Philippine marines stand guard at West York Island, locally called Likas island, on one of the Philippine occupied islands in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday June 5, 2025.

June 20 (UPI) --China said its coast guard on Friday expelled a Philippine government ship from waters near a disputed shoal as maritime tensions between the two feuding neighbors intensify.

WEST YORK ISLAND, South China Sea (AP) — Overwhelmed after setting foot for the first time on a far-flung but picturesque island in the disputed South China Sea, a Filipino army official knelt ...

Philippine marines stand guard at West York Island, locally called Likas island, on one of the Philippine occupied islands in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday June 5, 2025.

WEST YORK ISLAND, South China Sea (AP) — Overwhelmed after setting foot for the first time on a far-flung but picturesque island in the disputed South China Sea, a Filipino army official knelt ...

WEST YORK ISLAND, South China Sea (AP) — Overwhelmed after setting foot for the first time on a far-flung but picturesque island in the disputed South China Sea, a Filipino army official knelt ...

Under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who took office in mid-2022, the Philippines has intensified a campaign to expose China’s increasingly assertive actions by capturing them in video and ...