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Maritime disputes across the vast South China Sea have ratcheted up in recent years as an increasingly assertive China militarizes disputed islands and confronts its regional rivals over their competing claims in the strategically important and resource-rich waterway.

China is behaving like a schoolyard bully toward smaller countries, the Philippines defense secretary told CNN Friday during an exclusive interview in which he said his nation had to stand up to Beijing's territorial expansion in the South China Sea.

Named after a mythical massive fish, the Haikun is Taiwan's first domestically made submarine.

Mr Musk draws anger from Taipei again for his comments saying the island belongs to China.

GOP Sen. Mitt Romney thinks a government shutdown is "very likely," citing the House for his pessimism.

The electronics billionaire has charisma and China experience - but the opposition vote is divided.

The closures come amid rising concern over the presence of Wagner mercenary fighters in Belarus.

News that a Chinese coast guard ship fired water cannon on a smaller Philippine counterpart in a disputed area of the South China Sea should be worrying enough, given the region is widely seen as a potential flashpoint for global conflict.

Poland will deploy more troops at the border with Belarus after it accused Minsk of violating its airspace, raising tensions between the NATO member and a key Kremlin ally in an increasingly volatile security landscape in Europe.

By Anirban Sen NEW YORK Microsoft Corp is in talks about an extension of its acquisition contract with

The move comes after rioting sparked by last month's killing of a 17-year-old by police in Nanterre.

As US Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepares for his long-delayed trip to China this weekend aimed at stabilizing tense relations between the world's two superpowers, the mood in Beijing is hardly welcoming.