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CONFLICT11h agoPhilippines rejects China’s calls for direct contact amid ‘miscalculation’ warningsThe Philippine military has rejected calls to restore direct communication channels with its Chinese counterpart, despite warnings from Beijing that their absence risks “miscalculation” during confrontations and could further escalate tensions in the South China Sea. On Tuesday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said it would not communicate with its Chinese counterpart in advance of its maritime operations, arguing that such channels were ineffective without mutual respect for international...South China Morning Post
CONFLICTBREAKING1d agoNorth Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles off east coast, Seoul saysFrance 24 [en]
CONFLICT2d agoMan stabbed in the back at Yokohama bar; assailant fleesA man in his 30s was stabbed in the back after an altercation with another man in a bar in Yokohama on Sunday. According to police, the incident…Japan Today
CONFLICT2d agoInvaded by the ex-USSR, claimed by Tokyo: the Kuriles, this archipelago at the heart of tensions between Russia and JapanREPORTAGE - La tension entre la Russie et le Japon s’est ravivée après la visite de Vladimir Poutine, en août dernier, sur cet archipel dont l’URSS s’est emparé en août 1945, notamment quatre îles proches d’Hokkaido, les «Territoires du nord» dont Tokyo revendique la souveraineté.Le Figaro International
CONFLICT3d agoYoung men live in fear of being snatched off the streets and sold to Myanmar's armyBBC World
CONFLICT3d agoUS says Chinese actions off Taiwan are deeply destabilising asiaone.com · Singapore
CONFLICT4d agoChina and Philippines blame each other over South China Sea medical missionSouth China Morning Post
CONFLICT5d agoFortified border, Donald Trump snubbed and nuclear temptation: a worrying resurgence of tensions between the two KoreasRÉCIT - Le Leader suprême Kim Jong-un tourne le dos à Séoul. Trois soldats sud-coréens ont sauté sur des mines dans la DMZ, un incident sans précédent depuis 2015.Le Figaro International
CONFLICT6d agoMarcos’ reset: The battle over our China policymanilatimes · philippines
CONFLICT6d agoWoman’s killing stirs a long-simmering rage over U.S. military in OkinawaWashington Post World
CONFLICT6d agoAnti-terror arrests in Indonesia highlight challenge of combating ‘virtual’ groupsThe recent arrests of 11 suspected terrorists by authorities in Indonesia underline how terrorism remains a persistent security challenge, with analysts warning that militant networks are communicating online through smaller and decentralised cells despite stronger enforcement. The Indonesian National Police’s counterterrorism force, Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88), said on Sunday that 11 suspected terrorists had been arrested in raids across West Java, Central Java, Central Sulawesi, South...South China Morning Post