Planning for a war with China has dominated Pentagon thinking for decades, well before a possible confrontation with Beijing became more conventional wisdom on Capitol Hill. The United States has built its Air Forces, Navy and Space Forces — and even more recently its Marines and Army forces — with a possible fight against China in mind.

China is practicing “dogfighting” satellites as part of its expanding capabilities in space, according to the United States Space Force, which warned that Washington’s key rivals are closing the technology gap as space becomes increasingly critical to security on Earth.

China's experimental Shiyan satellite program has long been the source of speculation, especially as the country's rivalry with the US grows.

Kyiv and Moscow seem to agree on a partial cease-fire against energy facilities, a step on the hard road to ending the war that Russia began.

Oil futures posted a gain on Wednesday, giving up early losses after official U.S. data revealed weekly declines in petroleum-product stockpiles along with a third consecutive weekly rise in commercial crude inventories.