Manila accused Beijing of using “excessive” force during a standoff in contested waters last week China has said the Philippines was to blame for a recent spat near the disputed Ren’ai Jiao atoll, which saw a Chinese military vessel unleash water cannons against two of Manilla’s supply ships. Both countries claim the island is part of…

Illicit material was shared through a “technologically sophisticated” network, the Australian authorities have said At least 98 people have been arrested in the US and Australia as part of a sweeping child sex abuse probe, according to officials in both countries. The investigation was launched after two US federal agents were shot dead while pursuing a…

With funding for weapons shipments exhausted, the White House claims that it can keep the arms flowing thanks to an “accounting error” US President Joe Biden is “pulling an accounting scam to send more money to Ukraine,” Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed on Tuesday. One day earlier, US officials said that the next aid…