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'West Philippine Sea' now visible on Google Maps without specific search
Apr 14, 2025 (AFP)
The Philippine government's preferred name for the disputed waterway better known as the South China Sea was previously viewable only if specifically sought by ...
Estonia navy detains suspected 'shadow fleet' tanker
Apr 11, 2025 (AFP)
The navy stressed that there was no danger to critical infrastructure. Previous incidents had seen underwater cables damaged in suspected sabotage. Security ana...
Panama deal allows US to deploy troops to canal
Apr 11, 2025 (AFP)
The agreement, signed by top security officials from both countries, allows US military personnel to deploy to Panama-controlled facilities for training, exerci...
Second US aircraft carrier has reached Middle East
Apr 10, 2025 (AFP)
The USS Carl Vinson -- which is armed with F-35C stealth warplanes -- is now working alongside the USS Harry S. Truman in the region, US Central Command said in...
Race to save Sweden's 17th century warship in preservation project
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
Experts have begun putting in place a complex metal structure to support the hull, which more than 60 years after its salvage has begun to sag in the Stockholm ...
Pentagon chief says US could 'revive' Panama bases
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
During a visit to Panama, Hegseth suggested that "by invitation" the United States could "revive" military bases or naval air stations and rotate deployments of...
Estonian MPs approve bill to boost maritime security
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
The bill is in response to an incident last year in which the Estlink 2 electricity cable and four telecom cables linking Finland and Estonia that lie on the Ba...
Philippines adds speedy warship to maritime arsenal
Apr 08, 2025 (AFP)
The arrival of the 3,200-ton BRP Miguel Malvar is part of a two-ship deal with South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries in 2021. Its sister ship, the BRP Diego Si...
Cambodia hails opening of naval base renovated by China
Apr 05, 2025 (AFP)
The United States has said the Ream Naval Base, located off Cambodia's southern coast, could give China a key strategic position in the Gulf of Thailand near th...
Australia to buy Darwin port lease from Chinese firm: PM
Apr 04, 2025 (AFP)
China's Landbridge group was granted a 99-year lease on the port in 2015, a widely criticised decision that led to stricter scrutiny of major infrastructure sal...
US defense chief to visit Panama next week: Pentagon
Apr 04, 2025 (AFP)
Hegseth will participate in the Central American Security Conference and will "meet with partner-nation senior civilian, military, and security leadership in a ...
US adding second aircraft carrier in Middle East: Pentagon
Apr 01, 2025 (AFP)
The announcement comes as US forces hammer Yemen's Huthi rebels with near-daily air strikes in a campaign aimed at ending the threat they pose to civilian shipp...
Trump's plans to boost US shipbuilding with port fees face pushback
Mar 24, 2025 (AFP)
Shipbuilding has been in steady decline in the United States, with the world's biggest economy falling far behind its main rival, China. Trump has promised to r...
U.S. dispatches second aircraft carrier to the Red Sea
Mar 23, 2025 (UPI)
The move could presage an increase in U.S. bombing efforts against Yemen and its proxies in the region. The U.S. will send the USS Carl Vinson and its several d...
Vietnam police probe Chinese tea brand over South China Sea map
Mar 21, 2025 (AFP)
Chagee milk tea is the latest high-profile brand to fall foul of diplomatic tensions over competing territorial claims in the strategic waterway, after Hollywoo...
Cambodia set to open Chinese-renovated naval base
Mar 18, 2025 (AFP)
Washington has said the Ream naval base, located off Cambodia's southern coast, could give Beijing a key strategic position in the Gulf of Thailand near the dis...
Yemen's Huthis claim US aircraft carrier attacks
Mar 17, 2025 (AFP)
The response from the Huthis follows attacks on Saturday ordered by President Donald Trump that hammered the rebel-held capital, Sanaa, and several other areas,...
Captain of cargo ship in North Sea crash is Russian
Mar 13, 2025 (AFP)
Monday's collision triggered huge fires aboard the two ships, which required a massive high-seas firefighting effort to bring under control. The blaze on the ta...
UK condemns Beijing's 'dangerous' South China Sea activity
Mar 10, 2025 (AFP)
"We're concerned about dangerous and destabilising activities by China in this region," Lammy said in a video partly filmed alongside a vessel belonging to the ...
US takes rivalry with China to the high seas
Mar 09, 2025 (AFP)
If President Donald Trump's pronouncements on shipbuilding, the Panama Canal and Greenland are anything to go by, he wants to increase US sea power on several f...
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