Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday welcomed the creation of the AUKUS partnership between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, the country's foreign ministry said

The Biden administration has been in consultations with France over the last 48 hours to consult on the newly-announced Australian-UK-US (AUKUS) defense pact, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday

Russia expects Australia to comply with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons amid Canberra's plans to build nuclear weapons, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Thursday that it was informed of the creation of a new security alliance by the US, the UK, and Australia beforehand, and will be involved with the nations of the trilateral pact "throughout the coming months."

Paris may demand compensation from Canberra for its withdrawal from the $66 billion submarines agreement with France's Naval Group shipbuilder, French Defense Minister Florence Parly said on Thursday.