Ukraine vowed to strengthen its armed forces after Russia launched its biggest aerial assaults on cities since the beginning of the war, forcing thousands to flee to bomb shelters and prompting Kyiv to halt electricity exports to Europe.

US stocks of ammunition for Himars which fires GPS-guided rockets known as GMLRS, with a range of more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) are dwindling.

The United States, Canada and Britain were among the countries that brought the motion.

Now Iran is awaiting the release of about $7 billion in funds frozen abroad

America's fully prepared, with our NATO allies, to defend every single inch of NATO territory," he said. "Mr Putin, don't misunderstand what I'm saying: every inch."

On Monday, she will meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who took over after Abe's shocking murder while on the campaign trail in July.

Blinken met for 90 minutes with Chinese FM Wang Yi in New York on the sidelines of the UNGA, in talks a US official described as "extremely candid" and focused largely on Taiwan.

The SEC said both Boeing and Muilenburg, in agreeing to pay the penalties, did not admit or deny the agency's findings.

Blinken accused Putin of adding "fuel to the fire" with recent steps including calling up reservists and planning referendums in Russian-held Ukrainian territory just as Kyiv made gains on the ground.

"How could Biden not lose damn face if these fuckers do not pass it in Congress?" Yoon was caught saying to his aides afterwards in footage that went viral in South Korea.

British, Canadian, French and Australian warships have made passages through the Taiwan Strait in recent years, sparking protests from Beijing.

The United States imposed the arms embargo on the whole of Cyprus in 1987 in the hope it could encourage its reunification.