But that page was unlikely to include a detailed road map any time soon as the allies struggle to reorganise entrenched defence systems built over decades. A central problem, say analysts, is that the military structure in neighbouring South Korea is headed by a four-star general, while American army, naval, air force and marine forces … Read more
With both sides using “candid” and “constructive” as key descriptors for the talk – and expressing a willingness to build on a foundation laid down when the two leaders met face-to-face in November – they allowed space to air grievances diplomatically but in no uncertain terms. Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with US President Joe … Read more
The foreign ministers of India and Ukraine said on Friday they had agreed to restore trade and cooperation to levels before Russia’s invasion, as Kyiv seeks to build support for its peace plan with an old friend of Moscow. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba was in India on the first visit by a top official … Read more
US President Joe Biden will hold the first three-way summit with the leaders of the Philippines and Japan next month, as the United States boosts alliances against China. Biden’s meeting with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on April 11 is the latest in a series … Read more
