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U.S. soldiers participate in a live fire exercise during the annual joint military exercises between U.S. and Philippines called “Balikatan” or shoulder-to-shoulder, at Laoag, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, May 6, 2024. MANILA/HONG KONG (Reuters) — Huddled in the presidential situation …

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un visit the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Sept. 13, 2023.  SEOUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed on Tuesday to deepen trade and security ties with North Korea an…

Amata poses for a photo with Samoan service members in Kuwait. Amata with women service members. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defe…

Members of the media take footage of a Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocking a Philippine Coast Guard vessel on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024. MANILA (Reuters) — The Philippine military chief urged Filipino fishermen to keep fishing in the …

U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken, April 24, 2024.  WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States believes China’s primary focus currently is its economy and that it is determined to work to stabilize bilateral relations with the United States, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Sta…

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore, May 31, 2024. MANILA (Reuters) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the Philippines should be prepared for any eventuality due to heightened tension in the Indo-Pacific region regarding s…

Family members and supporters demand the immediate release of the hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack, as they protest outside a meeting attended by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 11, 20…

Doctors take part in a rally to protest against government plans to increase medical school admissions in Seoul, South Korea, March 3, 2024. SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea’s main doctors’ lobby group said on Sunday it would go on strike on June 18 to protest the government’s health…

China’s aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, during military drills in the Pacific. BEIJING (Reuters) — The U.S. poses the largest security challenge in the South China Sea as its military deployment there is turning it into “the whirlpool of an arms race,” Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun …

Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. speaks at an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan, June 14, 2023. TOKYO (Reuters) — The Pacific island nation of Palau expects China to attempt to meddle in a national election later this year over its recognition of Taiwan, President Surangel Whipps Jr. said i…