U.S. sanctions CCP, Hong Kong officials over transnational repression
Human rights advocates welcomed United States sanctions on officials in China and Hong Kong who used draconian security laws to intimidate and harass pro-democracy activists.
Satellites Show US Aircraft Carrier in Contested Waters Near China
Satellite imagery has captured a United States aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, where China claims sovereignty over most of the waters, claims that
Philippines confronts Chinese ship’s ‘unlawful activities’ amid South China Sea tensions
Manila said it had deployed a coastguard vessel and aircraft to challenge a Chinese research ship conducting illegal activities in its waters. The Philippines has deployed
Inventec joins wave of Taiwan electronics firms expanding in US
Taiwanese electronics maker Inventec announced on April 28 that its board of directors had approved an investment plan of up to US$85 million to establish
Trump says with lower oil prices, Putin is more eager to settle the Ukraine war
U.S. President Donald Trump said Moscow and Kyiv want to settle the war in Ukraine and that Russian President Vladimir Putin was more inclined towards
Donald Trump hosts a $1.5 million-per-person fundraiser, raising ethics concerns
Just 11 days after President Donald Trump hosted a $1 million dollar dinner for the MAGA Inc Super PAC, he kicked it up another notch in May
‘I’ll be an eight-year president’: Trump weighs in on third-term speculation
resident Donald Trump offered his clearest indication yet that he will leave the White House at the end of his second term without trying to
Philippines to investigate possible election interference by Chinese government
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered an investigation into allegations of foreign interference in the May 2025 midterm national and local elections after a
U.S. bolsters Diego Garcia base to support Indo-Pacific Allies, Partners
The United States has deployed six B-2 bombers, a C-17 military transport aircraft and several refueling tankers to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia
Blue Ridge Participates in Exercise Croix du Sud 2025
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) participated in the 11th iteration of Exercise Croix du Sud in the Coral Sea near New