In his first extensive remarks on the mysterious objects in American airspace, Biden said the three objects appeared unrelated to the Chinese spy balloon and were most likely “tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions.” He said he expected to speak with President Xi Jinping of China soon.
The White House has said there is no indication three flying objects blasted out of the sky over the weekend by the US military are linked to alleged Chinese spying.
The sensors from the first suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down over the US have been recovered from the Atlantic Ocean, the US military says.
A US university is in shock after three people were killed in a mass shooting at a heavily-populated campus.
Senators are slated to receive a briefing on Tuesday about the objects shot down over the weekend.
The US has shot down another unidentified flying object in the fourth military operation of its kind this month.
A U.S. military jet shot down another unidentified airborne object, this time over Canada, on Saturday on orders of President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The link to the broader surveillance program, which was uncovered before the latest balloon was spotted last week, was first reported by the Washington Post.
The world is bracing for what’s to come as Beijing reacts to the US shooting down a Chinese balloon it says was spying on it.
Nearly 100 million people in Canada and the US brace for some of the coldest air on earth, as a record-breaking deep freeze hits North America.
Presence of Chinese balloon is likely to complicate efforts to reset relations with Beijing
The responsibility for escalating tensions around the New START agreement lies entirely with Washington, says Ambassador Anatoly Antonov
Police say the death toll stands at nine with an unknown number of other victims injured after a gunman opened fire at a dance club in Los Angeles.
The United States has committed more than $27.4 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February last year.
Maneuvers give Congress five months to pass legislation raising or suspending the debt limit
The American is suspected of gathering data on “biological topics,” Russia’s Federal Security Service says
Meanwhile, the US fleet sits under 300 ships, and the Pentagon’s goal is to have 350 manned ships, still well behind China, by 2045, according to the US Navy’s Navigation Plan 2022 released last summer.
As America pauses to honour Dr Martin Luther King, Jr's legacy, experts say his fight against poverty and inequality is still just as relevant today as it was during the US civil rights movement.
R’Bonney Gabriel has been crowned Miss Universe, the first time an American has won in 11 years. But the contest wasn’t without drama.
