South Korean fighter jets were scrambled as Russian and Chinese bombers entered the country's air-defense zone.

Chinese and Russian militaries have organised and carried out the ninth joint strategic air patrol in "relevant airspace" over the Sea of Japan on Friday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said.

Chinese and Russian armed forces conducted their ninth strategic patrol flight over the waters of the Sea of Japan on Friday. Military cooperation between Beijing and Moscow has tightened since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.

They can go find another ‘sucker!’” Trump wrote, on Truth Social, of developing countries that won’t use the U.S. dollar as their reserve currency.

President-elect Donald Trump has issued a threat to countries that may try to undervalue the US dollar, saying that if they do so, he will levy 100% tariffs against them.

German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock accused China of providing Russia with weapons for its war of aggression against Ukraine and threatening peace in Europe ahead of a potentially thorny visit to Beijing.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Monday warned her Chinese counterpart that Beijing's support for Moscow would impact ties and instead urged China to help end the Ukraine conflict.Baerbock had earlier told Wang that "increasing Chinese support for Russia's war against Ukraine has an impact on our relations,