Key words : austin security alliance
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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has vowed to bolster his country's security alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region in a bid to counter China's growing military presence.
Austin delivered a speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore on Saturday.
The gathering, which opened on Friday, brought together defense chiefs and other senior government officials from Asia and beyond.
Austin said the US commitment to the security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific has grown over the years. He referred to the region as "our center of strategic gravity," and went on to say, "No region will do more to set the trajectory of the 21st century than this one."
Austin accused China of adopting "a more coercive and aggressive approach to its territorial claims."
He said, "We've seen an alarming increase in the number of unsafe aerial intercepts and confrontations at sea" by Chinese aircraft and vessels.
He warned that there has been "a steady increase in provocative and destabilizing military activity near Taiwan."
Austin stressed that the US policy is unchanged and unwavering. He said, "We categorically oppose any unilateral changes to the status quo from either side." He added, "We do not support Taiwan independence."
He reiterated America's commitment to assisting Taiwan in maintaining a sufficient self-defense capability.
Austin called the US security alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific "a profound source of stability." He said, "Our integrated deterrence in the region will continue to center on our ties with our proud treaty allies," including Australia and Japan.
Key words : leader losing zelenskyy
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Leaders in Ukraine say they are facing a critical moment. Their forces are being outgunned by Russian troops in the battle for control of the eastern region of Luhansk.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been pleading with his Western allies to send more weapons. But he fears the world is losing interest in helping Ukrainian forces push the Russians back.
His troops have been trading fire with the Russians in the embattled city of Severodonetsk. The city is one of the last holdouts for Ukrainian forces in the east. The front lines have been moving from one neighborhood to another.
Video from the Luhansk police appears to show smoke billowing from a chemical plant. A female resident said her neighborhood has become more calm because the fighting has shifted to the old part of the city. A man with her said the Ukrainians still control the chemical plant and industrial area.
British intelligence officials believe the Russians control most of the city but have made little progress in attempts to encircle it. Local authorities said about 10,000 residents are trapped.
Zelenskyy made a plea to delegates at a European democracy summit in Denmark. He urged them to fast-track Ukraine's entry into the EU. He said that they need to move past this grey area, which is so tempting for Russia. He said they need to move to actions -- that Ukraine should be a part of the "European family."
Zelenskyy added he is worried that Western leaders might start to feel what he called "war fatigue."
Key words : russia missile submarine
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A spokesperson for Ukrainian forces says Russia has added a cruise missile submarine to its fleet in the Black Sea. The spokesperson says Russia now has 40 cruise missiles targeting Ukraine from the sea.
Ukrainian forces say the Russian navy is obstructing the navigation of Ukrainian vessels in northwestern Black Sea, and has deployed a landing craft.
They also say Russian ground forces invading southern Ukraine have been planting landmines on roads, bridges and other places.
Key words : mayor odesa
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Mounting concerns that stalled Ukrainian grain exports could trigger a global food crisis have prompted the head of a UN organization to urge nations to act now or "pay a huge price."
World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley issued the warning online on Wednesday.
Beasley described Ukraine as a "critical global breadbasket" and said the impact of the conflict is being felt far around the world.
He said food shortages and price spikes are hitting Africa and the Middle East, with wheat and flour prices up 47 percent in Lebanon and 15 percent in Libya.
Beasley urged the international community to take immediate action to help get exports moving again from Black Sea ports.
His comments came amid intense fighting in the east of Ukraine, where Russian ground forces encountered fierce resistance in Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region on Friday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said local forces are doing everything they can to withstand the onslaught, but that they need continued military support from Western countries.
A Ukrainian military spokesperson said the Russian navy is obstructing Ukrainian vessels in the northwestern Black Sea.
The mayor of the port city of Odesa in southern Ukraine, Gennadiy Trukhanov, told NHK the deployment of Russian vessels in the Black Sea shows that the city is vulnerable to attack. He said it's essential to be prepared.
Trukhanov said either Russia should guarantee the city's safety, or NATO should dispatch vessels to help defend Odesa. He said the sooner this happens, the sooner Ukraine's grain exports can resume.
Key words : russia planting mines
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Key words : Kishida review
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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is considering attending the review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in August.
Kishida would be the first Japanese leader to attend the meeting. He is expected to make a final decision after an Upper House election in July.
The conference is usually held every five years. It will next be held in New York, after being repeatedly postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
On Friday, Kishida stressed Japan's commitment to helping achieve a meaningful outcome.
He also pointed out that the use of nuclear weapons by Russia is being discussed as a real possibility.
Key words : kim military
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has told a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party that the country needs to speed up its military building efforts.
The ruling Workers' Party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, reported on Saturday that Kim addressed the plenary meeting of the party's Central Committee, which took place from Wednesday through Friday.
The report cited Kim as saying the North is facing a very serious security situation, and that the surrounding situation could get worse. He said it's essential that the North bolster its defense capabilities as soon as possible.
Kim is also reported to have said, "The right to self-defense is an issue of defending sovereignty." He said the North has a fighting principle of "power for power and head-on contest."
The meeting also included the election of officials to key party and government posts.
First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui was appointed the new foreign minister. She has been involved in negotiations with the United States for many years.
Key words : russia prime minister fishing
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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev has weighed in on Moscow's decision to suspend the implementation of a fishing agreement with Japan.
Trutnev, who is also in charge of Russia's Far East, was speaking to reporters on Friday.
He said his country will strip Japan of the right to fish in waters near four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan.
Russia controls the islands. Japan claims them. The Japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of Japan's territory. It says the islands were illegally occupied after World War Two.
Trutnev also repeated Moscow's claims that Japan has refused to pay for catch quotas.
On Tuesday, Russia's Foreign Ministry announced that it will suspend the implementation of the agreement, which was signed in 1998 to allow Japanese fishing boats to operate safely near the islands.
The two governments hold negotiations each year to decide the fishing period, quota and fees.
On Thursday, Trutnev said Russia had a shortage of regions for productive fishing, and that he was sure Russian fishing companies would take the place of Japanese fishers.
Earlier in the week, Japan said it was regrettable that Russia had unilaterally suspended the implementation of the agreement.
Japan plans to continue consultations with Russia so that Japanese fishery workers can operate safely.
Key words : coronavirus test
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US President Joe Biden's administration will lift the coronavirus test requirement for incoming international air travelers starting Sunday.
A White House spokesperson revealed the plan on Twitter on Friday. Travelers are currently required to have a negative COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the change takes effect at 12:00 a.m., Eastern time, on Sunday. It says the requirement can be withdrawn because vaccinations and other factors have contributed to lower risk of severe disease and death across the US.
US media say visitors who are not US nationals will still have to show they have been fully vaccinated to enter the country.
Airlines had lobbied the government to lift the test mandate, hoping to revive inbound tourism.
The CDC says it will reassess the need for testing requirements if the situation changes.
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