MANILA, March 16 (Reuters) - The Philippines said on Monday it rejected Beijing's assertion of sovereignty over the entire ...

The scale of Hanoi’s land reclamation operations is fast surpassing Beijing’s in the contested Spratly Islands, write John ...

Thousands of Chinese fishing boats have been massing in geometric formations in the East China Sea, in coordinated actions that experts believe are part of Beijing's preparations for a potential ...

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Animated map of the East China Sea showing geometric formations of around 1,000 Chinese fishing vessels between January 10 and 13, 2026, some 300 km from Taiwan, in coordinated manoeuvres that experts ...

The Tehran regime has weaponised geography in retaliation for the attacks by the US and Israel ...

As tensions rise around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, we look at the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints. From energy flows in the Persian Gulf to trade routes through the Strait of Malacca, ...

EU foreign ministers decided against expanding their naval operations around the Strait of Hormuz, even as President Donald Trump criticized allies who rebuffed his demands for assistance in reopening ...

The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively shut with Iran attacking vessels and its Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, vowing to keep it blocked. This has led to panic about the supply of oil and ...

Known as the Sargasso Sea, sailors have crossed it for centuries, but few notice the border when they slip into glassy indigo ...

Why is the Strait of Hormuz so important? How Iranian attacks on ships could spark chaos in oil and gas - Millions of barrels of oil and gas are being held up as war breaks out over the major shipping ...

The geopolitics of the South China Sea in 2025 were shaped by trends including confrontations between the China Coast Guard and claimant states.