Milley is 1st Pentagon official to confirm nature of Beijing test of nuclear-capable hypersonic weapon that orbited Earth then reentered atmosphere

Financial Times says US intelligence officials reportedly caught by surprise by Beijing's progress on weapons; Pentagon: 'We hold China as our number one pacing challenge'

Ambassador says Washington will continue to oppose Human Rights Council's singular focus on Jewish state; panel panned for giving spots to abusive regimes like Eritrea, UAE

Senior official briefing media ahead of secretary's sit-down with Israeli, UAE FMs says sides will also unveil trilateral working groups on religious coexistence, water and energy

Joint Chiefs of Staff tells Senate Armed Services Committee he was seeking to de-escalate due to 'significant degree of intelligence' that China was worried about a US attack

Ahead of General Assembly, Antonio Guterres says it's a 'fantasy' that UN will be able to ensure human rights aren't violated in Taliban-run Afghanistan

Bob Woodward's latest work claims Joint Chiefs Chair General Mark Milley feared Trump's 'trigger point,' called Chinese counterpart to assure him 'American government is stable'

William Burns is reportedly the most senior Biden administration official to express concern about Jerusalem's ties with Beijing

Wuhan lab denies any leaks; White House criticized Beijing's reaction as 'irresponsible and frankly dangerous,' saying this is not a time to be 'stonewalling'

Israel, which has long sought not to antagonize major trading partner Beijing, votes with 41 mostly Western countries on Canadian-led measure at UN Human Rights Council