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It was the North’s first test of a long-range missile in three months, and came as the country warned of strong countermeasures against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea.
South Africa starts 11 days of joint naval drills with Russia and China on Friday, despite criticism from American, European and even some South African officials that it looks like an endorsement of Russia’s Ukraine war.
U.S. officials now suspect that the balloon was sent to spy on bases in Guam and Hawaii and that other downed objects were not surveillance machines. Washington’s evolving view reflects U.S. and Chinese difficulties in discerning each other’s intention…
Also, Scotland’s leader resigns and Air India orders a record 470 planes.
The Biden administration is looking into mysterious U.F.O. encounters and pushing back against China over accusations of widespread espionage.
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President Biden hosted Brazil’s new president on Friday in a refresh of the countries’ relations. The two leaders agree on the Amazon but are split on Ukraine.
The incident comes less than a week after a U.S. fighter jet brought down a Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic during a diplomatic crisis.
Beijing has accused the United States of waging “information and public opinion warfare.” But analysts say a lack of credible messaging from China is not helping.
Chinese military scientists have been looking for ways to make them more durable, harder to detect and even to serve as platforms that fire advanced weapons.