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Philippine military drills to seize an island in the South China Sea
The Philippine military has opened two weeks of combat drills that will include seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea and likely be frowned upon by ChinaWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
China delimits contested South China Sea shoal in dispute with Philippines
China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claimsWorld - ABC News - November 10 -
China holds combat drills at a disputed shoal west of the Philippines
China has held sea and air combat drills at disputed Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited area of reefs and rocks it had seized from the Philippines in the South China SeaWorld - ABC News - November 13 -
Philippine president signs new laws to secure sea territory, clashing with China
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed two laws reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China Sea, where the new ...World - ABC News - November 8 -
Philippine forces retake an island in mock combat as China's navy watches
Philippine forces have staged drills that included seizing an island in the South China Sea as Chinese navy ships kept watch from a distanceWorld - ABC News - November 7 -
Indonesia says it drove Chinese coastguard ships out of disputed waters
Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims and muscular enforcement actions have been creating friction in South China SeaWorld - Financial Times - October 24 -
China building ‘counter-stealth’ radar on disputed South China Sea reef, satellite pictures suggest
Upgraded Triton Island outpost in the Paracel archipelago expands China’s surveillance capabilities in the region. The Chinese military is constructing a new counter-stealth radar system on a ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
North Korea fires a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea ahead of US election
South Korea's military says North Korea has fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea as the country continues its weapons demonstrations ahead of the U.S. presidential ...World - ABC News - November 4 -
South Korean military says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea
South Korean military says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the seaWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
Pacific island governor backs $800m US military upgrade amid China threat
Northern Mariana Islands governor says ‘the world is changing in the Indo-Pacific’ as work continues in the US territory on defense development. The governor of the Northern Mariana Islands says an ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
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US flies long-range bomber in drill with South Korea, Japan
South Korea says the U.S. has flown a long-range bomber in a trilateral drill with South Korea and Japan in response to North Korea’s recent test-firing of a new intercontinental ballistic missile ...World - ABC News - November 3 -
Gabon votes on a new constitution after the military seized power last year
Gabon is holding a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution, more than a year after mutinous soldiers overthrew the country’s longtime president and seized power in the oil-rich Central ...World - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Gabon votes yes on new constitution a year after the military seized power
Authorities in Gabon say voters have overwhelmingly approved a new constitution more than one year after mutinous soldiers overthrew the country’s longtime president and seized power in the ...World - ABC News - 3 days ago -
US and Philippines sign a pact to secure shared military intelligence and weapons technology
The United States and the Philippines have signed an agreement to secure the exchange of highly confidential military intelligence and technology in key weapons the U.S. would provide to ManilaWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Bullied by China at Sea, With the Broken Bones to Prove It
A violent attack on a Vietnamese fishing boat tests Hanoi’s muted but resolute approach to China’s aggression in the South China Sea.Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
Israel abducts alleged Hezbollah official in unprecedented sea raid
Commandos land in northern Lebanon in highly unusual operation to capture supposed militant group member. Middle East crisis – live updates The Israeli military abducted who it said was a ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
Indonesia’s new President and ministers begin a military-style retreat which includes morning drills
Indonesia’s newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto and his cabinet ministers have started a military-style retreat at a military academy in the Java provinceWorld - ABC News - October 25 -
Indonesia and Australia hold joint military drills after signing a new defense agreement
The Indonesian and Australian militaries are holding joint combat drills off Indonesia’s main island of Java with about 2,000 troops training in air, maritime, amphibious and land operationsWorld - ABC News - November 13 -
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Philippines aims to buy US missile launcher in move likely to anger China
Typhon intermediate-range system first deployed in archipelago for bilateral exercisesWorld - Financial Times - November 10 -
U.S participates in drill with South Korea, Japan after North Korea missile test
On Thursday, North Korea test-fired the newly developed Hwasong-19 intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time in nearly a year.Top stories - CBS News - November 3 -
Bolivia's president accuses supporters of former leader Morales of seizing 3 military barracks
Bolivian President Luis Arce has condemned the seizure of three military units by supporters of former President Evo Morales, calling it “an absolutely reprehensible criminal act that is far from ...World - ABC News - November 1 -
The Israeli military says it has seized a Syrian citizen in the current war's first announced ground operation in Syria
The Israeli military says it has seized a Syrian citizen in the current war's first announced ground operation in SyriaWorld - ABC News - November 3 -
China's Heavyweight Coast Guard Ships Bring Muscle to Sea Disputes
In most countries, the coast guard focuses on law enforcement and rescue. In China, it focuses on enforcing Beijing’s contested maritime claims—with two massive ships leading the charge.World - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago -
Vanishing act: Panama’s Guna people forced to move as the sea swallows their island – in pictures
Earlier this year, families from the Indigenous Guna people on the tiny island of Gardi Sugdub became the first to undergo a climate-related relocation by the Panamanian government because of the ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
A Philippine police official says 33 people were killed mostly in landslides set off by a storm south of Manila.
A Philippine police official says 33 people were killed mostly in landslides set off by a storm south of Manila.World - ABC News - October 25 -
UK to increase military presence in Indo-Pacific to counter China
Keir Starmer to announce expansion in region that will also include business club to increase economic ties. The UK will increase its military and economic presence in the Indo-Pacific to support ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Meta’s Llama Used to Develop AI Model for China’s Military
Researchers connected to the People’s Liberation Army created a chatbot model based on Meta’s Large-Language Model AI.Business - Inc. - November 1 -
Head of Myanmar's military government visits close ally China for the first time since taking power
Myanmar's state media says the head of Myanmar’s military government embarked upon an official visit this week to China, the embattled Southeast Asian nation’s most important international allyWorld - ABC News - November 5 -
U.S. citizen arrested in Germany on suspicion of offering military intelligence to China
A U.S. citizen suspected of offering intelligence about the American military to China has been arrested in the German city of Frankfurt.Top stories - NBC News - November 7 -
Germany says American contractor tried to pass China info on U.S. military
German authorities have arrested an American man they say tried to pass intelligence to China after working as a civilian contractor for the U.S. military.Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
China's military flights near Taiwan up 300 percent
The Chinese military increased flights near Taiwan by 300 percent in the last five months, Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of the U.S. Air Forces in the Indo-Pacific Command, told NBC News in an ...Politics - The Hill - November 9 -
Chinese military displays upgraded Z-20 helicopter at Zhuhai air show
China’s advanced Z-20 helicopter, which could help protect the Chinese navy from submarines, was displayed Tuesday at the country’s largest air show in Zhuhai.Top stories - NBC News - November 12
