The United States has significantly scaled up its cyber warfare against Russia, China, and Iran under the pretext of deflecting alleged interference from the trio in its 2020 presidential elections, according to The New York Times.

The Australian navy joined Indian, Japanese and American warships for annual Malabar exercises that began Tuesday in the Indian Ocean marking the growing strategic convergence of the four countries amid rising concerns about Chinese assertiveness in Asia.

South Korea’s spy agency has alleged that the rival North is building two new submarines capable of launching ballistic missiles. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency on Tuesday cited the country’s National Intelligence Service as making the allegation, without elaborating or producing any evidence about the claim.