News in Brief-(2023-10-24)
US says it will defend treaty ally Philippinesafter Chinese ships ram Manila vesselsMANILA, Oct 23: The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off a contested shoal in the South China Sea. Philippine diplomats summoned a Chinese Embassy official in Manila on Monday for a strongly worded protest following Sunday's collisions off Second Thomas Shoal. — APS Korea, US and Japan hold aerial exercise SEOUL, Oct 23: The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries conducted their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise on Sunday in response to evolving North Korean nuclear threats, South Korea's air force said. The training held near the Korean Peninsula was to implement the three countries' earlier agreement to increase defense cooperation and boost their joint response capabilities against North Korean threats, the air force said in a statement. —APGerman leftist to launch new party BERLIN, Oct 23: A prominent German leftist politician has launched plans to form a new party that some observers think could take votes away from the far-right Alternative for Germany. Sahra Wagenknecht on Monday presented her Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance - for Reason and Fairness. The aim is to formally launch the party in January, in time for European Parliament elections in June. Three state elections in Germany's formerly communist east will follow next fall. —AP The United States has warned that it will defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, following Chinese ships blocking and colliding with two Filipino vessels off a contested shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines has summoned a Chinese Embassy official in Manila for a strongly worded protest following the collisions. The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries conducted their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in response to North Korean nuclear threats. A prominent German leftist politician has announced plans to form a new political party aimed at taking votes away from the far-right Alternative for Germany. The party aims to formally launch in January before European Parliament elections in June.
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US says it will defend treaty ally Philippines
MANILA, Oct 23: The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off a contested shoal in the South China Sea. Philippine diplomats summoned a Chinese Embassy official in Manila on Monday for a strongly worded protest following Sunday's collisions off Second Thomas Shoal. — AP
SEOUL, Oct 23: The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries conducted their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise on Sunday in response to evolving North Korean nuclear threats, South Korea's air force said. The training held near the Korean Peninsula was to implement the three countries' earlier agreement to increase defense cooperation and boost their joint response capabilities against North Korean threats, the air force said in a statement. —AP
BERLIN, Oct 23: A prominent German leftist politician has launched plans to form a new party that some observers think could take votes away from the far-right Alternative for Germany. Sahra Wagenknecht on Monday presented her "Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance - for Reason and Fairness." The aim is to formally launch the party in January, in time for European Parliament elections in June. Three state elections in Germany's formerly communist east will follow next fall. —AP