By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Donald Trump gave the AUKUS defence pact a “warm reception”, during a meeting with former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the latter said, one of the few public signs about Trump’s view of the deal. Morrison, who left office in 2022, met Trump on Tuesday at the former president’s […]
(Bloomberg) — South Korea is discussing participation in the Aukus security pact as a research partner, Defense Minister Shin Wonsik said, the latest major country in the Indo-Pacific to examine cooperating with the US-led group. Most Read from Bloomberg At an annual meeting of South Korean and Australian officials, Shin said there were discussions about […]
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department said on Friday it fully expects to finalize new trade exemptions for the AUKUS defense project with Australia and Britain in the next 120 days, signaling a further delay in the move, but offering the prospect of a positive outcome in the project to counter China. […]
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government on Friday welcomed signs that a U.S. defense spending bill which would authorise the sale of nuclear submarines to Australia is set to pass Congress after a compromise between Republicans and Democrats. The sale is part of AUKUS – a pact with the United States and Britain to develop nuclear-powered […]