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18.06.2024 16:20 The United States on Monday condemned "escalatory and irresponsible actions" by China to block resupply by the Philippines of an outpost in the South China Sea and warned that attacks on Philippine vessels could trigger a U.S. commitment to come to the defense of its ally.

18.06.2024 16:20 The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Monday said it will not dignify China's latest allegation that a Filipino ship illegally entered its waters and collided with one of its coast guard vessels.

18.06.2024 16:20 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control is designating two individuals and five entities that have facilitated weapons procurement for Ansarallah, commonly referred to as the Houthis. OFAC is also designating one individual and one company, as well as identifying one vessel, that have facilitated the shipment of commodities, the sale of which provides an important funding stream

18.06.2024 16:20 Al-Shabab has reversed all Somali National Army gains made over the last two years and is now working with the Houthi militant group to expand its capabilities, according to senior U.S. defense officials.

18.06.2024 16:20 The U.S. Army has named its newest integrated air defense system after Sgt. Mitchell W. Stout, the only Air Defense Artillery Soldier to receive the Medal of Honor. Formerly known as Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense, the SGT STOUT will protect maneuvering forces by defeating, destroying or neutralizing unmanned aircraft systems, rotary and fixed-wing aircraft, rockets, artillery and mortars.

18.06.2024 16:20 Naval vessels of the Philippines, Canada, Japan, and the United States held a second multilateral maritime cooperative activity within the West Philippine Sea , the Armed Forces of the Philippines announced on Tuesday.

18.06.2024 16:20 Influential former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a powerful backer of the ruling government, was granted bail on Tuesday, local media reported, avoiding pre-trial detention for allegedly insulting the monarchy in a 2015 interview.

18.06.2024 16:20 All roads have been blocked out of the key city of Maungdaw in western Myanmar, where the ethnic insurgent Arakan Army has warned the remaining 20,000 civilians of an imminent battle with military junta troops, residents told Radio Free Asia.

18.06.2024 16:20 Junta forces arrested 13 members of an urban guerrilla group on suspicion of planning an attack on the leader of Myanmar's military regime, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, state-run media reported.

18.06.2024 16:20 The United States remains committed to countering the malign influence of Iran, the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, and to degrading and disrupting the ability of Iran-aligned militia groups to conduct attacks against U.S. personnel, facilities, and interests.

18.06.2024 16:20 Taiwan's military is expected to take delivery of all 1,700 TOW 2B anti-tank missiles and 100 launchers it previously bought from the United States before the end of this year, following a two-year delay, the nation's defense minister said Monday.

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18.06.2024 16:20 President Xi Jinping has called on the alumni association of the Huangpu Military Academy to carry forward the spirit of patriotism and revolution, firmly oppose separatism seeking "Taiwan independence" and promote national reunification.

18.06.2024 16:20 Although oceans apart, China and Australia have long been forging ahead side by side in history, benefiting greatly from win-win cooperation.

18.06.2024 16:20 The latest verdict on "35-plus" defendants demonstrated the openness, transparency, fairness and justice of Hong Kong's judicial system, China's Ministry of State Security said on Tuesday, noting that the court's judgement affirmed the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 's zero-tolerance toward acts of subversion.