Text size The Philippines insisted on Monday that it had not given up a disputed South China Sea reef two days after it pulled out a ship stationed there following a months-long standoff with rival claimant China. “We have not lost anything,” Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Commodore Jay Tarriela told a news conference, vowing that…
Text size UPDATES with weather warnings, ADDS details, background Chinese authorities prepared for heavy rain on Sunday as a strong typhoon approached the country’s heavily populated eastern seaboard. Typhoon Bebinca was expected to make landfall along a swath of coastline including the megacity of Shanghai between Sunday night and Monday morning, according to Beijing’s emergency…
Text size A Philippine vessel that spent months anchored at a disputed reef in the South China Sea has left the area, the national maritime council said Sunday. The Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua had been anchored inside Sabina Shoal since April to assert Manila’s claims to the area and prevent China from…
Text size The French are largely satisfied with the appointment of the centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister, but believe he will not last long in his new post, a poll said on Sunday. According to the Ifop poll for the Journal du Dimanche, 52 percent of people polled said they were satisfied with the…
Text size Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he was expecting Chinese leader Xi Jinping to attend a summit of the BRICS group of major emerging economies in Russia next month. Putin has looked to the Chinese leader for support since the Ukraine conflict began, with the two boosting trade to record highs as Russia…