Bloomberg The US reduced its number of naval transits through the Taiwan Strait in 2022 to the lowest level in four years even as China stepped up military pressure on the island it vows to one day control. The US 7th Fleet sent nine warships through the body of water separating China and Taiwan last year, according to Bloomberg-compiled data. ...

Bloomberg Kim Jong Un rang in the new year the way he likes best — with a fresh threat to dramatically expand North Korea’s nuclear arsenal. This one is almost certain to fizzle. Kim used a speech published on Jan. 1 to call for an “exponential increase” in the country’s stockpiles of atomic weapons, implying output at an unprecedented pace. ...

  Bloomberg The UK government is considering sending Challenger 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the discussions. If it goes ahead, the move would be the first time a Western country has provided Ukraine with modern battle tanks to fight Russian forces. No final decision has been taken, the people said on Monday. Neither wished ...