POLITICS
Taiwan's Executive Yuan originally proposed a US$39.6 billion (NT$1.25 trillion) special defense budget, but in May the Legislative Yuan reduced it to US$24.7 billion (NT$780 billion). The approved package did not include funding for the commercial procurement or commissioned production of unmanned systems, CNA reported. To continue developing Taiwan's uncrewed
Yoon Suk-yeol Wins South Korea Presidential Elections by Paper-thin Margin
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China Warns US Against Expanding ‘Pacific Version of NATO,’ Threatens Retaliation for Supporting Taiwan
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Biden Administration Bans All Russian Oil and Gas Imports Into the US
On Tuesday, March 8, U.S. President Joe Biden announced a ban on all Russian oil and other energy imports...
Russia Announces New ‘Humanitarian Corridors’ in Several Ukrainian Cities
Russia's Ministry of Defense has announced that it would be honoring a ceasefire in war-torn Ukraine...
Blinken: NATO Countries Have ‘Green Light’ to Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine
Though the idea of NATO members donating combat aircraft to replenish Ukraine's embattled air force in...
Ukraine: Russia Prepares Second Invasion Force to Encircle Key Cities, Shift Focus of Attack
Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, has stated that Russian...