US, Japan and Australia to hold joint drills

The US, Japan and Australia will hold joint naval drills on Wednesday, as tensions continue to mount in the South China Sea following Russian and Chinese military activity in the region, Report informs, citing CBS.

News of the joint naval drills, reported by Reuters citing Japan's Kyodo news agency, comes as President Biden is set to welcome South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Camp David on Friday, where they are expected to discuss increasing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region.