Blinken accused Putin of adding "fuel to the fire" with recent steps including calling up reservists and planning referendums in Russian-held Ukrainian territory just as Kyiv made gains on the ground.

"How could Biden not lose damn face if these fuckers do not pass it in Congress?" Yoon was caught saying to his aides afterwards in footage that went viral in South Korea.

British, Canadian, French and Australian warships have made passages through the Taiwan Strait in recent years, sparking protests from Beijing.

The United States imposed the arms embargo on the whole of Cyprus in 1987 in the hope it could encourage its reunification.

Taiwanese secessionists, seeking Washington’s help, won’t succeed either, a top Chinese official has said.

In July, US Senate unanimously approved a nonbinding resolution to designate Russia as a terrorism sponsor for its operation in Ukraine

The sharpest rise in assaults came in the army, up by 26 percent, followed by the navy, up 19 percent, and two percent each in the air force and marines.

Prof. Mandelbaum explains how US started as a collection of British settlements and underwent four stages of evolution as an international actor.

The Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise marks the resumption of large-scale training sessions after they were scaled back due to Covid-19 and a bout of failed diplomacy with Pyongyang.

"When I heard he survived, I was surprised, I guess," Hadi Matar

The plan was likely set in retaliation for the US killing of top Guard commander Qasem Soleimani in Iraq in January 2020, the department said.

The reported break in communications comes amid large-scale military drills around Taiwan