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Melting ice no guarantee of smooth sailing in fabled Arctic crossing: study
Jul 11, 2024 (AFP)
To the contrary, climate change was causing thicker, more hazardous ice to choke the fabled "northwest passage" long-sought by navigators seeking a faster route...
Spire Global Secures CA 1.41 Million Canadian Government Contract for Ship Tracking
Jul 09, 2024 (SPX)
"We are proud to continue our partnership with the Government of Canada, providing them with our AIS data services to gain unrivaled coverage of the open ocean ...
Why the Philippine-Japan defence pact matters
Jul 08, 2024 (AFP)
The agreement was finalised during high-level defence talks in Manila and comes as China increases military and diplomatic pressure in the Asia-Pacific region. ...
Philippines and Japan sign key defence pact
Jul 08, 2024 (AFP)
The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) was finalised in Manila, where Japanese Defence Minister Minoru Kihara and Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa are holding talk...
Philippines, Japan on verge of key defence pact
Jul 07, 2024 (AFP)
Japanese Defence Minister Minoru Kihara and Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa will hold high-level talks with their Philippine counterparts Gilberto Teodoro and En...
Philippines hopes to sign key defence pact with Japan
Jul 04, 2024 (AFP)
Japanese Defence Minister Minoru Kihara and Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa are set to meet their Philippine counterparts in Manila on Monday. The Philippines an...
Philippines says it agrees with China to 'de-escalate' South China Sea tensions
Jul 02, 2024 (AFP)
Manila and Beijing have a long history of maritime territorial disputes in the hotly contested waterway but last month's incident was the most serious in a numb...
Russian navy ships dock in Venezuela
Jul 02, 2024 (AFP)
Russia said the main aim of the ship's visit to the region was to "show the flag and ensure a naval presence in operationally important areas" of the Atlantic O...
US tells China that Philippines support 'ironclad'
Jun 28, 2024 (AFP)
Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell "raised serious concerns" about Chinese actions in a call with Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, the State Depa...
Marcos says Philippines must 'do more' than protest China sea actions
Jun 27, 2024 (AFP)
Chinese coast guard personnel wielding knives, sticks and an axe surrounded and boarded three Filipino navy boats last week, video showed, foiling what Manila s...
US deploys amphibious assault ship to Mediterranean amid Hezbollah conflict
Jun 27, 2024 (UPI)
Officials said the USS Wasp and the Marines onboard are not any indication that the United States is planning to move citizens out of Lebanon, but to act as a m...
Philippines eyes China talks after violent sea clash
Jun 25, 2024 (AFP)
Chinese coast guard personnel wielding knives, sticks and an axe foiled a June 17 Filipino navy attempt to resupply marines stationed on a derelict warship that...
Philippines condemns China's 'illegal use of force' in sea clash
Jun 24, 2024 (AFP)
Chinese sailors wielding knives, sticks and an axe foiled a Filipino attempt a week ago to resupply marines stationed on a derelict warship that was deliberatel...
Marcos says Philippines won't be intimidated amid China row
Jun 23, 2024 (AFP)
The confrontation took place Monday off Second Thomas Shoal as the Chinese sailors foiled an attempt by Philippine forces to resupply marines stationed on a der...
Philippines says China sea clash doesn't invoke US defence pact
Jun 21, 2024 (AFP)
Footage released by Manila showed Chinese coast guard sailors brandishing knives, an axe and other weapons in Monday's clash, in which a Filipino sailor lost a ...
Chinese sailors wield knives, axe in disputed sea clash with Philippines
Jun 20, 2024 (AFP)
The clash took place Monday as Philippine forces attempted to resupply marines stationed on a derelict warship that was deliberately grounded atop the disputed ...
China's 'salami-slicing strategy' against Philippines in disputed sea
Jun 19, 2024 (AFP)
One of the most perilous flashpoints between the two nations is a submerged reef called the Second Thomas Shoal, where in 1999 the Philippine navy intentionally...
Blinken expresses solidarity with Philippines over China's maritime actions
Jun 19, 2024 (UPI)
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement, "Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs...
Philippines says Chinese coast guard boarded navy vessels in South China Sea
Jun 19, 2024 (AFP)
Monday's incident was the latest in a series of escalating confrontations between Chinese and Philippine ships in recent months as Beijing steps up efforts to p...
Philippine, Chinese ships collide near hotspot reef
Jun 17, 2024 (AFP)
Known in Chinese as the Ren'ai Reef, the shoal has seen an escalating number of confrontations between Chinese and Philippine ships in recent months as Beijing ...
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