The Philippine military ... took a photograph with its flag. The incident occurred just before the annual joint military exercises between the Philippines and the US, which are scheduled to ...

China has seized control of a disputed reef near the Philippines’ Thitu Island, escalating tensions in the South China Sea. By claiming the small patch of sandy clay, Beijing gains a critical ...

Photos published by Chinese media show members of the coastguard planting the national flag on Sandy Cay ... drills between the Philippines and the United States, which Beijing has criticised ...