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The Philippines is rushing to finish long-delayed rules for the South China Sea as China becomes more aggressive in the West Philippine Sea region. Manila hopes the long-awaited Code of Conduct can finally be completed when it leads the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2026. Foreign Affairs Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro said the Philippines will make the agreement a top priority next year. Why the Philippines I...
Nov 21, 2025
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Travel claims don’t match flight logs: the receipts edition
The Philippines and Canada are joining forces to beef up military ties as tensions with China heat up in the South China Sea. On November 2, Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty signed a new agreement in Manila. It allows troops from both countries to train together, swap knowledge, and coordinate on disasters and cybersecurity. The deal is similar to what the Philippines already ...
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Pirate Lore
For more than 60 years, New Zealand and the Cook Islands have shared a rare bond of a "free association" that gave the islands self-rule while keeping Wellington in charge of defense and foreign affairs. But that arrangement, long seen as a model of post-colonial cooperation, now appears to be under strain. Tensions erupted after the Cook Islands tried to issue their own passports and later signed a strategic agreement with China, both m...
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