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North Korea criticises US support for Taiwan, pledges backing for Russia

North Korea criticises US support for Taiwan, pledges backing for Russia

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Oct 7 (Reuters) - North Korea criticised the United States over its arms sales and military support for Taiwan, accusing Washington of fuelling tensions in the Taiwan Strait, state media KCNA said on Wednesday.

North Korea warns US over Taiwan while Kim pledges support for Russia

North Korea warns US over Taiwan while Kim pledges support for Russia

SEOUL, Oct 7 (Reuters) - North Korea criticised the United States over its arms sales and military support for Taiwan, accusing Washington of fuelling tensions in the Taiwan Strait, state media KCNA said on Wednesday.

UK police make further arrest over suspected Fairford airbase plot

UK police make further arrest over suspected Fairford airbase plot

By Sam Tabahriti and Phil Stewart LONDON/WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - British police arrested a 22-year-old British man in London on Tuesday as part of an investigation into a suspected plot that US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said involved a potential Iranian drone attack on a

South Korea to recall its ambassador to Ukraine over North Korean POW dispute

South Korea to recall its ambassador to Ukraine over North Korean POW dispute

South Korea says it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine, stepping up its protest of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent revelation of a supposedly secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea

Base in UK faced Iran-linked threats to kill US troops and destroy planes, official says

Base in UK faced Iran-linked threats to kill US troops and destroy planes, official says

A U.S.-run military air base in England faced Iranian-related threats and the Trump administration believed that the intention was to kill as many American troops and destroy as many U.S. planes as possible

Taiwan's US envoy says ties robust after Trump-Xi summit

Taiwan's US envoy says ties robust after Trump-Xi summit

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan's de facto ambassador to Washington said on Wednesday that ties with the United States remained robust after last month's summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, while stressing the importance of timely delivery

UK police arrest a 7th man in connection with a security incident at a US-run air base

UK police arrest a 7th man in connection with a security incident at a US-run air base

British police have arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense linked to Iran

Families of some US troops killed in the Iran war's deadliest strike absent from White House event

Families of some US troops killed in the Iran war's deadliest strike absent from White House event

Relatives of some soldiers killed in the Iran war joined dozens of Gold Star families Tuesday at the White House

South Korea blames North Korean mines for border blast injuries and demands apology

South Korea blames North Korean mines for border blast injuries and demands apology

South Korea’s military has concluded that North Korea planted mines that injured three South Korean soldiers at the border last month

South Korea says preparing response to force North Korean apology over DMZ blast

South Korea says preparing response to force North Korean apology over DMZ blast

SEOUL, Oct 6 (Reuters) - South Korea is preparing a response to force North Korea to apologise for a mine blast in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that seriously wounded two South Korean soldiers, a defence ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.

The US said China was priming a trade superweapon. Then it vanished

The US said China was priming a trade superweapon. Then it vanished

By Joe Cash and John Geddie WENZHOU, China/TOKYO, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Four years ago, the United States warned that China was poised to unleash a trade superweapon: a state-backed digital dragnet that would rapidly expand across the globe and give Beijing unprecedented insight into the flow of

Vance says US bombers moved from UK out of 'abundance of caution'

Vance says US bombers moved from UK out of 'abundance of caution'

By Kate Holton and Jonathan Landay LONDON/WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - US Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that the decision to move B-1 bombers from a British airbase was done out of an abundance of caution after a suspected Iranian plot at the site last week.