China also accused the US of attempting to turn Taipei into a 'powder keg' and 'ammunition depot', raising the threat of war in the Taiwan Strait.
China protested against the transfer of American weapons to Taiwan, saying the US should stop activities that can increase tensions across the Taiwan Strait.
The use of cluster munitions has raised alarms across the world due to their capability of inflicting large numbers of civilian casualties.
Russia-Ukraine war: The Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge is a portable, 60-foot (18-meter) folding metal bridge that is carried on top of a tank body. Providing that system now could make it easier for Ukrainian troops to cross rivers to get to Russian forces.
Russia Ukraine war: The new aid comes as federal officials made public the US government’s efforts to ensure that weaponry transferred to Ukraine doesn’t end up in the hand of Russian troops, their proxies or other extremist groups.
A Biden administration official said Zelenskyy did not repeat his demand for a no-fly zone, a demand NATO already has rejected. Western officials fear such a step would lead to direct conflict between NATO and Russia, which Biden described as a potential World War III.
The announcement comes hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had turned down U.S.'s offer to evacuate Kyiv at the behest of the U.S. government.
At least 132 civilians were killed in US military operations in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia, according to a Pentagon report. The report released on Wednesday, added that 91 civilians were injured in the operations, most of them aerial
Global military expenditure at 3.6 per cent saw its largest annual spike in a decade in 2019 with China and India being the second- and third-largest spenders after the US, a Stockholm-based think-tank said on Monday, the first time the two Asian giants were among the top three countries spending more on armaments.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had called a press conference and said the matter will be taken up during Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to the country on September 5.
The Pentagon has sought Congressional determination to reprogram USD 300 million of its Congressional Support Fund (CSF) for Pakistan.
Donald Trump today unveiled a USD 4 trillion annual budget for the fiscal 2019 beginning October 1, proposing USD 256 million in civilian assistance and USD 80 million in military aid to Pakistan.
President Donald Trump is ready to stop all aid to Pakistan as the country continues to harbour terrorists, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said.
Washington: US President Barack Obama today proposed more than USD 1 billion in civilian and military aid to Pakistan, describing it as a “strategically important nation”.The key elements of the proposed budget include strengthening Pakistani
Kathmandu : India yesterday agreed to resume military supplies to the Nepal Army, including vehicles needed by troops to be deployed for the crucial Constituent Assembly elections in November and advanced helicopters. The two sides
Chilmark: President Barack Obama scrapped plans for joint American-Egyptian military exercises, announcing the first concrete U.S. reaction to the spiralling violence in and around Cairo but stopping well short of withholding $1.3 billion in annual
Kabul, May 19: Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting tomorrow and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, an aide said.“Yes, we will ask for
Washington, Jul 12: Talking tough, the US has said it would not give a “blank cheque” to Pakistan until it goes full throttle against the terrorist targets, a day after announcing suspension of $ 800-million
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