Voting has closed in the United States and all eyes are on the count in key states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia and North Carolina to decide the race for the White House. Addressing supporters, Biden said he believes he is “on his way” to winning. He flipped Arizona, while …
Read More »India and US to sign satellite data pact ahead of China talks | Pacific Asia
India is poised to sign a military agreement with the United States for the exchange of sensitive satellite data as the two sides began a high-level security dialogue aimed at countering China’s growing power in the region. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper flew to …
Read More »Pompeo in India on the first leg of his trip to Asia because of “threats” from China | India
The Secretary of State of the United States on a five-day trip to Asia aimed at strengthening strategic ties in the face of growing Chinese influence in the region. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in India, the first leg of a five-day trip to Asia aimed at strengthening …
Read More »Trump says the air in India and China is “dirty”; social networks weigh | India
Mixed reactions when the US president called the air in India and China ‘dirty’ during the second and final presidential debate before the November 3 elections. US President Donald Trump described the air in India and China as “dirty” and has sparked mixed reactions on social media, with many amused …
Read More »China Threatens Retaliation for US-Taiwan Arms Sales | China
China says the US move sends “a very wrong signal to separatist forces advocating for Taiwan independence.” China has threatened “to provide legitimate and necessary responses” after the United States approved the possible sale of advanced weapons systems worth 1.8 billion dollars to Taiwan, an autonomous island that Beijing claims …
Read More »China works to duplicate nuclear warheads: Pentagon | China News
China is expected to at least double the number of its nuclear warheads in the next 10 years, from an estimated low 200 it now has, and is approaching the ability to launch nuclear strikes by land, air and sea, a known capacity. like a triad, the Pentagon has revealed. …
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