Tag: the United States

US approves $2 billion arms sale to Taiwan including Ukraine tested missile system

By Mike Stone and Ben BlanchardWASHINGTON/TAIPEI (Reuters) -The United States has approved a potential $2 billion arms sale package to Taiwan, the Pentagon...

U.S. lifts import ban on Malaysian glove maker Brightway

KUALA LUMPUR - The United States has lifted a ban on Malaysian glove maker Brightway Group, allowing the firm to resume sales of...

Exclusive-US keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise, tests wartime deployment

By Karen Lema and Poppy McPhersonMANILA (Reuters) - The United States has no immediate plans to withdraw a mid-range missile system deployed in...

Analysis-US strategy for anti-ship weapons to counter China: plentiful, mobile, deadly

By Gerry Doyle and Mike StoneSINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States is amassing an arsenal of abundant and easily made anti-ship weapons as...

Why Fed rate cuts matter to world markets

LONDON (Reuters) - When the Federal Reserve delivers a widely-anticipated interest rate cut on Wednesday, its first in four years, the move will...

US sees potential Iran transfer of missiles to Russia as alarming

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Michelle NicholsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Any Iranian transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia would mark a sharp escalation in the...