Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stated the nation won't deploy its navy to support fishers in the contested Scarborough Shoal, aiming to avoid escalating tensions in the South China Sea. This follows an incident where Chinese vessels used water cannons against a Philippine supply boat. China asserts the Philippines' actions are provocative infringements on its sovereignty.
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Casey’s responsibilities included documenting Gaza’s humanitarian and political conditions through classified reports and cables. He grew increasingly frustrated by what he saw as the systemic dismissal of his findings by Washington. He recalled how colleagues would joke that even attaching cash to the daily updates wouldn’t get them noticed. The latest UN figures illustrate the crisis Casey grappled with: over 45,000 Palestinians killed, 90% of the population displaced, and conditions... Expand