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Previous error doubles in size but will mean a boost in weapons, ammunition and other equipment to repel Russian forcesSee all our Ukraine coverageThe Pentagon says it has overestimated the value of the weapons it has sent to Ukraine by $6.2bn – about …
Meeting between China’s president and US secretary of state takes place at time of heightened tensionThe US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has wrapped up a rare trip to Beijing where he met China’s president, Xi Jinping, concluding a high-stakes v…
Palestinians condemn move and Washington calls for return to dialogue amid Israeli plans to give go-ahead to 4,560 housing units in occupied territoryThe United States says it is “deeply troubled” by the Israeli government’s tabling of plans to approve…
A meeting is yet to be confirmed, a day after ‘candid’ talks with China’s foreign minister, who said ties were at their lowest point since diplomatic relations beganAntony Blinken will meet China’s top diplomat and perhaps its president on Monday, on t…
US secretary of state ‘held candid, substantive, and constructive talks,’ state department spokesperson says US secretary of state Antony Blinken will seek China’s cooperation in curbing the production of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl during his…
US secretary of state’s trip seeks to clear the air but issues such as Taiwan and Ukraine leave limited room for compromiseAntony Blinken has arrived in Beijing on the highest-level trip by a US official since 2018, with his aides signalling he was see…
Analyst who leaked studies showing US government knew the Vietnam war was un-winnable became activist and writerDaniel Ellsberg, a US government analyst who became one of the most famous whistleblowers in world politics when he leaked the Pentagon Pape…
US secretary of state’s visit comes amid tense exchanges as China’s foreign minister says US should respect the ‘Taiwan issue’In a long-awaited visit, the US secretary of state is due to arrive in China this week, where he is expected to meet with seni…
Deal signed last month gives US ‘exclusive use’ of parts of bases, as Palau PM says he has asked US to step up patrols after Chinese incursions into its waters The US military can develop and operate out of bases in Papua New Guinea, according to a lan…
Return of US ends decade-long dispute sparked by agency’s move to admit Palestine as a memberThe UN’s cultural and scientific agency, Unesco, has announced that the US plans to rejoin – and pay more than $600m (£477m) in back dues – after a decade-long…