The contested South China Sea boasts rich oil and gas reserves and could play a key role in a conflict over Taiwan.

As China's provocations in the South China Sea have intensified recently, the United States has urged solidarity among Asian ...

Participating naval vessels included the U.S. destroyer USS Fitzgerald, the Australian frigate HMAS Ballarat, the New Zealand sustainment ship HMNZS Aotearoa and the Philippine frigate BRP Jose Rizal, ...

Comes as Ukrainian army chief says troops battling 'multi-thousand' enemy forces in key frontline town of Pokrovsk ...