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Pakistan FM to Visit China on Heels of Conflict With India Over Kashmir
Pakistan's Foreign Minister will make a three-day official visit to China, his office announced on Sunday, just over a week after Islamabad reached a ceasefire with India to end their most serious conflict in decades. Ishaq Dar, who also holds the ...
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Vietnam Protests China, Philippines Claims on South China Sea Reef
Vietnam on Saturday protested claims by China and the Philippines over a disputed reef in the South China Sea, which it considers its own territory. Manila and Beijing traded barbs last week over Sandy Cay, a group of small sandbanks in ...
China Seizes Disputed Reef Near Key Philippine Military Outpost: Report
The Chinese coast guard has seized control of a disputed reef near a major Philippine military outpost in the South China Sea, according to Beijing's state media, adding to longstanding territorial tensions with Manila. Beijing claims sovereignty over almost all of ...
China Seizes Disputed Reef Near Key Philippine Military Outpost: Report
The Chinese coast guard has seized control of a disputed reef near a major Philippine military outpost in the South China Sea, according to Beijing's state media, adding to longstanding territorial tensions with Manila. Beijing claims sovereignty over almost all of ...
China Seizes Disputed Reef Near Key Philippine Military Outpost: Report
The Chinese coast guard has seized control of a disputed reef near a major Philippine military outpost in the South China Sea, according to Beijing's state media, adding to longstanding territorial tensions with Manila. Beijing claims sovereignty over almost all of ...
China–India Pact a Borderline Solution
After four years of a warlike atmosphere on the disputed China–India border, Beijing and New Delhi reached an agreement to continue patrolling the border as they had been doing until 2020. Though the pact serves the strategic, economic and diplomatic interests of both sides, it only has ...
Philippines Defines Its Sea Routes to Defend Interests
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signed laws on Friday defining the country's sea waters and imposing fixed lanes for foreign ships, sparking a sharp riposte by China that summoned Manila's envoy. The Maritime Zones Act marks out waters that fall within Manila's ...
Indonesia Says Chinese Coast Guard Ship Driven From Disputed Waters
Indonesia said Thursday it drove out a Chinese coast guard vessel from contested waters in the South China Sea twice in recent days, the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation against Beijing's actions in the strategic waterway. Chinese vessels have ...
Blinken at ASEAN Meet Condemns China’s ‘Increasingly Dangerous’ Sea Moves
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Beijing's "increasingly dangerous" actions in the South China Sea and voiced support for freedom of navigation as he met leaders of the ASEAN bloc on Friday. "We remain concerned about China's increasingly dangerous and ...
Vietnam Condemns China’s ‘Brutal Behavior’ in Fisher Attack
Vietnam's foreign ministry condemned on Wednesday China's "brutal behavior" during a violent attack on Vietnamese fishers in the disputed South China Sea. The ten fishermen were reportedly beaten with iron bars and robbed of thousands of dollars worth of fish and ...
Philippines Says ‘We Have Not Lost’ South China Sea Reef After Pullout
The Philippines insisted on Monday that it had not given up a disputed South China Sea reef, two days after it pulled out a ship stationed there following a months-long standoff with rival claimant China. "We have not lost anything," Philippine ...
Philippines’ Marcos Condemns China’s ‘Illegal and Reckless’ Actions Over Disputed Reef
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Sunday condemned what he called "illegal and reckless" actions by China's air force last week against a Filipino military plane patrolling over a disputed South China Sea reef. Two Chinese Air Force aircraft undertook a "dangerous ...
Philippines, Japan to Hold Security Talks Next Month
Japan and the Philippines are to hold high-level defence and security talks next month, the foreign department said Friday, as the two countries seek to boost ties in the face of China's growing regional pressure. Japan's Defence Minister Minoru Kihara and ...
The Crisis in the South China Sea Enters a Dangerous New Phase
The violent confrontation between China and the Philippines on June 17th near the Second Thomas Shoal marked a sharp escalation in tensions between the two countries over their rival territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Philippines Says China Sea Clash Doesn’t Invoke U.S. Defense Pact
A South China Sea confrontation this week, in which Chinese coast guard personnel brandished weapons and rammed Philippine naval boats, does not trigger Manila's mutual defense pact with the United States, a presidential spokesperson said Friday. Footage released by Manila showed ...
Chinese Sailors Wield Sticks, Axe in Disputed Sea Clash With Philippines
Chinese coast guard sailors brandishing weapons, including sticks, knives, and an axe, clashed with Philippine naval vessels near a strategic reef in the South China Sea, dramatic new footage released by Manila showed. Manila said the clash took place Monday as ...
Philippine Ship, Chinese Vessel Collide in South China Sea: Beijing
A Philippine ship and a Chinese vessel collided near the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, Beijing's Coast Guard said. Beijing claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea, brushing aside competing claims from several Southeast ...
New China Rules Allow Detention of Foreigners in South China Sea
By Jing Xuan Teng New Chinese coast guard rules took effect Saturday. Under them, the Coast Guard can detain foreigners for trespassing in the disputed South China Sea, where neighbors and the G7 have accused Beijing of intimidation and coercion.
