Australia, UK to boost defense cooperation
Australia and the United Kingdom on Thursday signed a new defense and security cooperation agreement that makes it easier for their defense forces to operate together in each other's countries.
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Will India’s long election season help Modi ‘create history’ – or throw up a last-minute surprise?
In the country’s second-longest voting exercise, 73-year-old Modi, the star campaigner of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party, will have time to pace himself at events held amid the blazing summer heat as well as stretch the opposition’s comparatively limited resources.
United Steelworkers union backs Biden in election-year endorsement
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AP) -- The United Steelworkers union has endorsed President Joe Biden, giving him support from another large labor union.
Australia, China foreign ministers to manage differences 'wisely'
SYDNEY -- Australia wants "a stable, productive and mature" relationship with China, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Wednesday after a "frank" discussion in Canberra on trade, regional security and human rights with her Chinese counterpart.
Prabowo officially elected as Indonesia's next president, calls for unity
JAKARTA -- Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has been officially elected as Indonesia's next president and is set to succeed Joko "Jokowi" Widodo at the helm of Southeast Asia's largest economy in October.
Hong Kong's new security law raises international concerns
HONG KONG -- The international community voiced strong concerns over the passage of a sweeping national security law in Hong Kong by unanimous vote on Tuesday, in sharp contrast to how the news is being portrayed by the city's authorities and Beijing.
North Korea's Kim guides new solid-fuel engine test, KCNA says
SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a ground test of a solid-fuel engine for a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic missile as part of a program of developing national defense capability, state news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday.
Pakistan repulses attack near Chinese-funded port in southwest, killing 8 insurgents, officials say
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces Wednesday killed at least eight insurgents as they repulsed an attack by a separatist group on a sprawling government building outside the Chinese-funded Gwadar port in the volatile southwest, officials said.