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- 1China holds naval and air drills around disputed South China Sea shoal●China conducts naval, air exercise around disputed shoal in South China Sea
China has carried out joint naval and air exercises around a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The drills come amid ongoing territorial tensions in the waterway, where China's claims overlap with those of neighbouring countries including the Philippines and Vietnam. The show of military force is likely to draw criticism from claimant states and watchful attention from the United States.
- 2Philippines calls for Gaza ceasefire and law-based sea disputes▼Philippines urges Gaza ceasefire, says South China Sea disputes must be settled by law, not might
The Philippines has urged an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and stressed that disputes in the South China Sea must be resolved through international law rather than force. The statement ties Manila's position on the Middle East conflict to its own maritime disagreements with China, drawing attention as regional tensions continue over both fronts.