John Kirby

TAIPEI: China launched unprecedented live-fire military drills in six areas that ring Taiwan on Thursday, a day after a visit by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-ruled island that Beijing regards as its…

New York: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has criticized President Joe Biden for calling on oil companies to lower sky-high gasoline prices, prompting the White Houseto come to the US leader's defense. "My message to the companies running gas…

Amid growing pressure on India to take a stand on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Pentagon has come out in the open to state that the US discourages India to rely on Russia for its defence needs. …

Eight weeks into the war, the Biden administration's decision to dramatically ramp up delivery of artillery guns to Ukraine signals a deepening American commitment at a pivotal stage of fighting for the country's industrial heartland. It…

WASHINGTON: Russia's test of a new nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile is not seen as threatening to the US and its allies, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Moscow "properly notified" Washington of the test following its…

Amid ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, the US Defense Department announced Friday it is allotting $300 million in "security assistance" for Ukraine to bolster the country's defense capabilities, adding to the $1.6 billion…

WASHINGTON: Two recent missile tests conducted by North Korea were of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, the Pentagon said Thursday, marking what one US official called a "serious escalation" that will be punished with…

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration publicly warned Wednesday that Russia might seek to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine as the White House rejected Russian claims of illegal chemical weapons development in the country it has…

WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday rejected a Polish offer to send MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine via a US air base, saying the proposal raised "serious concerns" for the entire NATO alliance. Warsaw caught US officials off guard with…

WASHINGTON: The Biden Administration has warned Russia of “severe consequences” in case its forces invade Ukraine and insisted on a diplomatic solution to the issue. “We are actively working to reach a diplomatic solution to de-escalate the…