The United States and the Philippines have formed a new joint task force to strengthen cooperation and increase military readiness in areas including the South China Sea, the Pentagon said on Friday.

Navy helicopter and fighter jet from USS Nimitz crash in South China Sea during routine operations. All five crew members successfully rescued and stable.

The move, if it occurs, would be in response to China's escalating hostilities near disputed waters as Trump is poised to meet with Xi, sources say.

Chinese coast guard ships sprayed water cannons at and rammed into Philippine vessels on Sunday. China has continuously been accused of employing aggressive tactics to exert control. There have already been serious accidents. New video footage captures ...

"It's certainly unusual to have two on the same day," Matthew Savill, from the RUSI think tank, told Newsweek.

The president said he would meet with Kim in the "not too distant future" as North Korea has conducted a series of missile tests in recent days.

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