3+ hour, 25+ min ago  (596+ words) MANILA, Philippines—The United States, the UK, and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted on Sunday that China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea are illegal based on a 2016 arbitration ruling. A joint statement issued by the…...

10+ hour, 24+ min ago  (248+ words) Sunday, 12 July 2026 08:19 AM EDT China's expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea have no legal basis, Japan, the Philippines, the United States and 11 other countries said in a joint statement on Sunday to mark ‌the 10th anniversary of a landmark…...

17+ hour, 43+ min ago  (630+ words) JIM GOMEZ Sunday, 12 July 2026 01:00 AM EDT A joint statement issued by the nations said they rejected “destabilizing” actions in the disputed waters that threaten regional peace. The announcement commemorated a July 12, 2016, arbitration ruling by a tribunal established in The Hague…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (261+ words) On July 4, Beijing announced it had launched a new sea patrol to replace a group of ships that, in June, were an integral part of China’s effort to control waters far from its shoreline. In an extraordinary move last month,…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (846+ words) HONG KONG, July 10 (Reuters) – China’s submarine-fired ballistic missile test into the southern Pacific on Monday gave its military leadership an opportunity to examine some of the most complex and sensitive operations of its evolving nuclear deterrent, analysts and diplomats say....

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (631+ words) By Adrian Portugal and Karen Lema MASINLOC, Philippines, July 10 (Reuters) – The Philippines may have won a landmark victory against China’s claims in the South China Sea 10 years ago, but today local fishermen have become too afraid to venture out to…...

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3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (373+ words) MANILA, July 9 (Reuters) – The defence minister of the Philippines on Thursday rejected as “baseless” and “ludicrous” assertions by Chinese scholars that its northernmost island-chain province belongs to Beijing, calling the claim concerning and ​worthy of challenge. Chinese state-run news site…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (190+ words) BEIJING/TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) – China and Japan reported conflicting accounts on Tuesday of a confrontation near the ​disputed Senkaku Islands involving their ‌coast guards and a Japanese fishing vessel. The waters around the islands, which China calls the Diaoyu Islands,…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (134+ words) China’s coast guard on Saturday announced a new law-enforcement patrol in waters east of Taiwan, claiming the area falls under China's jurisdiction. What would you like to watch today? China Coast Guard Launch Patrol in Waters East of Taiwan Trump:…...