Nation & World

Manila, Philippines – US and Philippine forces sank a decommissioned China-made Philippine Navy ship Wednesday during South China Sea war games simulating an attack on an enemy vessel, officials said. The…

Outgoing Vice Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangkhetkeow is among the five Thai recipients of the spring decorations from the Imperial Palace this week, according to an informed diplomatic source. He will…

Israel's move into Rafah and its takeover of a major border crossing on Tuesday sparked international discussion and condemnation, as about 1.4 million civilians taking shelter in the southern Gaza city found themselves in the potential crossfire of an invasion. Israel initiated 'targeted strikes' in eastern Rafah on Monday before seizing control of the Rafah crossing on the Gazan side.

The U.S. repatriated 11 Americans, six Canadians, four Dutch citizens and one Finnish citizen from northeast Syria on Tuesday, according to a statement from Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “In conducting this complex repatriation and resettlement the Department coordinated closely with our interagency partners,” Blinken said in the Tuesday statement. “I would like to thank the…

Few college students list the conflict in the Middle East as one of the top three issues most important to them, in a new survey released Tuesday. The Generation Lab survey, conducted from May 3-6, asked college students to select up to three issues that are most important to them, from a list of nine.…

The U.S. military has finished building a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid, the Pentagon said Tuesday. “As of today, the U.S. military has completed the off-shore construction of the Trident pier section, or the causeway, which is the component that will eventually be anchored to the Gaza shore,” deputy press…