China has denied that one of its fishing vessels abandoned 22 Filipinos after their boat sank in the South China Sea.
The incident has resulted in increased pressure on Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to take a tougher stance.
In a statement, the Chinese embassy in Manila said the crew had initially intended to rescue the Filipino fishermen.
However they aborted the mission when they were “suddenly besieged by seven or eight Filipino fishing boats”.
US hits five Iranian oil tankers after attack on Navy ships
The United States has destroyed five Iranian oil carriers on Tuesday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted its navy warship with ballistic missiles "twice over the past two days".
UK flights resume after major air traffic outage but airports warn of more disruption
Flights from British airports resumed early on Wednesday after a major air traffic control failure, but hubs warned that it would take time for operations to return to normal and questions mounted about the reliability of Britain's aviation systems.
Serbia's President Vucic dissolves parliament, calls snap elections
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday dissolved parliament and announced snap elections for next month as he seeks to extend his hold on power by running for prime minister.
With large crowds attending, Norway lays King Harald to rest
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Jordan intercepts 18 Iranian ballistic missiles
Jordanian army forces have intercepted 18 Iranian missiles targeting the country early on Wednesday.
