An outgoing Biden administration official overseeing nukes warned against a new arms race with Russia and China in her farewell address Thursday.

By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia (Reuters) -"This time it's different" is a well-worn cliché that seems to be getting another whirl with the latest U.S. sanctions against Russia's crude oil exports.

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent.

According to Ushakov, Moscow will not have a presence at the inauguration because Russia's possible candidate for Russian ambassador to the U.S.—Alexander Darchiev, the head of the North American Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry—has still not received an agrément from Washington.

Attacks on underwater cables in strategic areas connecting telecommunication lines and power sources in Asia and Europe are suspected to be coordinated attacks by China and Russia.

US special operations forces could be leveraged in ways similar to the way they were in the Cold War as the US military focuses on China and Russia.

The loose arrangement of hostile powers could pose a series of conundrums for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state.

The Chinese government has claimed that it has been "forced" to develop nuclear weapons as a United States official issued a warning about China's weapons of mass destruction program. Newsweek has emailed the Pentagon out of hours and the defense ministry in Beijing for comment.

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said the new policy will help build a trusted technology ecosystem around the world.

Former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis warns Europe against China's potential 'peace proposals' for Ukraine and highlights the risks of accepting China as a nuclear guarantor.

Scott Bessent, tapped by Donald Trump to be treasury secretary, faced sharp questions from Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the IRS.