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Two sailors aboard a Peruvian Navy vessel were injured in an engine room fire during the Rim of the Pacific naval exercise off Hawaii, according to RI...

Washington, July 14 (CNA) The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed an annual defense policy bill with provisions to reinforce the partnership between Washington and Taipei, including requiring the U.S. president to invite Taiwan to join an upcoming U.S.-led military exercise in the region.

The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed an annual defense policy bill for fiscal 2023, approving a $37 billion boost to the budget proposed by President Joe Biden in March. US lawmakers cited threats posed by Russia and China as well as inflation for the budget increase, which also contained several Taiwan-related bills with the aim of reinforcing relations between the US and Taiwan island.

Back in full force after a downsized version in 2020, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Michael Boyle said these amphibious exercises are a way of connecting and training allied nations. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.

The greatest destructiveness of the RIMPAC is reflected in the poisoning of the atmosphere of regional peace, and the eventual degree of damage will depend on the immunity of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to the US Cold War clamor.

RIMPAC is going back to what they call full-scale operations. However, several residents are concerned about the environmental impacts the military exercise leaves behind.

Tokyo says its forces been tracking seemingly coordinated efforts by China and Russia to circumnavigate Japanese territory this month.

Japan will fundamentally bolster its defense in five years with a substantial increase in military spending, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Sunday during the Group of Seven summit in Germany, following the countrys high-profile drills with the US and Australia and prior to participation in the US-led large-scale Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC).

South Korean Navy to join multiple Indo-Pacific joint exercises

Vice Adm. Steve Koehler transferred command of U.S. Third Fleet to Vice Adm. Michael Boyle during a change of command ceremony this morning at Naval Base Point...