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Catch up with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for Tuesday, June 10, 2025, covering the latest in defense and global affairs.
An overview of conflict, from protests to military and militant violence, in the Asia-Pacific in May 2025. Each month, ...
A Chinese ship has run aground in stormy weather in shallow waters off a Philippines-occupied island in the disputed South ...
As the U.S. military has been ramping up its training in the Philippines, American troops are an increasingly common sight.
Thitu Island is home to the Philippines' largest military outpost in the South China Sea's Spratly Islands archipelago.
China has claimed sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, overlapping the territorial claims of other regional ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific that they will not be left alone to face increasing ...
Philippine President Ferdinand ... adoption of a legally binding code of conduct in the South China Sea. This is to safeguard maritime rights, promote stability, and prevent miscalculations ...
French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are among world leaders, diplomats and top defense ...
The Philippine government reaffirmed its stance on Thursday, contradicting the Chinese Embassy in Manila by asserting that ...
China will not send its defense minister to this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, shunning a chance for a high-level meeting with US and Asian counterparts as tensions simmer with Washington. China ...