In the past five months alone, it has reclaimed more than 2 sq km (0.8 square miles) in the contested SpratlyIslands, according to Beijing-based think tank the South China Sea Probing Initiative.
Two such islands -- Philippine-held Thitu and Loaita in the Spratly archipelago -- became the focus of Manila's war games earlier Wednesday as troops executed a manoeuvre to retake the tiny ...
News Wrap: Biden calls Iraq’s PM after Carter comments In our news wrap Monday, Vice President Joe Biden called Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to try and to reassure the leader a day after ...