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MANILA( Reuters)-Government troops killed nine members of a pro-Islamic State group in the southern Philippines, the military said on Saturday, including two suspects in a deadly blast at a Catholic Mass last month.... Four soldiers were wounded during Thursday and Friday's counter terrorism operation in the Lanao del Sur province, the Armed Forces of the Philippines( AFP) said in a statement, but all are in stable condition.... " This operation sets a clear precedent: the AFP will not tolerat

MANILA-The Philippines urged China on Aug 12 to heed calls to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea after what it described as “ very dangerous ” actions by its air force, which came after the two nations have agreed to better manage maritime disputes. Two Chinese aircraft executed a dangerous manoeuvre and dropped flares in the path of Manila’s air force aircraft conducting a routine patrol over the contested Scarborough Shoal on Aug 8, Manila’s military said. China has disputed that, say

China's latest stunt in the South China Sea has triggered fresh horrifying" open war" fears. Beijing deployed a monster 541-feet Coast Guard ship within 200 nautical miles of the Philippines in its latest bid to intimidate the top US ally in the Indo-Pacific. China has been embroiled in a bitter dispute with Manila for months as it seeks to assert its sovereignty over the contested body of water.Xi Jinping's navy has ramped up its aggressive stance-despite repeated warnings from Washington it wo

MANILA-The Philippine and US navies conducted a joint maritime exercise in the South China Sea on July 31, the Philippine armed forces said. The two allies began joint maritime activities in November to enhance how their militaries could operate in tandem at a time of growing tensions with China in the South China Sea. The latest exercise, held inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, included two vessels and was designed to enhance communication and operational coordination between the

In this photo released by the Joint Task Force-Sulu, rescuers search for bodies from the site where a Philippine military C-130 plane crashed in Patikul town, Sulu province, southern Philippines on July 4, 2021.... The Lockheed C-130 Hercules was carrying 96 mostly combat troops when it overshot the runway while landing Sunday at the Jolo airport in Sulu province, military officials said.... Troops, police and firefighters rescued 49 military personnel, including a few who jumped off the aircr

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott looks on during a press conference at the Small Business Administration business recovery center, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Baltimore.... Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski and Sen.... Ben Cardin, D-Md., speaks during a press conference at the SBA business recovery center, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Baltimore....

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They are already bathed in salt water and sweat-but it is not the weather that frightens them." The Chinese ships circle us and shadow us," he says.... They would get rid of us." The Philippines is at the centre of a tense territorial standoff with Beijing in the South China Sea.... In recent months, the Philippines has given the US access to key military bases, hosted the largest-ever joint military drills between the two countries, and repeatedly called out Beijing's aggression in the South