US, Australia to Unveil Submarine Pact to Counter China
would ensure peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean."It is difficult to overstate the step that as a nation we are about to take," said Marles. "We have never operated a military capability at this level before."(Reuters - Reporting by David Brunnstrom, Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Mike Stone, Jonathan Landay, Joel Schectman, Steve Holland and Kirsty Needham; Editing by Don Durfee, Lincoln Feast and Deepa Babington
US Navy to Recover F-35 Warplane that Fell into South China Sea
operations in the South China Sea on Sunday. They entered the disputed sea for training as Taiwan reported a new Chinese air force incursion at the top of the waterway.Lockheed Martin, which makes F-35 jets, reported better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday. (Reuters - Reporting by David Brunnstrom; Editing by Himani Sarkar
'Catastrophic' California Offshore Oil Spill Kills Fish, Damages Wetlands
and state agencies, flew airplanes to assess the spill and had hired contractors to clean it up.Officials said they were investigating the cause of the spill and the type of oil involved. (Reporting by Jonathan Allen in New York; Additional reporting by Tim Reid and Nichola Groom in Los Angeles; David Brunnstrom in Washington; Editing by Daniel Wallis, Christopher Cushing and Lisa Shumaker
Trump Administration Grants License for Taiwan Submarine Project
policy on defense sales to Taiwan has been consistent across seven different U.S. administrations,” the official said. “This policy has contributed to the security of Taiwan and also supported the maintenance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.”Reporting by David Brunnstrom, Phil Stewart and Mike Stone; Writing by Dustin Vol
China Reef Work Could Lead to New Exclusion Zone
passes every year. The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also have overlapping claims. Western and Asian naval officials have expressed fears that China could also try to limit sea navigation once the reclaimed islands are fully established. (Reporting by David Brunnstrom; Editing by David Storey, Bernard Orr
February 2025
