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Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that the war in Ukraine has strengthened US resolve against any "threat" from China. "Our support for Ukraine hasn't weakened our capabilities to meet potential threats from China or anywhere else -- it has strengthened them," Blinken says in a speech in Helsinki. IMAGES
The NATO leaders meeting in Madrid is set to label Russia a direct menace to their security as they overhaul the alliance's defences in response to the war on Ukraine, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says. SOUNDBITE
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles confirmed that he held talks with his Chinese counterpart Sunday, the first meeting between the countries' defence ministers for three years. The meeting was "an important first step", Marles told reporters in Singapore, on the sidelines of a security summit. IMAGES from Australian Defence Minister
People gather outside Chinese Consulate General in Sydney, holding candles and placards to commemorate anniversary of Beijing's deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden plans an in-person summit with leaders of Australia, India and Japan this year amid concerns about China. Following the nations' first four-way summit, President Joe Biden's national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, says the so-called Quad have launched a set of working groups including one on cyber. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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