China seized an island in the South China Sea, unfurling its flag amid growing tensions with the Philippines over territorial ...

China has seized control of a disputed reef near the Philippines’ Thitu Island, escalating tensions in the South China Sea.

Sandy Cay lies just a few nautical miles from Thitu Island, the largest Philippine military outpost in the Spratly Islands.

Philippine Marines, National Police officers and Coast Guard members landed on three contested South China Sea features today ...

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing ...

The standoff over Sandy Cay, which lies close to military outposts built by both Beijing and Manila, was the latest between ...

PALAWAN, Philippines – U.S., Filipino and Australian troops dug into beach dunes and unleashed a barrage of firepower – ...

The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the ...

The Philippines on Monday, April 28, 2025, rejected China's claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after ...

The Chinese army has taken control of the disputed Sandy Cay reef in the South China Sea, reports the "Financial Times". Just ...

MANILA, Philippines — There was no Chinese seizure of Sandy Cay near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea, ...

The Philippines disputes reports from Chinese media claiming Beijing's control over the disputed Sandy Cay in the South China ...