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Chinese coast guard ships are seen patrolling the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. A Chinese coast guard personnel aboard an inflatable boat approaches a group of Filipino fishermen collecting shells on the shallow part of the shoal. Beijing seized control of Scarborough Shoal -- known in the Philippines as Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal -- from Manila in 2012 following a tense standoff. IMAGES
On a visit to the Philippine Coast Guard headquarters in Manila, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida boards a Japan-made BRP Teresa Magbanua ship with commandant Admiral Ronnie Gavan. Japan is committed to helping "improve the Philippines maritime law enforcement capability including the provision of patrol vessels and defence equipment and technology cooperation," according to a speech Kishida made at the Philippine presidential palace on November 3. IMAGES
A Chinese coast guard vessel spotted anchored 93 miles north of Malaysia is causing diplomatic tension between the two pacific nations.Malaysia’s national security minister Shahid Kassim said the country would protest what it called an intrusion by the Chinese ship.
The Philippines said a resupply mission had reached a remote outpost in the disputed South China Sea Tuesday, despite attempts by Chinese vessels to "block" the boats carrying provisions for Filipino marines. As Philippine Navy ships kept watch, two coast guard vessels escorted two supply boats to Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, where a handful of troops are stationed on a crumbling warship. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, holds a press conference during which he warns that the developing world "will pay the price" if Russia does not extend its grain deal. IMAGES
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