China drives away Philippine aircraft above disputed Scarborough Shoal

Above, Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. (AFP file photo)
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Updated 12 December 2025
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China drives away Philippine aircraft above disputed Scarborough Shoal

  • Philippine aircraft ‘invaded’ airspace above the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea

BEIJING: China’s military said on Friday it had driven away a Philippine aircraft that had “invaded” airspace above the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Beijing did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


Australia rules out repatriating citizens from Syrian camp

Updated 17 February 2026
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Australia rules out repatriating citizens from Syrian camp

  • “We have a very firm view that ⁠we won’t ‌be ‌providing assistance ​or ‌repatriation,” Albanese ‌told ABC News

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ​said on Tuesday his government would not repatriate Australians living in ‌a ‌Syrian ​camp ‌that ⁠holds families ​of suspected Daesh militants.
“We have a very firm view that ⁠we won’t ‌be ‌providing assistance ​or ‌repatriation,” Albanese ‌told ABC News.
Thirty-four Australians released on Monday ‌from a camp in northern Syria were ⁠returned ⁠to the detention center due to “technical reasons,” two sources told Reuters.