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  • August 5, 2024

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    We express our deep concern at the heightened level of tension in the Middle East which threatens to ignite a broader conflict in the region.
  • August 5, 2024

    Countering Foreign State Information Manipulation

    The U.S. and Australia will expand information sharing and pursue complementary approaches to this threat across the Indo-Pacific.
  • August 5, 2024

    U.S.–Thailand Science and Technology Agreement

    The extension reaffirms both countries’ commitment to close partnership and coordination on science and technology cooperation.

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