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Cambodia set to open Chinese-renovated naval base Phnom Penh (AFP) Mar 18, 2025  Cambodia will inaugurate a Chinese-renovated naval base next month, an army spokesman said Tuesday, with a Japanese warship expected to be the first to dock at the site that has drawn concerns from the United States. ... more |
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Yemen's Huthis claim US aircraft carrier attacks Sanaa (AFP) Mar 17, 2025  Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels said they attacked an American aircraft carrier group twice within 24 hours as they prepared for huge rallies on Monday after US strikes left dozens dead. ... more |
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Captain of cargo ship in North Sea crash is Russian Grimsby, United Kingdom (AFP) Mar 13, 2025  The detained captain of a cargo ship which struck a tanker chartered by the US military is a Russian national, the owners of the container vessel said on Wednesday, as investigators sought to determine why the North Sea crash happened. ... more |
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UK condemns Beijing's 'dangerous' South China Sea activity London (AFP) Mar 10, 2025  UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy slammed "dangerous and destabilising" activity by Beijing in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, following a weekend visit to the Philippines. ... more |
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US shipbuilders, a shadow of what they were, welcome Trump's support New York (AFP) Mar 9, 2025  Shipbuilding has been in steady decline in the US since the end of the Cold War but some in the industry now hope for a revival of the sector, as was promised last week by President Donald Trump. ... more |
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US takes rivalry with China to the high seas Paris (AFP) Mar 9, 2025  The United States may still have the world's most powerful navy but it seems to have realised that this is no longer sufficient to reassert US supremacy over the high seas. ... more |
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Philippine 'Angels' aim to de-escalate South China Sea encounters Manila (AFP) Mar 7, 2025  Seawoman Second Class Stephane Villalon's voice reverberated on the bridge of her Philippine ship as she issued a radio challenge to a much larger Chinese Coast Guard vessel in a disputed area of the South China Sea. ... more |
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Kim Jong Un's sister warns of provocative response to U.S. aircraft carrier deployment Washington DC (UPI) Mar 4, 2025  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's influential sister said Tuesday that the deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier to South Korea would compel Pyongyang to bolster its nuclear arsenal and ramp up military provocations. ... more |
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China unapologetic after live firing drills off Australian coast Sydney (AFP) Feb 28, 2025  Beijing's ambassador to Canberra said Friday he would not apologise for surprise Chinese naval drills near Australia that forced dozens of commercial flights to change course. ... more |
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Former sailor admits to plotting attack on Naval Station Great Lakes Washington DC (UPI) Feb 27, 2025  Xuanyu Harry Pang of North Chicago, Ill., on Nov. 5 pleaded guilty to planning an attack on the Naval Station Great Lakes on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. ... more |