U.S. and Israel push Arab allies for joint defense pact amid Iran tensions
Riyadh – The United States and Israel are seeking to lay the groundwork for a security ...
Read moreDetails
Tag: tensions
U.S.-led Pacific naval drill launched amid rising China tensions
A major multinational naval exercise led by the U.S. Navy has been launched in the Pacific ...
Read moreDetails
Biden-Xi call is under consideration amid U.S.-China tensions
U.S. officials are working to arrange a possible call this summer between U.S. President Joe Biden ...
Read moreDetails
Kurdish tensions stymie Iraqi region’s gas export ambitions
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq – The prime minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, Masrour Barzani, has been touting the autonomous ...
Read moreDetails
China criticizes US as tensions rise in South Pacific
BEIJING -- China on Friday criticized a speech by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken focused ...
Read moreDetails
U.S. and Russia swap prisoners amid war tensions
WASHINGTON – The United States and Russia swapped prisoners on Wednesday amid their most tense relations ...
Read moreDetails
IMF chief calls for G-20 cooperation amid tensions over Russia’s war
International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday called for cooperation in the Group of 20 ...
Read moreDetails
U.S. cancels ICBM test due to Russia nuclear tensions
Washington – The U.S. military has canceled a test of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile ...
Read moreDetails
U.S. gamble on China over Ukraine raises tensions with rival superpower
WASHINGTON/BEIJING – The Biden administration made a carefully orchestrated gamble this week, issuing a series of ...
Read moreDetails
Asian countries accumulate weapons as China tensions grow
Some Asian and Oceanian nations are ramping up weapons purchases as they become increasingly wary of ...
Read moreDetails