Tag: John Kirby
Watch: US releases footage of Russian jet crashing into its MQ-9 drone
NEW DELHI: The US department of defence on Thursday released the footage of the collision between a Russian Su-27 and an American MQ-9 drone over…
Watch: US releases footage of Russian jet crashing into its MQ-9 drone
NEW DELHI: The US department of defence on Thursday released the footage of the collision between a Russian Su-27 and an American MQ-9 drone over…
US to relax Covid testing rules for travellers from China
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is preparing to relax Covid-19 testing restrictions for travellers from China as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with…
White House: White House says it sees no change in US-China relations
WASHINGTON: The White House seeks no change in US-China relations, including on Taiwan, spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday in response to China’s foreign minister’s…
China says it’s been ‘open and transparent’ on Covid origins
BEIJING: China on Tuesday pushed back at renewed suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic could have been the result of a lab leak, saying it has…
Covid: No definitive conclusion on Covid-19 origin theory White house
WASHINGTON: There is no definitive conclusion on the origin of Covid-19, the White House said on Monday. “The intelligence community and the rest of the…
Why balloons are now in public eye — and military crosshairs
WASHINGTON: Wafting across the United States and into the attention of an alarmed national and global public, a giant Chinese balloon has changed Americans’ awareness…
Ukraine: Russia-Ukraine war: US says Putin struggles, swapping out generals
Russia’s military is still struggling in Ukraine, as President Vladimir Putin “continues to change generals the way I swap socks,” John Kirby, spokesman for the…
Pentagon: China refused call with Pentagon chief on day of balloon downing: US
WASHINGTON: Beijing rejected a request for a secure call between Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and his counterpart on the day an American warplane shot down…
Pentagon: China refused call with Pentagon chief on day of balloon downing: US
WASHINGTON: Beijing rejected a request for a secure call between Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and his counterpart on the day an American warplane shot down…