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U.S. seeks Chinese balloon remnants, says approach to China will stay calm

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday imposed a temporary security zone in waters off South Carolina during the military's search for debris from a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down by a U.S. fighter jet, and the White House said it would keep a calm approach to relations with Beijing.

Reuters

US recovering balloon debris, won't return it to China

Washington (AFP) - The United States is recovering debris from the downed Chinese balloon in the Atlantic for analysis by intelligence experts and there is no plan to give the remains back to Beijing, officials said Monday.

AFP

How the Chinese spy balloon was caught

US officials say that efforts ordered by President Joe Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped identify last week’s spy balloon — and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration

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White House: Improved surveillance caught Chinese balloon

U.S. officials say that efforts ordered by President Joe Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped identify last week’s spy balloon — and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration

The Independent UK

US recovering balloon debris, won't return to China: W.House

Washington (AFP) - The United States is in the process of recovering debris from the Chinese balloon out of the Atlantic for analysis by intelligence experts and there is no plan to give the remains back to Beijing, the White House said Monday.

AFP

White House says Chinese spy balloon was watching ‘sensitive military sites’ and program has been targeting US for years

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says the US gained valuable intelligence by monitoring the Chinese airship as it transited US airspace

The Independent UK

Congress digesting details on Chinese balloon - Roll Call

General says the Air Force initially didn't shoot down a Chinese surveillance balloon over Alaska because it was not a military threat.

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White House on China balloon saga: Blinken to reschedule trip when time is right

The White House on Monday said a suspected Chinese spy balloon's flight over the United States has done nothing to improve already tense relations with Beijing and that top diplomat Antony Blinken will seek to reschedule a postponed trip when the time is right.

Reuters

Blinken to discuss Russia's war on Ukraine with Chinese officials

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss Russia's war in Ukraine with Chinese officials during a Feb. 5-6 trip to China, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday.

Reuters

First Thing: Biden says US will not provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

Ukraine planned to push for western fourth-generation fighter jets. Plus, why circadian-rhythm shaming needs to stop

The Guardian - UK

US and UK rule out sending fighter jets to Ukraine

Refusals deal significant blow to Kyiv’s efforts to bolster military capability in war with Russia

The Guardian - UK

North Korea could get a vital lifeline from arms sales to Russia

Russia’s hunt for weapons to fire at Ukraine could provide a lifeline for North Korea, where even a relatively modest arms deal would help lift the country’s cash-starved and stagnant economy into growth.

Tribune News Service

Dutch firm: US, allies near deal to limit chip tech to China

A Dutch semiconductor supply company says the U.S., Dutch and Japanese officials are close to an agreement to limit China’s access to the technology used to make computer chips

The Independent UK

North Korea denies arms dealing with Russia

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea on Sunday denied providing arms to Moscow after the United States said the nuclear-armed state supplied rockets and missiles to Russia's private military group Wagner.

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US Sees Urgent Need for De-escalation in Israel, West Bank

The United States is deeply concerned about recent violence in Israel and the West Bank and believes there is an urgent need for all parties to de-escalate in the region, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Friday. The United States is aware of reports that at…

Reuters

U.S. sees urgent need for de-escalation in Israel, West Bank -White House

Al Jazeera

US will send dozens of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, Biden announces

US president says the new military aid underscores Washington’s ‘enduring commitment’ to Kyiv against Moscow’s invasion.

Tribune News Service

US labels Russia’s Wagner Group a criminal organization in new bid to blunt its power

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration designated Russia’s Wagner Group a transnational criminal organization in a new effort to blunt the mercenary company’s powerful role on the battlefield in Ukraine and around the world.

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Russia's Wagner chief writes to White House over new U.S. sanctions

The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner published on Saturday a short letter to the White House asking what crime his company was accused of, after Washington announced new sanctions on the group.

Evening Standard

Russian Wagner Group using ‘North Korea for munitions supplies,’ White House says

North Korea has repeatedly denied assisting Russia

France 24

US to designate Wagner a transnational criminal organisation

The U.S. Treasury Department will impose additional sanctions on the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, that has been aiding Russia's military in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

US to designate Wagner mercenary force a crime organisation

The Wagner Group has an estimated 50,000 fighters in Ukraine, 80 percent of them drawn from Russian prisons.

Axios

U.S. to designate Russia's Wagner Group as a transnational criminal organization

It comes in part in response to North Korean weapon shipments to the mercenary group, the White House said.

AFP

Allies fail to agree on heavy tanks sought by Ukraine

Ramstein Air Base (Germany) (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday there was "no alternative" but for the West to give Ukraine heavy tanks, as Germany failed to commit its sought-after Leopard vehicles to a possible spring offensive by Kyiv.

AFP

US designates Russia's Wagner military group an intl 'criminal organization'

Washington (AFP) - The United States on Friday designated Russia's Wagner group as a "transnational criminal organization," piling pressure on the private Russian army fighting in Ukraine.

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