The Latest Breaking News from Indo

Kemi Badenoch signs CPTPP accession protocol in New Zealand, in move set to cut tariffs for UK exporters

JAKARTA: Foreign ministers of two dozen countries met in Indonesia on Friday with US.-China rivalry, the war in Ukraine and North Korean missiles set to dominate talks at Southeast Asia's annual security gathering.

“Grateful for the vital U.S.-India partnership & shared efforts to advance a free & open Indo-Pacific, regional stability, and civilian security,” Uzra Zeya, the U.S. Under Secretary for civil security, human rights and democracy, said in a tweet, describing her meeting with Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, NATO meetings and summits have been receiving significantly more attention compared to previous years. And there are several big-ticket items on the agenda at the upcoming summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, which begins on Tuesday.

Chris Hipkins joins a Nato summit focused on the Ukraine war – but looking to the Indo-Pacific for shared security challenges.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is heading to Germany and Lithuania as European leaders seek Indo-Pacific views on global security and Ukraine.

Bilateral security and defence cooperation is the key to peace and prosperity in the region, observes Rear Admiral Nishiyama Takahiro

Tim Loughton vented his fury at Mary-Anne Trevelyan, the Government's Minister of State for Indo-Pacific, after she met and was photoed with Liu Jianchao last month

After a political spat, China figuratively wiped Lithuania off the map - but the small European nation held firm.