Washington has stored hundreds of vehicles in Australia to boost logistics in the region, the news agency has reported The US used last year’s largest-ever joint drills with Australia to create new stockpiles of equipment in the country, in preparation for a potential conflict with China over Taiwan, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing sources.

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun has told his Russian counterpart, Sergey Shoigu, that strategic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing is a pillar of maintaining peace around the globe, in his first public appearance since his appointment at the end of last year.

MPs have approved a new bill envisaging asset forfeitures for those endangering national security People committing crimes against Russia’s national security could potentially face the confiscation of their assets under new legislation passed by the country’s lower house, the State Duma, on Wednesday. The proposed amendments to the national criminal code would introduce the penalty for…