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A timeline of clashes between China and the Philippines in South China Sea, following latest ship collision

June 17, 2024

A timeline of clashes between China and the Philippines in South China Sea, following latest ship collision

China and the Philippines have engaged in a series of confrontations in the South China Sea, which China claims as its own territory, as China pursues a large military expansion.

Cambodian authorities burn $70M of seized illegal drugs in major crackdown

June 14, 2024

Cambodian authorities burn $70M of seized illegal drugs in major crackdown

Cambodian authorities on Friday destroyed more than seven tons of illicit drugs and the ingredients for them as a way to educate people about their danger.

1,000 days have passed since Taliban banned girls from attending school past 6th grade: UNICEF

June 13, 2024

1,000 days have passed since Taliban banned girls from attending school past 6th grade: UNICEF

1,000 days have passed since Afghanistan's Taliban-run government banned girls from attending secondary schools, UNICEF noted Thursday.

Armenia to withdraw from Moscow-dominated security alliance as tensions flare

June 12, 2024

Armenia to withdraw from Moscow-dominated security alliance as tensions flare

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced Wednesday his intent to withdraw from the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization.

US college instructor describes surviving China stabbing attack, says he didn't 'realize what was happening'

June 12, 2024

US college instructor describes surviving China stabbing attack, says he didn't 'realize what was happening'

Cornell College instructor David Zabner is describing the moment he and three colleagues were stabbed at Beishan Park in northeastern China's Jilin City.

Man sent to mental hospital for trying to start gay club in Pakistan: report

June 10, 2024

Man sent to mental hospital for trying to start gay club in Pakistan: report

A gay man living in Pakistan was recently sent to a mental hospital after he tried establishing a gay club in Abbottabad, according to an interview with the Telegraph that he was

North Korea is installing loudspeakers along border, South Korea says

June 10, 2024

North Korea is installing loudspeakers along border, South Korea says

South Korea’s military suspects North Korea is installing loudspeakers along their border after the South played anti-Pyongyang propaganda over its speakers for the first time in years.

Quarry workers just doing their jobs make prehistoric discovery

June 8, 2024

Quarry workers just doing their jobs make prehistoric discovery

Officials announced that quarry workers found an ancient mammoth near the Jyrgalang River in Kyrgyzstan while working. Archaeologists carefully extracted the teeth from the sand.

Chinese coast guard blocked medical evacuation, Philippines says: 'barbaric and inhumane'

June 7, 2024

Chinese coast guard blocked medical evacuation, Philippines says: 'barbaric and inhumane'

The Philippine coast guard accused its Chinese counterpart of interfering with the evacuation of a sick crew member, even after they were informed of the operation's medical nature.

WATCH: Chinese rubber boat blocks Philippines coast guard in the middle of a medical evacuation

June 7, 2024

WATCH: Chinese rubber boat blocks Philippines coast guard in the middle of a medical evacuation

Chinese vessels harassed and blocked members of the Philippines coast guard who were attempting the medical evacuation of a sick crew member. (Philippine Coast Guard)