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Photo hints a big US Air Force Reaper drone competition was focused on one of China's fake islands in the South China Sea
A photo from the recent exercise reveals a map of Mischief Reef, an artificial island that China ha…
Jake Epstein
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Philippines says China shot flares near its aircraft from a 'militarized' island and a fighter jet
Relations between the two countries have become increasingly fraught over the last year, with a ser…
Rebecca Rommen
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China plans to float nuclear reactors in disputed South China Sea; Analysts see it 'risky for environment'
The US military warned that China is moving forward with developing floating nuclear reactors in th…
ANI
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Vietnam's rare commemoration of a deadly South China Sea battle is a quiet but direct message to Beijing
The unusual ceremony, which took place amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, was seen as a quiet message…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Colin Jost disputes Pete Davidson's claim that they were both 'stoned' when they paid $280,100 for a decommissioned Staten Island ferry: 'I was actually stone-cold sober'
Colin Jost spoke about his state of mind when he bought an old Staten Island ferry with his former …
Eve Crosbie
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A bloody battle over a tiny island raised fears that China and the Soviets would start World War III
Border clashes between the Chinese and Soviets were not unheard of, but fighting over a disputed is…
Benjamin Brimelow
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New Russian weapons add to simmering tensions over a lingering territorial dispute in Asia
The recent arrival of Russian weapons to small islands north of Japan adds a new wrinkle to a centu…
Christopher Woody
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How the US defused a deadly showdown between 2 NATO allies' special-operations forces
The showdown between Greece and Turkey was resolved peacefully, but threats of war were "not a bluf…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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A Chinese tech company fired an employee for taking medical 'bed rest' on a tropical island instead of recuperating at home
A labor dispute ensued after the tech company fired the employee for "fraud and dishonesty" in 2019.
Huileng Tan
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One of the 20th century's least-known major wars still has lessons for militaries 40 years later
Decades after the Falklands War, militaries are still learning from what was the first major conven…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US warships sail through the disputed Taiwan Strait for the first time since controversial Pelosi visit
The missile cruisers, the USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville, sailed through the Taiwan Strait t…
Bethany Dawson
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US destroyer challenges Chinese South China Sea claims as US Navy warns 'nothing' Beijing says will deter it
A US Navy warship challenged China's "unlawful" and "excessive" maritime claims Thursday, triggerin…
Julie Coleman
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The elite SAS went back to their World War II roots on a daring 1980s mission to protect the British fleet
"Pebble Island presented us with an opportunity to test our combat mettle. It was a basic but brill…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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JP Morgan 'pulled the levers' of Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking operation, US Virgin Islands says in new lawsuit
The US Virgin Islands Attorney General claims JP Morgan covered up its involvement with Jeffrey Eps…
Jacob Shamsian
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Video of Taiwanese soldiers hurling rocks at Chinese drone sparks island's pledge to bolster defense systems
TVBS reported that the drone was likely operated by a civilian, given that Kinmen county is only se…
Matthew Loh
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China's ships are getting bigger and more aggressive, and Japan is scrambling to keep up
China's massive Coast Guard and a new law expanding what it can do have worried its neighbors, mayb…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The rising heat in the South China Sea should be a cause for concern
Closer to home, Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam are on the offensive again…
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Vivid new photos give you a rare look at the South China Sea islands that a top US commander says China has fully militarized
The bases are meant "to expand the offensive capability" of China's military beyond its shores, the…
Michael Peck
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A war in South America 39 years ago is still teaching China lessons about how to seize Taiwan
Four decades after the British recaptured the Falklands, the Chinese see similarities to what a war…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The US is helping India keep an eye on China's military, top US commanders say
Amid broader competition between India and China around Asia, recent military agreements with the U…