(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. to hold '2+2' talks among foreign, defense chiefs amid N.K. deployment to Russia

South Korea and the United States will hold their "two plus two" talks among the top foreign and defense officials this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday, amid the heightening tensions with ... Read More

Top US official warns of 'large uptick' in foreign spies targeting tech companies, threatening national security

The nation's chief counterintelligence officer, Mike Casey, is warning of a "large uptick" in foreign spies trying to secretly infiltrate U.S. tech companies. Read More

Getting more out of US-Australian defense cooperation

Opinion: Canberra and Washington tend to view challenges in the Indo-Pacific through different ends of a strategic telescope. Read More

Australia announces $4.7 billion purchase of US air defense missiles

Australia announced this week it was buying $4.7 billion in American-made SM-2 and SM-6 missiles - two of the world's most advanced air defense interceptors - in a colossal foreign military sale. The ... Read More

New Zealand, Australia swap senior military commanders

New Zealand’s Defence Minister Judith Collins and Australian ... level senior posting of an officer from a foreign military into the Australian forces. The corresponding Australian appointment ... Read More

North Korea foreign minister heads to Russia as Biden warns of 'dangerous' situation

North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui left Pyongyang on Monday night for an official visit to Russia, North Korean state-controlled media reported. Read More

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong scolded for refusing to visit family of Galit Carbone, Australia's sole October 7 victim

Speaking to Sky News Australia ... ‘I had to meet Mr. Danny Danon at Yad Vashem. I didn't have time.’ “I mean seriously, you're the foreign minister of a big country called Australia. Read More

Australia to Buy $4.7 Billion of US Missiles to Bolster Defense

Australia will buy US missiles at a cost of A$7 billion ($4.7 billion) to boost its long-range strike capabilities, with Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy warning of “the greatest arms race” in the ... Read More

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant cancels Pentagon visit

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has cancelled plans to meet ... their US counterparts last week that they were still finalising targets, timing and means for a response. NBC News reported ... Read More

Japanese ministers say they are not pursuing PM’s ‘Asian Nato’ proposal

TOKYO – Japan’s foreign and defence ministers said on Oct 2 that they are not working on a proposal by the new prime minister to establish an “Asian Nato”, as the US and India had rejected ... Read More

Indian Foreign Minister meets President Dissanayake

Indian Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met with President ... stating it was an "honour" to meet with President Dissanayake during his visit to Colombo. Read More

Ishiba’s foreign minister sees no rush to consider ‘Asian NATO’

Japan’s new foreign ... minister’s intentions,” Nakatani said, touching on the importance of cooperation with the United States and like-minded countries. Iwaya and Nakatani, both former ... Read More