- Associated Press
China says a Chinese vessel and Philippine supply ship collided in the disputed South China Sea
A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Monday, China’s coast guard said. The coast guard said a Philippine supply ship entered waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands that’s part of territory claimed by several nations.
- WXIN - Indianapolis
Daily 3 Daily 4 Evening Drawing: June 16, 2024
Daily 3 Daily 4 Evening Drawing: June 16, 2024
- Reuters
Thousands of Rohingya feared trapped in fighting in western Myanmar
The Arakan Army (AA), which is fighting for autonomy for Myanmar's Rakhine region, said late on Sunday that residents of Maungdaw town, inhabited primarily by the Rohingya, should leave by 9 p.m. ahead of a planned offensive on the settlement. The AA's attack on Maungdaw is the latest in a months-long rebel onslaught against the Myanmar junta, which took power in a February 2021 coup, and now finds itself in an increasingly weakened position across large parts of the country.
