photos released of effort to recover Chinese spy balloon
An F-22 fighter jet from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, shot down the balloon off the South Carolina coast on Feb. 4.
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China conducted spy balloon program for years, Pentagon says
A U.S. military fighter jet shot down a Chinese balloon off the South Carolina coast on Saturday.
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China balloon: Many questions about suspected spy in the sky
The massive white orb that drifted across U.S. airspace and was shot down by the military triggered a diplomatic maelstrom and blown up on social media.
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US downs Chinese balloon, a flashpoint in US-China tensions
Biden said he wanted the balloon downed on Wednesday, but was advised the best time for the operation would be when it was over water.
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