China is ‘deliberately stirring up trouble’ in the South China Sea, Philippines says

[ad_1] A dramatic stand-off with Beijing in the South China Sea this week was the most serious incident yet for the Philippines, its top security officials said on Wednesday, vowing not to back down in asserting the country’s sovereign rights. The Philippines has been incensed by what it calls repeated aggressive conduct by China’s coastguard,…

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U.N. finds ‘clear and convincing’ information that hostages have been raped in Gaza

[ad_1] A senior United Nations official found “clear and convincing” information that hostages have been raped and sexually abused in Gaza and found “reasonable grounds” to believe sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, occurred during the Oct. 7 terrorist attack led by Hamas. “Based on the information it gathered, the mission team found clear…

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Germany says military call was intercepted by Russia after officer’s ‘operational mistake’

[ad_1] Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, said Tuesday that one participant on a high-level military call about Ukraine that was intercepted by Russia had mistakenly joined via a non-secure line and German communications systems had not been compromised. Russia had likely intercepted the discussion among senior German air force officials by chance via widespread surveillance, Pistorius added,…

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