Asia Pacific Jul 26, 2021

With eye on China, Pentagon chief heads to Southeast Asia

Lloyd Austin will seek to emphasize the importance Washington places on fortifying ties in the region while pushing back against China.

World | FOCUS Jul 10, 2021

Afghan pilots assassinated by Taliban as U.S. withdraws

Afghan Air Force Maj. Dastagir Zamaray had grown so fearful of Taliban assassinations of off-duty forces in Kabul that he decided to sell his home to move to a safer pocket of Afghanistan's sprawling capital. Instead of being greeted by a prospective buyer at his ...

World / Politics | FOCUS Sep 24, 2020

How Trump fell out of love with his generals, and why the feeling is mutual

The president has ridiculed his top generals, ignoring their advice on some key issues and questioning their intelligence, courage and commitment to their soldiers.

Business Jun 25, 2020

Washington report says Huawei and Hikvision backed by Chinese military

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has determined that top Chinese firms, including telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies and video surveillance company Hikvision, are owned or controlled by the Chinese military, laying the groundwork for new U.S. financial sanctions, according to a document ...

World Dec 22, 2018

Planned drawdown in Afghanistan imperils U.S. push for peace

U.S. President Donald Trump will upend his own strategy to bring peace to Afghanistan and end America's longest war if he proceeds with plans to withdraw about half of the 14,000 U.S. troops there, according to veteran diplomats and U.S. officials. A drawdown also will ...

Asia Pacific / Politics | FOCUS Nov 10, 2018

U.S. defense chief works to keep rising Sino-American tensions from boiling over

When the United States imposed sanctions on China's military this fall, China retaliated by canceling Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' plans to meet his counterpart in Beijing. But just days later, a Chinese general visited the Pentagon with a reassuring message: Beijing valued the importance ...

Asia Pacific / Politics Oct 20, 2018

U.S. weighs new warship passage through Taiwan Strait amid heightened tensions with China

The United States is considering a new operation to send warships through the Taiwan Strait, U.S. officials tell Reuters, a mission aimed at ensuring free passage through the strategic waterway but which risks heightening tensions with China. The U.S. Navy conducted a similar mission in ...

Asia Pacific / Politics Jul 28, 2018

Anti-American rhetoric of Pakistan's Khan has Washington wary

Over the years, Pakistan's Imran Khan has been known for his anti-American rhetoric, once even suggesting he might, as prime minister, order the shooting down of U.S. drones targeting al-Qaida figures along the Pakistan-Afghan border. Now that Khan is poised to become nuclear-armed Pakistan's leader, ...

World Jun 23, 2018

U.S. Navy drafts plans to house 25,000 immigrants at a cost of $233 million over half a year

The U.S. Navy is drafting plans to house up to 25,000 immigrants on its bases and other facilities, at an estimated cost of about $233 million over six months, as the Trump administration seeks to ease a mounting crisis on the Mexican border, a ...