18 h. ago G20 Summit Forces S. Africa to Cancel Naval Drills with China and Russia

G20 Summit Forces S. Africa to Cancel Naval Drills with China and Russia  The Maritime Executive

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19 h. ago China accused of escalating Taiwan tensions with oil drilling in disputed waters

China accused of escalating Taiwan tensions with oil drilling in disputed waters  IntelliNews

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62 h. ago US Trump to host G20 summit at his Florida golf club, claims he won’t make money

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would host the 2026 G20 summit at his own golf resort in Miami despite abandoning a similar move in his first term after accusations of corruption. Billionaire Trump said his Trump National Doral resort and spa was the ideal choice for the gathering in December next year because it was “beautiful” and the Florida weather was nice. “It’s going to be at Doral,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office after announcing that Miami would be the venue for...

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3 d. ago South Korea, Japan and US to hold defence drills on heels of China parade joined by North Korea

South Korea, Japan and US to hold defence drills on heels of China parade joined by North Korea  Reuters

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4 d. ago Chinese Navy holds "routine patrol" in South China Sea after joint Philippine drills

Chinese Navy holds "routine patrol" in South China Sea after joint Philippine drills  Baird Maritime

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1 week ago Australia, Canada, Philippine ships hold drills in tense South China Sea

Australia, Canada, Philippine ships hold drills in tense South China Sea  Al Jazeera

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2 w. ago What Taiwan’s largest presence in US drills says about American defence ties

Taiwan’s biggest-ever participation in American-led military exercises has been thrust into the open by Pentagon-linked media, widely seen as a deepening of Washington’s defence ties with Taipei despite the Trump administration’s transactional approach to policy. Analysts said the unusually high-profile disclosure was aimed not only at deterring Beijing but also at countering rising distrust of the United States among Taiwanese people during Donald Trump’s second term as president. Citing a...

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2 w. ago Why are 7 large mainland Chinese cargo ships sailing in the Taiwan Strait?

A fleet of large civilian cargo ships has sailed through the Taiwan Strait since heading south from the Bohai Sea off northern mainland China, prompting speculation about a possible joint amphibious landing drill with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The seven ro-ro, or “roll-on/roll-off” ships, with the Yantai-based Bohai Ferry Company in Shandong province, have deviated from their normal shipping routes in the Bohai Sea, according to Maritime Optima, a live ship tracker. As of Thursday, two...

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2 w. ago Amid Beijing tensions, Australia, Philippines team up in South China Sea drills

Off the shores of Palawan, more than 3,600 troops from Australia and the Philippines are taking part in their largest-ever military drills, marking a decisive shift in Canberra’s Indo-Pacific security strategy. Exercise Alon, launched on Friday, is taking place less than 300 nautical miles (555km) from the Philippine-held Thitu Island in the Spratly archipelago – an area at the heart of escalating territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Beijing claims the Spratly island group alongside...

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