The U.S. Space Force is close to wielding new weapons designed to jam Chinese and Russian satellites in orbit, according

Guo said China, as a “responsible nuclear-weapon state” and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has maintained its long-standing nuclear test moratorium and upheld its no-first-use policy on nuclear strikes.

During the meeting, Mr. Trump and Xi struck a one-year trade deal that, for now, averts the escalating tension between the two economic superpowers. Mr. Trump told us that in exchange for lower tariffs, China agreed to sell the U.S. its valuable rare earth minerals — and to start buying American agricultural products again.

Democrats secured significant wins against Republicans in key races across the US on Tuesday. A major theme among Democratic candidates was countering President Donald Trump’s agenda, with campaigns centered on protecting democracy, cost-of-living issues and more. Here are the results:

Questions have arisen after Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country tested two nuclear-capable weapons this week.

China's Liaoyuan-1 laser weapon is intended to be mounted to its navy ships. It's difficult to determine how it compares to the U.S. HELIOS system.

S EVEN YEARS ago, when America’s trade war with China was just getting started, the Chinese science and technology ministry did something unusual. Its official newspaper, which usually confines itself to puff pieces about China’s accomplishments,

The U.S. military is preparing to deploy two new satellite-jamming systems aimed at disrupting Chinese and Russian intelligence and reconnaissance operations, expanding its counter-space arsenal to three active capabilities, according to recently released U.S. Space Force data.