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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reviews the guard of honor at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, June 1, 2023.

US defense secretary calls China’s refusal to meet unfortunate

On a stop in Tokyo, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed the importance of communication between Washington's and Beijing's defense authorities.

11 months ago

President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of a bilateral meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, Thursday, May 18, 2023, ahead of the start of the G-7 Summit.

Biden, Japan’s prime minister meet ahead of G-7 summit

President Joe Biden met privately with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before joining the Group of Seven gathering of major industrialized nations.

By Josh Boak and Zeke Miller

12 months ago

Biden-Putin meeting could set stage for new era in arms control

The fabric of arms control has been fraying, notably with the abandonment in 2019 — first by Washington, then by Moscow — of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

3 years ago

Biden, NATO leaders to bid symbolic adieu to Afghanistan at summit

With the U.S. leading the withdrawal, European allies and Canada want to hear Biden’s thinking about how security will be assured at their embassies and at Kabul's airport.

3 years ago

NATO members set to say they won’t deploy land-based nukes in Europe

NATO allies are poised to officially oppose the alliance deploying ground-based nuclear missiles in Europe, Defense News has learned.

3 years ago

7 questions with the chair of NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly

Defense News caught up with U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly ahead of NATO’s June 14 summit in Brussels.

3 years ago

Before US-Russia summit, measure demands any new missile treaties include China

Sen. Steve Daines is proposing a higher bar for any new limits on America’s ballistic missile arsenal.

3 years ago

US-Russia showdown looms as top diplomats meet in Iceland

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russia’s longtime Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov plan to talk Wednesday on the sidelines of an Arctic Council meeting in Reykjavik.

3 years ago

Biden to join NATO leaders at June 14 summit in Brussels

The meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels will be a face-to-face opportunity for Biden to rebuild relations with leaders from Europe and Canada that became strained under former President Donald Trump.

3 years ago

US, South Korea to begin scaled-down military drills amid virus spike

The United States and South Korea will begin their annual joint military exercises this week, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday.

4 years ago

North Korea says it has no plans for talks with US

North Korea on Saturday reiterated it has no immediate plans to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States unless Washington discards what it describes as “hostile” polices toward Pyongyang.

4 years ago

Defense budgets set to dominate yet another NATO summit

Despite pleas to set aside bickering over military spending so the issue doesn’t dominate a third NATO summit in a row, the United States is almost certain to demand again this week that its 28 NATO partners respect their pledges to boost defense budgets.

4 years ago