US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday (July 27) that New Zealand can engage with the AUKUS weapons development and procurement project anytime it wants as the door was open.

Door open for New Zealand to engage on AUKUS, says Blinken

The United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described China as a "systemic challenge" to the world order. Sunak told the US-based media outlet NBC News in an interview on Sunday (March 12) that "Britain is back" and ready to counter the challenge posed by a more "assertive" China.

UK PM Rishi Sunak labels China as 'systemic challenge' to world order

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday that Australia will increase its defence forces by 30 per cent by 2040, calling that the largest build-up in peacetime.

Gleaning lessons from Putin's attack on Ukraine, Australia decides to increase its troops to 80,000

China’s reaction against the AUKUS pact between Australia, the UK and the US was ‘irrational’, defence minister Peter Dutton has said. He claims that the Australian government formed this partnership with the UK and the US as the Scott Morrison-led government wanted to “see increased stability and peace” in the region.

Australia's defence minister says China’s response to AUKUS deal was ‘irrational'

With a newly formed defence alliance with Britain and the United States, Australia has formally embarked on a hotly contested programme to equip its naval forces with nuclear submarines.

AUKUS: US, Australia, UK sign key deal in nuclear submarine alliance

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The chief of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)—the UN’s nuclear watchdog—has warned that the nuclear submarine deal signed between Australia, US and UK could potentially spark off another race for nuclear submarines, suggesting that “other countries might follow Australia’s example”.

AUKUS deal may spark off race to acquire nuclear submarines, warns IAEA chief

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that support for a parallel European-only mutual defence organisation risks dividing and weakening the Atlantic alliance.

NATO remains bedrock for European security, says Stoltenberg amid AUKUS row

The reception could hardly have been warmer when Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared in France’s ornate foreign ministry building on a late June day alongside his French counterpart.

Blinken faces an awkward visit to Paris, his ‘second home’

The delivery of US nuclear submarines to Australia under the AUKUS cooperation, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, will place Canberra among the top five countries with such weapons, posing a significant risk to the non-proliferation system.

US submarines transfer to Australia threatens non-proliferation regime: Russia

Giving a brief about the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meetings with several government and corporate leaders, India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla conducted a press briefing.

Scott Morrison briefly talked about Aukus alliance with Indian PM: Harsh Shringla

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison in the United States. The meeting comes at a time when a new defence alliance has been set up between Australia, the US and the UK.

Indian PM Narendra Modi holds talks with Australia's Scott Morrison, who calls meeting 'outstanding, great'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extended a formal invitation to US Vice President Kamala Harris to visit India. He said, "The people of India are waiting to welcome you.

PM Modi invites US Vice President Kamala Harris to India, says her election a historic event

European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell called for greater confidence with the United States as he met US secretary of state Antony Blinken following a spat between France and the Biden administration over a nuclear submarine deal with Australia.

EU seeks to mend ties with US amid row over submarine deal with Australia

A few days after France recalled its ambassadors from the US and Australia, the scenario seems to be changing as officials have now been asked to return to the US next week.

Macron orders ambassador to return to US after discussion with Joe Biden

Rubbishing several reports, France has denied rumours about the country giving up its seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to the European Union (EU).

'Seat is ours and will remain that way': France rubbishes reports about giving up UNSC seat to EU

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to act jointly after Australia cancelled its submarine order worth $40 billion to Paris.

After Aukus submarine dispute, India and France pledge to act jointly in Indo-Pacific region

Amid row over US, Australia, UK (AUKUS) trilateral pact, the Biden administration has assured India that the new defence partnership will not detract from either its bilateral cooperation New Delhi or multilateral ties like the Quad.

AUKUS won't impact bilateral cooperation, Quad: US to India

Aukus has created a full-fledged international dispute. An outraged France has called off an event in Washington DC. Paris is keen to recoup billions of dollars it lost after Australia broke a submarine contract. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Aukus has created a new problem for the United States

What is Aukus? The United States, The United Kingdom and Australia have announced a new security pact to counter China. The US & the UK plan to arm Australia with nuclear-powered submarines. Palki Sharma tells you all that you need to know.

Gravitas: Is the West dumping Quad for Aukus?

Will the new US-Australia-UK alliance sideline the QUAD? Has Europe lost out in the battle for dominance in the Indo-Pacific? Palki Sharma tells you how the world reacted to AUKUS.

Gravitas: What does AUKUS mean for India?

The US, UK, and Australia have announced a new trilateral security partnership aimed at confronting China, which will include helping Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines.

AUKUS partnership will enable Australia to get nuclear submarines

The US, Britain, and Australia have announced a new trilateral security alliance 'AUKUS' in a joint virtual appearance amid China’s growing influence over the Indo-Pacific region.

AUKUS: UK, US & Australia Australia launch new alliance to counter China

In a bid to counter China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region the United States, United Kingdom and Australia have established a new security partnership 'AUKUS' in a joint virtual appearance.

US, UK & Australia forge AUKUS alliance to counter China

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