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Philippines says South China Sea arbitration award with China is 'definitive'

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  • The Philippines' delegate underlines that there is no legal basis for China’s maritime expansion and its claims on historic rights.
  • China's expansionist policy seeks absolute control over vast areas of the ocean —encompassing archipelagos belonging to the Philippines, Brunei and Vietnam— and restricts rights to fishing and the exploitation of seabed oil reserves (see the map detailing China's maritime ambitions at the end of this report).

United Nations, Sept.28 (DPnet).— The Philippines’ delegate, speaking a second time at the UN General Debate, said the 2016 South China Sea arbitration award was rendered by a tribunal constituted in accordance with annex seven of the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea. 

Other States have joined his country to reiterate that the award between the Philippines and China is “final, legally binding and definitive”. 

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Saudi Arabia calls for urgent intervention to suppress the Houthis threat

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Riyadh, Sep. 25 (DPnet).– Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan are set to hold an urgent meeting of their military chiefs in response to a recent escalation of Houthi attacks on the kingdom. This significant gathering will be a crucial test of their newly established defense pact, the Mecca Agreement.

While the Houthis are often seen as an Iranian proxy group, many analysts argue that they also act according to their own strategic interests, while receiving substantial backing from Tehran.

The discussions will occur under the auspices of the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, which clearly states that an armed attack on any of the three nations will be treated as an attack on all. This collective defense approach underscores the commitment of these countries to stand united against aggression.

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REP. OF KOREA — The Lee Jae Myung government's concerns over the dispatch of troops to the Strait of Hormuz are expected to deepen

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  • While the government is speeding up the review process by sending an on-site investigation team to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there have been public calls from within the ruling Democratic Party of Korea to be cautious about sending troops.

Seoul, Sept. 14.– As the issue of dispatch of troops is expected to be discussed at the National Security Council (NSC) on the 17th following the Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Consultative Group (KIDD) to be held in Busan from the 16th to the 18th, some observers say that depends on the president's final judgment.  

Rep. Jin Sung-joon of the Democratic Party, chairman of the National Assembly's National Defense Committee, said on MBC radio's "Kim Jong-bae's Attention" on the 14th, "There are quite a few opinions within the Democratic Party that they should be very careful about sending troops and oppose it."

Asked if the government would pass the plenary session if it submitted a bill to the National Assembly, Rep. Jin expressed concern about the safety of the South Korean military following the deployment.

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US Journalist Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Acting as Chinese Agent

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The American Journalist, Thomas Pauken II, sought to recruit a Trump administration official for Chinese intelligence.

Alexandria, Va., Sept.3.– An American who worked with Chinese intelligence for years and worked for Chinese state media agencies has been sentenced to two years in prison for acting as a Chinese agent.

Thomas Pauken II, who pleaded guilty in June, took in $100,000 over seven years from his Chinese handler to write reports that the intelligence officer said would go directly to Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

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Argentina escalates Falklands dispute with the U.K., seizing on Trump comments

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Stanley (Falklands/Malvinas)

Buenos Aires, Sept. 4.– Argentine President Javier Milei escalated his country's dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands on Thursday, vowing new measures to halt an oil project near the British-controlled archipelago and praising U.S. President Donald Trump for saying Washington could reconsider its neutral stance on the islands' sovereignty.

Milei cast Trump's comments as proof that his close relationship with the U.S. president — criticized by political opponents as overly deferential — was paying dividends.

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