Joe Biden has announced that the US will increase its military forces across Europe with extra land, sea and air deployments, as he gathered with Nato leaders for a two-day summit in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Arriving at… Read More »US to increase military forces across Europe, Joe Biden announces
Josep Borrell, the EU foreign affairs chief, has said talks will restart on the Iran nuclear deal, averting a complete collapse in the agreement which could spark a nuclear arms race across the Middle East. After a meeting with the… Read More »Iran and US ready to restart talks on nuclear deal
Temporary silos will be built along the Ukraine border, including in Poland, in an attempt to help export more grain from the country and avert a global food crisis, Joe Biden has announced. The US president told a Philadelphia union… Read More »US announces plan to build silos on Ukraine border to export grain
New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has met US president Joe Biden to discuss shared concerns about China’s growing influence in the Pacific, as well as extremism and dealing with the aftermath of mass shootings. The two leaders spoke for… Read More »Biden praises Ardern for ‘galvanising action’ on gun control and climate change
Joe Biden has said the US will not supply Ukraine with rockets that can reach into Russia, in an attempt to ease tensions with Moscow over the potential deployment of long-range missiles with a range of about 185 miles. The… Read More »Biden will not supply Ukraine with long-range rockets that can hit Russia
North Korea fired three ballistic missiles off its east coast early on Wednesday, Seoul’s military has said, just one day after President Joe Biden wrapped up his first Asia visit as US leader. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said… Read More »North Korea fires three ballistic missiles off its east coast, says Seoul
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says his government will not bend to demands from China to reset the strained relationship despite overtures from Beijing in the wake of Labor’s election win. Speaking after a meeting of the quadrilateral security dialogue… Read More »Albanese insists ‘we will determine our values’ after Chinese premier reaches out to new PM
The turmoil caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has underlined the need for a free Indo-Pacific region, Joe Biden has said, at the start of a meeting with regional partners that Beijing has slammed as part of a US-led attempt… Read More »Russia’s invasion of Ukraine underlines need for ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific, Biden says
The somewhat routine press conference in Tokyo was winding down when the question came. “Are you willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan if it comes to that?” Many past American presidents would have deflected, demurred, declined to give… Read More »Biden’s Taiwan vow creates confusion not clarity – and raises China tensions
Joe Biden has said the US would intervene militarily to defend Taiwan if it came under attack from China – a statement that is likely to enrage Beijing as concern grows over Chinese military activity in the region. Speaking in… Read More »US would defend Taiwan if attacked by China, says Joe Biden