US and British officials on Monday filed charges, imposed sanctions, and accused Beijing of a sweeping cyberespionage campaign that allegedly hit millions of people including lawmakers, academics and journalists, and companies including defense contractors. Authorities on both sides of the Atlantic nicknamed the hacking group Advanced Persistent Threat 31 or "APT31", calling it an arm of China's Ministry of State Security. Officials reeled off a laundry list of targets: White House staffers, US...
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with Israel’s minister of defense on Tuesday and discuss ways to defeat Hamas other than conducting a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the Pentagon said, at a time of rising tensions between the two countries. Maj.
The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with Israel’s minister of defense and discuss ways to address the Hamas threat other than conducting a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah
US and Israeli defense chiefs to meet Tuesday as tensions rise over Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with Israel’s minister of defense on Tuesday and discuss ways to defeat Hamas other than conducting a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the Pentagon said, at a time of rising tensions between the two countries. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, told reporters Monday that Austin’s planned morning meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is still on, even though Israel abruptly canceled the visit of...
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang said Tuesday he does not expect a "doomsday scenario" but is readying for the worst over tension between China and the United States.The United States last year tightened export controls on technology from Nvidia and other chip companies to keep it out of the hands of the Chinese military.And anti-China sentiment seems a rare unifying theme in a politically divided US Congress, with legislation aimed at curbing Chinese-owned TikTok."I do have confidence that the goal of...
A US congressman said during a visit to Taipei Thursday that Washington's partnership with Taiwan was key to countering China's "increasingly aggressive actions in the region".
Amid fishing disputes and saber-rattling, residents say the tacit understandings that allowed everyone to get along are eroding.
Officials in Britain and the US on Monday filed charges and imposed sanctions on alleged spies linked to the APT31 hacking group.
Minister to discuss 'progress of the fighting' against Hamas in Gaza, efforts to return hostages, humanitarian aid to Strip, and 'procurement processes'
China is building its military and nuclear arsenal on a scale not seen
China is building its military and nuclear arsenal on a scale not seen since World War II and all signs suggest it’s sticking to ambitions to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027, a top US admiral testified.