"submarine"

Macron and Biden "have decided to open a process of in-depth consultations aimed at creating the conditions for ensuring confidence and proposing concrete measures toward common objectives," said a joint statement.

U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to meet in Europe in late October to "reach shared understandings and maintain momentum in this process," according to a joint statement.

"President Biden has asked to be able to speak with President Macron to talk about the way forward, to talk about his deep commitment to the U.S. alliance with France," a senior Biden administration official said.

North Korea on Monday condemned a new defense pact by the United States, Australia and Britain, and a plan to share nuclear submarine technology with Australia, saying the deal could trigger a nuclear arms race and upset the balance in the Asia-Pacific region.

The initial reaction from Beijing has been belligerent with the trilateral partnership being termed “irresponsible and indicative of a Cold War mentality”.

VIENNA -- A Chinese diplomat on Thursday expressed Chinas "grave concern" at the pronounced assistance by the United States and the United Kingdom to Australias acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines.

WASHINGTON - In the most significant move between the three countries in decades, and a sharp signal that defence in Asia and the Indo-Pacific is being beefed up against what is seen as the threat of a rising China, Australia, the US and Britain on Wednesday (Sept 15) announced a new trilateral security partnership.

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has told the Defence Ministry and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) to consider postponing the purchase of two submarines until the Covid-19 situation improves, Defence Ministry spokesman Lt-General Kongcheep Tantrawanit said on Sunday.

SINGAPORE/BANYUWANGI - Indonesian authorities said on Sunday (April 25) that the submarine which went missing during naval exercises was found cracked into three parts on the seabed in the waters north of Bali island, and all 53 crew on board were dead.

KRI Nanggala 402 submarine that went missing off Bali with 53 people aboard earlier this week has "sunk," the Indonesian Navy said Saturday.

The sailors aboard a missing Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala-402 have enough oxygen to last until Saturday, the Navy chief of staff Adm. Yudo Margono said on Thursday, while its Indonesian Military commander said the vessel was in good condition and battle-ready.

The Indonesian Navy is searching for a submarine with 53 people on board that went missing on Wednesday and is seeking help from neighboring Australia and Singapore in the hunt, the Indonesia’s military commander told Reuters.