US President Joe Biden has denied that the Pentagon is in talks with Seoul about joint nuclear exercises, raising a number of questions after his South Korean counterpart announced that such discussions were already underway. Asked on Monday whether he is “discussing joint nuclear exercises with South Korea right now,” …
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Hungary will not support European Union efforts to jointly raise aid funds for Ukraine amid its ongoing conflict with Russia, the country’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said. Speaking at a conference in Sofia on Monday, Szijjarto said Budapest had supported Kiev directly as a neighbor and would continue to do …
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US and South Korean defense chiefs have agreed to expand their joint military exercise planned for later this year, setting the stage to deploy more of Washington’s strategic weapons on the peninsula amid increased saber-rattling in Pyongyang. The drill, likely to be called Ulchi Freedom Shield, will be integrated with …
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Joint military drills have begun between the United States and the Philippines in the Pacific nation, with nearly 9,000 Filipino and American soldiers taking part in the 12-day training exercise. The war games mark the largest-ever drills to take place in the archipelago state, reflecting strengthening relations between the two …
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Troops from Russia and Belarus have begun joint drills as part of combat readiness training, ahead of the planned ‘Union Resolve 2022’ exercises due to take place later this month, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday. The ministry published a video showing tanks, helicopters, and other military vehicles engaging …
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The partnership was announced in a US Treasury Department press release on Sunday, which claimed the task force between the two countries would “protect critical financial infrastructure and emerging technologies” and work to “counter the threat ransomware poses to countries and the global economy.” Wally Adeyemo, the deputy secretary of …
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The exercise, which took place close to the Afghan border, concluded in southern Tajikistan on Saturday. Six CSTO nations, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan, took part in the drills. Over 4,000 soldiers from the CSTO countries with more than 500 pieces of various military hardware honed their anti-terrorist …
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The landmark mission was aimed at maintaining stability in the Pacific region and safeguarding the maritime infrastructure of the two nations, the ministry said. It started last Sunday and successfully concluded on Saturday. During the patrol, the Russian and Chinese ships sailed through the Tsugaru Strait between Japan’s islands of …
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The only In-N-Out burger restaurant in San Francisco has made national headlines, fueling an ongoing debate over vaccine passports, after it refused to enforce the city’s strict vaccine mandate. The location was temporarily shut down on October 14, after it repeatedly ran afoul of the order, according to the San …
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Republika Srpska, the Serb entity that makes up half of Bosnia, will start the process “by the end of this month, first week of next month at the latest,” that will eventually result in the “withdrawal of consent” from the joint institutions, Dodik announced on Friday. He is one of …
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