Officials say US military’s Southern Command exploring multiple options, from working with Panama to military action.
The incident marks the second confrontation this week between Manila and Beijing over disputed South China Sea islands.
Here are the key developments on the 1,093rd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Here are the key developments on the 1,092nd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Three Chinese navy ships have charted a course along Australia’s eastern coast in a move described as ‘unusual’.
Manila says it will lodge a diplomatic protest after a Chinese helicopter came within 3 metres of a Philippine plane.
Here are the key developments on the 1,084th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The US Navy described its patrol as a ‘routine’ exercise through the international waterway.
Mauritius awaits Trump’s approval for UK to hand over archipelago, with Chagossians at odds over what’s in it for them.
Experts say the primary objective of these tariffs was to ‘stop the flow of the illegal drug fentanyl into the US.
Verifying casualty figures for soldier in the Russia-Ukraine war is difficult, as experts call it ‘a war of narratives’.
The attacks come days after the Taliban pledged retaliation for Pakistani air strikes inside Afghanistan.
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Russia has accused Moldova of plotting a military operation against the breakaway Transnistria region.
