Director of National Intelligence warns of Chinese opportunism in event of US debt default

Director of National Intelligence Haynes, the top US intelligence agency, said that if the US were to default on its debts, China would be expected to use it as an opportunity. FILE PHOTO: Washington, D.C., April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque [ワシントン 4日 ロイター] – Director of National Intelligence Haynes, the top US intelligence agency, said … Read more

Senior US official says China not inclined to overreact to Taiwan president’s visit to the US

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China sees no reason to overreact to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the United States during her Central America tour this week and next, senior U.S. officials said on March 29. rice field. Photo taken in Taoyuan, Taiwan, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang [ワシントン 29日 ロイター] – Senior US officials said there was … Read more

Economy is on the right track, jobs report says Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the February jobs report released earlier this morning showed that the U.S. economy was heading in the right direction. February 14, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo [ワシントン 10日 ロイター] – U.S. President Biden said on the 10th that February’s employment report, which was released early in the morning, … Read more

Taiwan president to visit Los Angeles and New York: minister

Hsu Ji-ching, chairman of Taiwan’s Overseas Affairs Commission, said on March 9 that President Tsai Ing-wen plans to visit Los Angeles and New York as part of her visit to Central America. FILE PHOTO: Taipei, Taiwan February 15, 2023.Reuters/I-Hwa Cheng TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen plans to visit Los Angeles and New York … Read more

NATO membership of two Nordic countries, order is not a concern = White House | Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden wants Finland and Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on March 2, and believes it is more important for the two countries to become members rather than joining at the same time. Pictured are Finnish, Swedish and NATO flags. Representative photo taken in Brussels in … Read more

Momentum for US to provide fighter planes to Ukraine = influential legislators | Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John McCaul, a Republican, said on Wednesday there was growing momentum within the U.S. administration to provide long-range missiles and fighter jets to Ukraine. This picture was taken in Kyiv during a visit in 2023. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko [キーウ 21日 ロイター] – US House Foreign Relations Committee … Read more

China’s reconnaissance balloon, no serious breach of security = US President | Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden (pictured) said on February 9 that there was no serious breach of security in the shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon after it flew over the U.S. mainland. This picture is taken in Washington, D.C., 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque [ワシントン 9日 ロイター] – U.S. President Joe Biden said … Read more

Russia asks US to answer Reported involvement in Nord Stream explosion | Reuters

Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said on Monday that the United States was responsible for last year’s explosions in the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 undersea pipelines that carry natural gas from Russia to Europe. “The US administration needs to comment on all the facts,” he said. FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson … Read more

China’s reconnaissance balloon, US government provides information to 40 countries | Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States briefed diplomats from 40 countries on February 7 about a Chinese reconnaissance balloon that entered U.S. airspace in late January, according to senior U.S. government officials and diplomatic sources. FILE PHOTO: Surfside Beach, South Carolina, April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Randall Hill WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States briefed diplomats from … Read more

More than 1,000 Russian soldiers died in one day, Ukraine announced Battle intensified in eastern | Reuters

[マリンカ近郊(ウクライナ東部) 7日 ロイター] – The Ukrainian military announced on the 7th that the death toll of Russian troops in the past 24 hours has reached 1,030. The death toll in the past two days is said to be 1,900, the highest since the start of the invasion. The military said 133,190 Russians had died so … Read more