Death of a Filipino in South China Sea clashes would be ‘very close’ to act of war, Philippines leader warns
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and allies South Korea and Japan clashed with China and Russia Friday over North Korea’s latest satellite and ballistic missile launches and threats to use nuclear weapons that have escalated tensions in northeast Asia.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has slapped more sanctions on North Korea over its continued efforts to develop ballistic and nuclear missiles and its support for Russia.
BEIJING (AP) — China said Friday it would be “’hard to meet” calls for discussions on the Russia-Ukraine war, citing problems with arrangements that appear to point to Beijing’s strongly pro-Moscow stance.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -- The Kremlin said on Friday that Moscow supported China's refusal to take part in a peace summit on Ukraine next month in Switzerland because it was futile to hold such an event without Russia's participation.
SINGAPORE -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to attend Asia's largest defense forum this weekend in Singapore, at a critical moment in his country's war against Russia.
Experts also doubt the possibility that India has any direct involvement in providing weapons to Israel, citing Delhi’s comparatively unsophisticated weapons technology and logistical difficulties.
SINGAPORE — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed concern over China's naval activity in the Taiwan Strait to his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun on Friday, reiterating the stance that China "should not use Taiwan's political transition ... as a pretext for coercive measures."