Blinken, China’s top diplomat in ‘direct, candid talks’ amid balloon spat
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken (C) sits down for a Meeting of the Transatlantic Quad with the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom at the…
US ends search for downed Chinese balloon debris, other objects
This handout photo taken on Feb 1, 2023 and released on Feb 2 shows a suspected Chinese spy balloon in the sky over the US.— AFP WASHINGTON: The United States…
Biden says will contact Xi in wake of balloon shoot-down
US President Joe Biden speaks about the administration’s response to recent aerial objects at the White House House in Washington, DC, on February 16, 2023. — AFP WASHINGTON: President Joe…
Biden says he will speak to China’s Xi about balloon incident
US President Joe Biden speaks about a high-altitude Chinese balloon and three other objects that were recently shot down by US fighter jets, during brief remarks in the Eisenhower Executive…
Downed Chinese balloon aimed for Hawaii but was blown off course: US official
Printed balloons with Chinese flag are placed on US flag in the shape of US map outline, in this illustration taken February 5, 2023.— Reuters WASHINGTON: US officials believe a…
Biden says Chinese spy balloon not a major security breach
An undated U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation handout photo taken aboard the USS Carter Hull off South Carolina shows FBI Special Agents assigned to the bureau’s Evidence Response Team ready…
US House unanimously condemns Chinese balloon
The Pentagon tracked a Chinese balloon flying high over the US, reviving tensions between the two countries.— AFP US lawmakers unanimously denounced China’s use of a suspected spy balloon that…
US briefed 40 nations on China spy balloon incident, diplomats and official say
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon that was downed by the United States over the weekend over U.S. territorial waters off…
Beijing says second balloon flying over Latin America is Chinese
The detection of the Chinese balloon over North America prompted the cancellation of a planned visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. — AFP Beijing confirmed on Monday a…
US military searches for balloon remnants as China urges restraint
A jet flies by a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floats off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023. — Reuters China urges US not…
