US Ally Japan Reveals Warship Sailed Through Taiwan Strait
Japan, a United States ally in the Indo-Pacific region, reportedly sent a warship to a contested waterway between China and the self-ruled island of Taiwan in early February. Newsweek has emailed the Chinese and Taiwanese defense ministries for comment. The Japanese military did not immediately respond to a written request for comment. Why It Matters […]
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Russia’s Airspace Violations Spur NATO Ally Into Action
Romania has passed a law to shoot down drones that violate the country’s airspace after numerous Russian drones did so while attacking Ukraine, according to the Romania Journal. Newsweek reached out to Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment via email. File photo: A Baba Yaga UAV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces adapted by the […]
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Putin Will Use Peace Talks to Weaken US, NATO Ally Says
Latvia’s Foreign Minister Baiba Braže has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin will attempt to achieve through peace negotiations what he has been unable to secure on the battlefield—undermining the United States and restoring control over Ukraine. Speaking to The Associated Press on Tuesday, Braže emphasized that Putin has failed to weaken NATO, oust Ukraine’s […]
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US Ally in Pacific Says China Trespassing in Waters
The tiny Pacific Island nation of Palau says China continues to intrude into its maritime zone. “We keep on raising flags and complaining about it, but they keep on sending them,” President Surangel Whipps Jr. said in a recent interview with Agence France-Presse. The complaint is familiar to China’s maritime neighbors in the South China […]
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NATO Ally Could Be Spared From Trump Tariffs
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said the UK could be spared from President-elect Donald Trump‘s proposed tariffs plan, according to Sky News. During an interview on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Murphy said that he believes Trump will not include allies like Britain in his new tariff plan, but rather target other countries, saying: “If […]
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Why Kamala Harris Lost Latino Voters, According To Ally Who Predicted Win
California Representative Robert Garcia, who co-chaired Kamala Harris‘ campaign, has shared his thoughts on why she didn’t secure a greater proportion of the Latino vote in the presidential election. Despite winning a larger proportion of the Hispanic/Latino vote than Donald Trump, Harris lost ground compared to Biden’s win in 2020, and only secured 6 percentage […]
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