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Pacific takes stock of ‘disappointing’ COP29 climate summit

Pacific takes stock of ‘disappointing’ COP29 climate summit

Delegates tell of frantic negotiations, diplomatic intrigue and frustrated ambitions at the annual UN meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Plastic treaty faces hurdles as Russia, Saudi Arabia mire negotiations

Plastic treaty faces hurdles as Russia, Saudi Arabia mire negotiations

Campaigners want an international agreement to limit the production and supply of plastics.

UN agency slams Thai deportation of Cambodian dissidents

UN agency slams Thai deportation of Cambodian dissidents

Other Cambodian refugees in Thailand say they now live in fear.

Trade and tariffs to dominate US-China ties under Trump

Trade and tariffs to dominate US-China ties under Trump

The president-elect seems more focused on ‘Made in China’ stickers than Taiwan or the South China Sea.

Thailand summons Myanmar envoy, demands release of fishermen

The neighbors have disputed regions along their land and sea borders.

Trade and tariffs to dominate US-China ties under Trump

Trade and tariffs to dominate US-China ties under Trump

The president-elect seems more focused on ‘Made in China’ stickers than Taiwan or the South China Sea.

Russian submarine in ‘very worrisome’ surfacing to the west of Philippines

2024-12-02

The Philippine navy said it dispatched an aircraft and a warship to “monitor and address” the submarine.

A Filipino fisherman dries squid on a fishing boat while a Chinese coast guard ship monitors near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, in disputed waters of the South China Sea, Feb. 15, 2024

Chinese military conducts patrol near disputed Scarborough shoal

2024-11-29

China’s air-and-sea patrol took place as a U.S. carrier strike group entered the South China Sea.

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