A photo released by the United States military revealed a second Chinese balloon was shot down in 2023, along with the one that crossed over the nation before being brought down.

Both the U.S. and Russia deploy hundreds of nuclear-armed ICBMs that can be fired and reach targets within minutes.

The French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has been deployed for a five-month Indo-Pacific mission since last November.

The Chinese naval task group, consisting of three vessels, is now operating east of the Australian island of Tasmania.