The French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has been deployed for a five-month Indo-Pacific mission since last November.

Clarity is beginning to form around Donald Trump’s plans for ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, with his administration appearing to accept some of the Kremlin’s key demands that Ukraine should not join NATO nor return to its pre-2014 sovereign borders.

In Germany, Vice President JD Vance spoke at the Munich Security Conference. He told NATO allies that Europe’s biggest security threat is not Russia or China, but themselves.

Common damage to underwater infrastructure has been weaponised by Nato states and Taiwan in information warfare against mainland China.

Worse still, China has emerged as the big winner, as the conflict has ensnared NATO and Russia. China, significantly stronger than Russia in economic output, military spending and other strategic metrics,

Taiwan's coast guard said it was investigating whether the incident was sabotage but said "it cannot be ruled out that it was a gray zone intrusion."

The French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has been deployed for a five-month Indo-Pacific mission since last November.

China and Russia “cannot be moved away” from one another, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told his counterpart Vladimir Putin Monday, in their first phone call since US President Donald Trump upended American foreign policy with a sweeping pivot toward Moscow as he pushes for peace in Ukraine.

Coming to terms with realignment in Europe, the early signs of Trump’s China strategy, Taiwan stands by Ukraine, Chinese air defense sales to Central Asia, and much more.

US President Donald Trump’s push to end the war in Ukraine appears poised to hand key concessions to Russia, leaving Kyiv and its European supporters on the sidelines as they face the prospect of a peace deal made over their heads.

Spending at the 3.5% level, which NATO’s leadership supports, would allow Europe to implement Supreme Allied Commander Europe’s new defense plan for Europe. Accomplishing that by the end of the decade would also address Russia’s expected military reconstitution after the Ukraine war ends.

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping said China and Russia are "true friends" who "support each other", state media reported on Monday (Feb 24). Xinhua reported Xi as saying that "history and reality show that China and Russia are good neighbours that cannot be moved away,