South China Sea: US, Australian and Philippine forces sink a ship during war drills
LAOAG, Philippines (AP) — Military force from the United States, Australian and the Philippines launched a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes to sink a ship Wednesday as part of largescale war drills in waters facing the disputed South China Sea that have antagonized Beijing.
Military officials and diplomats from several countries, along with journalists, watched the display of firepower from a hilltop along a sandy coast in Laoag City on Wednesday in Ilocos Norte, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s northern home province.
More than 16,000 military personnel from the United States and the Philippines, backed by a few hundred Australian troops and military observers from 14 countries were participating in annual combat-readiness drills called Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, which started on April 22 and will end on Friday.
Related articles
Symposium on compilation of Xi Jinping's financial discourses held in Beijing
A symposium on the compilation of excerpts from discourses on China's financial sector by Xi Jin2024-05-08Xi Gives Important Instructions on Party Building and Organizational Work
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-08Global Development Initiative a Beacon of Hope in Turbulent World
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-08- Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-08
Pillar homers twice as Sandoval and the Angels beat the Pirates 9
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kevin Pillar homered twice and drove in six runs, helping Patrick Sandoval and the2024-05-08Saudi Arabia sets ambitious tourism goal
Saudi Arabia's tourism sector is booming after a banner year when the Arab kingdom welcomed more tha2024-05-08
atest comment