The variants of the Lockheed Martin-made F-35 are the only fifth-generation fighter aircraft available to Western militaries.

The NATO secretary-general said that China could spark World War III by seeking to take control of Taiwan while making sure that the Kremlin would simultaneously launch an attack against NATO territory.

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker urged Iran to seek peace with the U.S. and Israel as official nationwide remain on high alert for domestic terror activity through sleeper cells.

Beijing has declared Taiwan as an "inalienable" part of China, whereas Taipei has long asserted its independence.

These demands – virtually unchanged since the beginning of the war – include a lifting of sanctions against Russia and no Nato membership for Ukraine, while also insisting that Kyiv must accept limits on its future military forces and recognise Russia’s annexation of Crimea and four regions on the Ukrainian mainland.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised President Trump’s commitment to the military alliance during a recent interview and said the president deserves credit for pushing the 32-nation members

Germany has accused the Chinese military of disrupting a reconnaissance aircraft over the Red Sea during an operation.

Trump, however, has long been a NATO skeptic. He has excoriated NATO as a financial drain on the United States, and it was reported that several times during his first term he even privately threatened to withdraw from it.

Ukraine's military said it eliminated hundreds of Russian drones overnight after Moscow launched a massive aerial attack targeting the northwestern city of Lutsk.