Hantavirus death prompts WHO to trace passengers on Africa flightA cruise ship off Cape Verde is facing a hantavirus outbreak. Seven cases, including three deaths, have been reported. The virus, spread by...
05 May, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
Philippines and US stage counter-landing drills with allies near South China SeaPhilippine and US forces are conducting large-scale military drills in Palawan. These exercises, part of the Balikatan series, involve alli...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
Archaeologists discover early humans built vast island networks across the PhilippinesNew findings show ancient Filipinos were not isolated. They actively sailed across open oceans thousands of years ago. Mindoro island holds...
20 Apr, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
Philippines says 3 fishermen injured by Chinese coast guard's water cannons off disputed shoalChinese coast guard ships aggressively used water cannons and blocking tactics against Philippine fishing boats near Sabina Shoal, injuring...
13 Dec, 2025, 03.19 PM IST
Chase gone wrong: Chinese naval vessel rams its own Coast Guard ship while pursuing Philippine boatA Chinese naval ship collided with its own coast guard vessel while pursuing a Philippine boat near Scarborough Shoal, escalating tensions ...
11 Aug, 2025, 09.29 PM IST
Chinese sailors wield knives, axe in disputed sea clash with PhilippinesIn the South China Sea, Philippine naval vessels clashed with Chinese coast guard sailors near Second Thomas Shoal. This comes amid escalat...
20 Jun, 2024, 11.49 AM IST
Philippines demands China return rifles and pay for boat damage after hostilities in disputed seaThe Philippine military chief has demanded China return rifles and equipment seized by the Chinese coast guard and pay for damages after an...
20 Jun, 2024, 06.56 AM IST
Chinese coast guard blasts Philippine boat with water cannon in disputed sea for 2nd time this monthChinese coast guard ships fired at a Philippine supply boat near a disputed South China Sea shoal, causing heavy damage. The damaged boat a...
23 Mar, 2024, 11.22 AM IST
China says moves on Philippine ships in South China Sea 'professional, restrained'The Philippines said on Monday it had summoned China's envoy and flagged the possibility of expelling him following the most tense confront...
11 Dec, 2023, 02.22 PM IST
China, Philippines trade accusations over collision in South China SeaThe two countries have had numerous run-ins in areas of the South China Sea in recent months, especially the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, ...
26 Oct, 2023, 01.48 PM IST
China says Philippines vessel 'stirred up trouble' before collision"The Philippine Coast Guard vessel 4409 deliberately stirred up trouble and reversed in a premeditated manner," state broadcaster CCTV repo...
22 Oct, 2023, 10.51 AM IST
Chinese coast guard blocks Philippine vessels near disputed shoal but two supply boats breach cordonTwo Philippine boats successfully breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in the disputed South China Sea to deliver supplies to Filipino f...
23 Aug, 2023, 01.16 PM IST
Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over water cannon incident in disputed sea, official saysThe Philippine government has summoned the Chinese ambassador to convey a diplomatic protest after a Chinese coast guard used a water canno...
07 Aug, 2023, 10.43 AM IST
Philippines accuses China Coast Guard of firing water cannon at its boatsSince taking power in June 2022, however, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has insisted he will not let China trample on his country's...
06 Aug, 2023, 04.56 PM IST
China says Philippines boats 'illegally' entered its waters in South China Sea"Two repair ships and two coast guard ships from the Philippines illegally broke into the waters... in China's Nansha Islands," China Coast...
06 Aug, 2023, 02.05 PM IST
Philippines accuses China of 'harassment' in disputed South China SeaAfter China occupied Mischief Reef in the mid-1990s, the Philippines ran a derelict navy vessel aground on the nearby Second Thomas Shoal t...
23 Nov, 2021, 02.41 PM IST
Chinese military accused of chasing Philippine TV crew in South China SeaTensions over the resource-rich sea have spiked in recent weeks after hundreds of Chinese vessels were detected at Whitsun Reef, which is a...
09 Apr, 2021, 05.06 PM IST