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China’s Wang Yi warns U.S. official over Philippines support

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China’s Wang Yi warns U.S. official over Philippines support

Wang Yi, right, the director of the Communist Party’s Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office shakes hands with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, left, at Yanqi lake in Beijing, Tuesday, August 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) warned visiting U.S. National Security Advisor Jake…

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Philippines Slams China’s “Unjustified, Illegal, Reckless” Actions Over Disputed Scarborough Shoal Reef

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Philippines Slams China’s “Unjustified, Illegal, Reckless” Actions Over Disputed Scarborough Shoal Reef

Representational Image MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Sunday condemned Chinese air force actions in waters of the South China Sea claimed by both countries, calling the actions “unjustified, illegal and reckless”. Manila and Beijing accused each other on Saturday of disrupting their militaries’ operations around the Scarborough Shoal in the first incident since…

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Philippines says China air force harassed its plane over disputed reef

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Philippines says China air force harassed its plane over disputed reef

“We sternly warn the Philippines to immediately stop its infringement, provocation, distortion and hype,” Southern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army statement said. File | Photo Credit: AP The Philippine military on Saturday accused China’s air force of “dangerous and provocative actions” against one of its planes patrolling over a disputed South China Sea…

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Philippine court blocks government’s effort to close news outlet that criticised former president

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Philippine court blocks government’s effort to close news outlet that criticised former president

“It’s a vindication,” Rappler said in a statement. File | Photo Credit: AP A Philippine appeals court reversed a regulator’s 2018 order to shut down a prominent news outlet in a decision made public Friday, marking a legal victory for journalists who angered former President Rodrigo Duterte by reporting critically on his deadly crackdown on…

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Climate Change Intensifies Rainfall Patterns, Typhoons, Warn Scientists

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Climate Change Intensifies Rainfall Patterns, Typhoons, Warn Scientists

Typhoon Gaemi hits Chinese seaboard, widespread flooding feared Singapore: Climate change is driving changes in rainfall patterns across the world, scientists said in a paper published on Friday, which could also be intensifying typhoons and other tropical storms. Taiwan, the Philippines and then China were lashed by the year’s most powerful typhoon this week, with…

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Philippines ‘cannot yield’ in territorial disputes: Marcos

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Philippines ‘cannot yield’ in territorial disputes: Marcos

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. | Photo Credit: AP The Philippines “cannot yield” in territorial disputes, President Ferdinand Marcos said on Monday, after a series of escalating confrontations with Beijing in the South China Sea. Manila is locked in a longstanding territorial row with Beijing over parts of the strategic waterway through which trillions of…

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Philippines chosen to host climate ‘loss and damage’ fund board

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Philippines chosen to host climate ‘loss and damage’ fund board

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. looks on as he meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, March 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Philippines has been chosen to host the board of the “Loss and Damage” fund created by U.N. talks, marking another step towards providing financial…

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China and the Philippines hold crucial talks after chaotic confrontation in disputed South China Sea

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China and the Philippines hold crucial talks after chaotic confrontation in disputed South China Sea

In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippine Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, left, and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong shake hands during the Philippines and China 9th Meeting of their Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea in Manila, Philippines, on July 2, 2024. |…

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Chinese Sailors Wield Knives, Axe In Disputed Sea Clash With Philippines

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Chinese Sailors Wield Knives, Axe In Disputed Sea Clash With Philippines

Chinese coast guard sailors brandishing knives, an axe and other weapons clashed with Philippine naval vessels near a strategic reef in the South China Sea, dramatic new footage released by Manila showed. The clash took place Monday as Philippine forces attempted to resupply marines stationed on a derelict warship, the Sierra Madre, deliberately grounded atop…

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