Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Pentagon chief sidesteps issue of US ‘commitment’ to defend Taiwan

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday the Pentagon would continue to support Taiwan’s military but declined to say if US troops would defend the island against China, after President Joe Biden said there was an American “commitment” to do so. “As we’ve done over multiple administrations, we will continue to help Taiwan with the … Read more

NATO pushes own defences as Afghanistan lessons weighed

BRUSSELS: NATO defence ministers on Thursday pushed to bolster the alliance’s defences, as they weighed the calamitous end to their involvement in Afghanistan. “We are in the midst of a transformation of NATO. Over the last years we have stepped up and refocused on our collective defence to protect our own territory,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at … Read more