Bloomberg President Joe Biden came to office promising to restore competency to US foreign policy after four years of Donald Trump’s diplomatic bomb-throwing. But eight months later, a series of missteps have angered allies, drawn criticism even from supporters and raised concern that Biden isn’t as sure-footed in international affairs as advertised. France even recalled its ambassador, a dramatic escalation ...

Bloomberg China announced naval and aerial military exercises were conducted in areas southwest of Taiwan, the second time in a month. Combat ships, early-warning aircraft and bombers were among the forces that joined the exercises “to improve integrated operational capability” in territory southwest of Taiwan, Shi Yi, spokesperson for the People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command, said in a statement, ...

Bloomberg Malaysia joined Indonesia in expressing concern that a new security pact involving Australia, the US and the UK may spark a nuclear arms race in the Indo-Pacific region. Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison called his Malaysian counterpart Ismail Sabri Yaakob to explain that the formation of the tripartite group — known as AUKUS — was to help it acquire ...