Philippines

China Coast Guard reports third clash with Philippines this week

Chinese Coast Guard and Philippine Navy vessels during an encounter at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on July 20, in this screen grab from handout video.

China fires water cannon on Philippine ship at Scarborough Shoal, Manila says

Philippine Navy personnel and China Coast Guard personnel clash near a grounded Philippine warship at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.

Canada FM urges Middle East de-escalation, calls South China Sea confrontation ‘troubling’

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand also reaffirmed Canada’s support for international law in addressing tensions in the South China Sea.

Australia’s Penny Wong says region faces choice about its response to South China Sea ‘aggression’

Australia’s foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks during the ASEAN Post Ministerial conference with Australia.

Australia protests against China’s ‘destabilising’ missile test

A Chinese submarine fired the ballistic missile fitted with a dummy warhead earlier in July, reaching far into the Pacific Ocean.

ASEAN weighs benchmarks, longer-term envoy to revive stalled Myanmar peace plan

The discussions followed an informal meeting in Bangkok on July 12 that brought together nearly all ASEAN foreign ministers and Myanmar’s foreign minister for the first time since the military seized power in 2021.

China summons Philippine ambassador over clash in disputed waters

Philippine Navy personnel and China Coast Guard personnel clash near a grounded Philippine warship at Second Thomas Shoal, in the South China Sea on July 20.

Philippines’ Marcos names new military chief

Antonio Nafarrete will take the helm of the 160,000-strong Philippine military.

Philippine Senate seeks V-P Sara Duterte’s bank, tax records in trial

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte is accused by impeachment prosecutors of threatening the life of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, misusing public funds and bribery.

Philippine military says China injured sailor in sea clash

A Chinese rigid-hull inflatable boat carrying eight men had circled the BRP Sierra Madre.

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