Philippines Says Chinese Boats Seized Supplies Airdropped to Filipino Outpost
The Philippine military said Tuesday that Chinese boats illegally "seized" food and medicine airdropped to a Filipino outpost in the South China Sea. The alleged incident happened on May 19 at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, where Filipino troops ...
China Defense Minister Warns of ‘Limits’ to Beijing’s Restraint on South China Sea
China's defense minister warned Sunday of "limits" to Beijing's restraint on the South China Sea and over the deployment of ballistic missiles in the Asia-Pacific region. Dong's remarks at a security forum in Singapore clearly referenced the Philippines and the United ...
China Coast Guard Becoming ‘More Aggressive’: Philippines
China's coast guard has become more aggressive towards Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, and its water cannon attacks could threaten the lives of crew, a government spokesman in Manila warned Wednesday. A series of high-seas incidents involving the two ...
U.S. Says ‘Very, Very Concerned’ About Chinese Actions in Disputed Sea
The top U.S. military officer in the Pacific on Tuesday said Washington was "very, very concerned" about Beijing's recent "dangerous" actions in the disputed South China Sea, after confrontations with Philippine vessels. Speaking in Sydney, United States Indo-Pacific Command head Admiral ...
South China Sea Crisis and ASEAN’s Quiet Diplomacy
At the maritime symposium this week in Hainan, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi warned against a “bloc confrontation” approach to solving disputes, alluding to the Philippines, the United States, and Japan’s growing complaints about the brewing tension in the South China Sea. On October 22, two Chinese ...
Iranian women hold portraits of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the funerals of security forces personnel killed in recent protests in Tehran on January 14, 2026. Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP
By Andrea Ghiselli More than a hundred children at a girls’ primary school in Minab, in southern Iran, are reported dead. Missiles and drones are striking targets across Israel as well as the Gulf, from Kuwait to Oman, with the barrage not limited to military ...
Pakistan FM to Visit China on Heels of Conflict With India Over Kashmir
Pakistan's Foreign Minister will make a three-day official visit to China, his office announced on Sunday, just over a week after Islamabad reached a ceasefire with India to end their most serious conflict in decades. Ishaq Dar, who also holds the ...
Vietnam Protests China, Philippines Claims on South China Sea Reef
Vietnam on Saturday protested claims by China and the Philippines over a disputed reef in the South China Sea, which it considers its own territory. Manila and Beijing traded barbs last week over Sandy Cay, a group of small sandbanks in ...
China Seizes Disputed Reef Near Key Philippine Military Outpost: Report
The Chinese coast guard has seized control of a disputed reef near a major Philippine military outpost in the South China Sea, according to Beijing's state media, adding to longstanding territorial tensions with Manila. Beijing claims sovereignty over almost all of ...
China Seizes Disputed Reef Near Key Philippine Military Outpost: Report
The Chinese coast guard has seized control of a disputed reef near a major Philippine military outpost in the South China Sea, according to Beijing's state media, adding to longstanding territorial tensions with Manila. Beijing claims sovereignty over almost all of ...
China Seizes Disputed Reef Near Key Philippine Military Outpost: Report
The Chinese coast guard has seized control of a disputed reef near a major Philippine military outpost in the South China Sea, according to Beijing's state media, adding to longstanding territorial tensions with Manila. Beijing claims sovereignty over almost all of ...
China–India Pact a Borderline Solution
After four years of a warlike atmosphere on the disputed China–India border, Beijing and New Delhi reached an agreement to continue patrolling the border as they had been doing until 2020. Though the pact serves the strategic, economic and diplomatic interests of both sides, it only has ...
Philippines Defines Its Sea Routes to Defend Interests
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signed laws on Friday defining the country's sea waters and imposing fixed lanes for foreign ships, sparking a sharp riposte by China that summoned Manila's envoy. The Maritime Zones Act marks out waters that fall within Manila's ...
Indonesia Says Chinese Coast Guard Ship Driven From Disputed Waters
Indonesia said Thursday it drove out a Chinese coast guard vessel from contested waters in the South China Sea twice in recent days, the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation against Beijing's actions in the strategic waterway. Chinese vessels have ...
Blinken at ASEAN Meet Condemns China’s ‘Increasingly Dangerous’ Sea Moves
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Beijing's "increasingly dangerous" actions in the South China Sea and voiced support for freedom of navigation as he met leaders of the ASEAN bloc on Friday. "We remain concerned about China's increasingly dangerous and ...
Vietnam Condemns China’s ‘Brutal Behavior’ in Fisher Attack
Vietnam's foreign ministry condemned on Wednesday China's "brutal behavior" during a violent attack on Vietnamese fishers in the disputed South China Sea. The ten fishermen were reportedly beaten with iron bars and robbed of thousands of dollars worth of fish and ...
Philippines Says ‘We Have Not Lost’ South China Sea Reef After Pullout
The Philippines insisted on Monday that it had not given up a disputed South China Sea reef, two days after it pulled out a ship stationed there following a months-long standoff with rival claimant China. "We have not lost anything," Philippine ...
Philippines’ Marcos Condemns China’s ‘Illegal and Reckless’ Actions Over Disputed Reef
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Sunday condemned what he called "illegal and reckless" actions by China's air force last week against a Filipino military plane patrolling over a disputed South China Sea reef. Two Chinese Air Force aircraft undertook a "dangerous ...