It is the first time for both sides to simulate a sea attack and rocket-bombardment exercise in the disputed waterway. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Bank shares in Europe are falling as earnings season kicks off there, with results from national banking champions UBS (UBSG) and Santander (SAN) showing some weakness.
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Peter St Onge warned of “soaring inflation, a catastrophic fallen American standard of living, and a U.S. that falls off the world stage.”

Foreign Ministry claims radioactive materials delivered to Ukrainian ports of Odesa and Chornomorsk

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbour and ally Belarus.

The U.S. president promised to defend South Korea in meetings that featured a rendition of “American Pie” by his Korean counterpart.

International human rights body calls for immediate and urgent action to halt movement of children from Ukraine by Russia

U.S. President Joe Biden agrees with his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol on plans for Washington to send nuclear submarines to its major ally for the first time in four decades as part of efforts to bolster extended deterrence measures in response…

Russian forces have been stationed at southern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe's largest and one of the 10 biggest in the world, since capturing the site early in the war.

When the presidents of the United States and South Korea this week announced a landmark deal to deter North Korean aggression, one element of the pact stood out.

President Joe Biden stressed that a North Korean nuclear attack on the US and its allies would be the end of Kim Jong Un’s regime as he announced new efforts with South Korea to counter Pyongyang’s nuclear buildup.

Seoul and Washington agreed to respond "overwhelmingly and decisively" using the full force of the alliance in the event of Pyongyang's nuclear attack, said President Yoon Suk Yeol after a bilateral summit with U.S. President Joe Biden Wednesday.