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US military warns Beijing against 'dangerous' South China Sea moves in talks
Sep 10, 2024 (AFP)
Washington and Beijing remain at odds on issues from trade to the status of self-ruled Taiwan and China's increasingly assertive approach in disputed maritime r...
Serbia tackles sunken Nazi fleet in the Danube
Sep 06, 2024 (AFP)
But the munitions buried underwater with the scuttled vessels mean they cannot be left there to rust indefinitely. For decades, the wrecks have been a reliable ...
Cambodia says China to hand over two warships
Sep 05, 2024 (AFP)
Cambodia is a close ally of Beijing and Washington has long harboured concerns about the Chinese-funded renovation of the kingdom's Ream naval base. Maly Sochea...
South Korean shipyard starts overhaul of US Navy vessel
Sep 03, 2024 (AFP)
The United States has begun looking for overseas shipyards for its navy to use as concerns rise over the expansion of China's fleet and potential conflicts in t...
China says protecting rights after Philippine collision; EU 'condemns dangerous actions'
Sep 02, 2024 (AFP)
Both countries accused each other on Saturday of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships near a flashpoint shoal in the South China Sea, the latest in a sp...
UKMTO: Merchant vessel struck by 2 projectiles in Red Sea
Sep 02, 2024 (UPI)
The maritime observation agency said the vessel was hit about 70 nautical miles northwest of Saleef, Yemen. A third explosion was also reported in close proximi...
Japan protests Chinese naval intrusion into territorial waters
Sep 01, 2024 (AFP)
A Chinese naval vessel was spotted entering Japanese territorial waters near the southern Kuchinoerabu island at around 6:00 am Saturday (2100 GMT Friday) and e...
Huthi rebels say they attacked ship off Yemen
Aug 31, 2024 (AFP)
"The Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a military operation targeting the ship (GROTON) in the Gulf of Aden," Huthi spokesman Yahya Saree said in a televised stat...
China, Philippines trade blame in latest South China Sea clash
Aug 31, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing claims almost all of the economically vital body of water despite competing claims from other countries and an international court ruling that its asser...
Philippines, Vietnam agree to deepen defence cooperation
Aug 30, 2024 (AFP)
Welcoming his Vietnamese counterpart to Manila, Filipino defence secretary Gilberto Teodoro acknowledged the two Southeast Asian nations had "bilateral issues",...
Philippines says US offered to escort supply ships in disputed sea
Aug 29, 2024 (AFP)
General Romeo Brawner said the Philippines would not take up the offer until it reached a point when they could not deliver life-saving provisions and troops we...
Filipino sailors hold the line at flashpoint South China Sea reef
Aug 29, 2024 (AFP)
The coast guard's BRP Teresa Magbanua has been anchored inside Sabina Shoal since April to assert Manila's claims to the area off its coast and prevent China fr...
China's Wang warns US official over support to Philippines in sea dispute
Aug 28, 2024 (AFP)
"The United States must not use bilateral treaties as an excuse to undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, nor should it support or condone the...
China says took 'control measures' against Philippine ships near disputed reef
Aug 26, 2024 (AFP)
The China Coast Guard accused Manila of sending two ships to "illegally barge into waters near Xianbin Jiao", using the Chinese name for the Sabina Shoal. The s...
Indonesia hosts huge multi-national military exercise
Aug 26, 2024 (AFP)
The region, particularly in the South China Sea, has seen tensions rise this year with flashpoints between littoral states claiming sovereignty over disputed is...
Deathwatch beetle threat to celebrated British warship
Aug 26, 2024 (AFP)
But nearly 260 years after it was launched, Victory -- emblem of British maritime heritage and scene of naval hero Horatio Nelson's death during the Battle of T...
New collision of Chinese, Philippine vessels near flashpoint shoal
Aug 25, 2024 (AFP)
The Philippines slammed China's claims as "completely unfounded". The two nations have had repeated confrontations in the waters in recent months, and on Saturd...
China says it rescued 'personnel' after Philippines collision
Aug 25, 2024 (AFP)
The two nations have had repeated confrontations in the waters in recent months, and on Saturday Manila accused China of recently twice firing flares at one of ...
Philippines says China fired flares at its South China Sea plane
Aug 24, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing claims most of the strategic waterway and has been involved in tense maritime confrontations with Manila in recent months, sparking fears of armed confl...
Philippines urges its mariners to 'avoid' Red Sea amid Huthi attacks
Aug 23, 2024 (AFP)
"Philippine nationals should avoid the area altogether unless absolutely necessary for their livelihood," the foreign ministry said, citing the "conflict escala...
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