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The US Senate approved on Wednesday Finland and Sweden's accession to Nato, the most significant expansion of the 30-member alliance since the 1990s as it responds to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Saturday he was not aware of any discussions on a Gulf-Israeli defence alliance and that the kingdom was not involved in such talks.

A key summit of Nato leaders wrapped up on Thursday after two days of talks. Vladimir Putin reacted to Tuesday's news that Finland and Sweden would be invited to join Nato after member Turkey withdrew its opposition to the Nordic countries joining the alliance.

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would respond in kind if Nato deployed troops and infrastructure in Finland and Sweden after they join the U.S.-led military alliance.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected speculation that Thailand is joining a so-called “Nato 2” or “Nato of Asia” military alliance led by the United States in a move against the region’s superpowers China and Russia.

A year after officially requesting Dhaka not to join the Quad alliance of India, US, Japan, and Australia, China has yet again warned Bangladesh to shun bloc politics.

South Korean leader Yoon Suk-yeol vowed to build a supply chain for semiconductors and batteries spanning the Indo-Pacific during talks at the first Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) summit on Monday.

U.S. President Joe Biden met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan on Monday, and said he hoped to discuss how U.S and Japan relations could be a positive force around the region and beyond.

The leaders of South Korea and the US have agreed to develop the Korea-US relationship into a global comprehensive strategic alliance, during their first summit in Seoul on Saturday.

A small group of demonstrators gathered outside the United States Embassy in Bangkok on Thursday to oppose pressure on Thailand by Washington to join an alliance that would place the Kingdom at odds with China and Russia.

Thailand and Japan announced new defence and financial agreements on Monday, boosting their ties in the face of China’s increasing assertiveness in Southeast Asia.

Yoon’s delegation says they formed consensus on need of complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of Pyongyang with US