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MANILA/BEIJING (Reuters) — The Philippines and China accused each other on Sunday of responsibility for a maritime confrontation near disputed islands in the South China Sea, further escalating tensions in the resource-rich waterway.

MAJURO — The attorney general of the Marshall Islands is asking the country’s High Court to invalidate an 18-year-old law that he and Nitijela (parliament) members say threatens to undermine the nation’s ability to attract hundreds of millions of dollars for climate adaptation.

OSLO (Reuters) — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting dictatorship in the country and dedicated the award in part to President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly insisted he deserved it.

BOGOTA (Reuters) — Mariluz Palma, the head of Maria Corina Machado’s Vente Venezuela political movement in Colombia, does not sleep much these days. She says she was up before dawn on Friday, browsing social media, when she saw the news that Machado had won the Nobel Peace Prize.

WASHINGTON/CAIRO (Reuters) — Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to the first phase of President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, a ceasefire and hostage deal that could open the way to ending a bloody two-year-old war that has upended the Middle East. Just a day after the second anniversary of…

BHANGURA, Bangladesh (Reuters) — In flood-prone regions of Bangladesh, solar-powered “floating schools” ensure children do not miss class when rising waters cut off roads and villages. One of them is 10-year-old Safikul Islam. Each morning, he waits on the edge of his flooded village in Bhangura, w…

MANILA (Reuters) — As Chinese ships fired water cannons at Philippine vessels in the South China Sea in November 2021, Beijing’s then-ambassador to Manila asked Filipinos on Facebook to share their favorite things about China. Among the hundreds of gushing responses were three from a young ma…

TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s Nikkei share gauge surged past the 47,000 level for the first time on Monday, while the nation’s currency and long-term bonds slumped after a party vote positioned fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi to become the next prime minister.

TOKYO (Reuters) — Sanae Takaichi came out top in a male-dominated race to lead Japan’s ruling party on Saturday, putting her on course to emulate her hero, former British leader Margaret Thatcher, and become her country’s first female prime minister

MANILA (Reuters) — The Philippines is closely watching Beijing’s plans for a nature reserve at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, its chief of armed forces said on Friday, adding it was important that the shoal does not become militarized.