MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines will continue with resupply missions to troops on an atoll in a disputed part of the South China Sea despite Chinese coast guard vessels deliberately disrupting a mission last week, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Monday. “It was not a misunderstanding or an accident,” Teodoro told a press conference […]
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines is prepared to respond to China’s attempts to disrupt its supply missions in the South China Sea and protect its troops stationed in the waterway, a top security official said on Wednesday. Jonathan Malaya, the spokesperson of the National Security Council, said the Philippines is committed to maintaining […]
Feb. 15 (UPI) — Russia launched an automated cargo supply spaceship to the International Space Station, with three tons of food and other items. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket launched the Progress MS-26 carrier ship into orbit early Thursday morning local time, Russia’s state-run news agency TASS reported. The Russia resupply spaceship is also delivering nearly 1,300 […]