MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines is prepared to go to war if military personnel are harmed in disputed waters, a top security official said on Wednesday, firing back at criticism the government was going soft on China and allowing it to militarise the South China Sea.

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China has said it will respond in kind to threats by Donald Trump to impose tariffs. (Reuters)

Beijing:  China lashed out on Wednesday at renewed threats from the White House on trade, warning that it was ready to fight back if Washington was looking for a trade war, days ahead of a planned visit by U.S. Commerce

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A series of lethal attacks in Kabul this year have actually eliminated hundreds. (File)Kabul, Afghanistan: A vehicle bomb exploded near Afghanistan's interior ministry in Kabul on Wednesday and then gunmen exchanged fire with members of the security forces, authorities said, in what appeared to be the most recent in a series of fear attacks in

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The law comes less than a month before the country lifts the ban on female drivers. (File)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:  Saudi Arabia has passed a new law to criminalise sexual harassment, state media said Wednesday, less than a month before the conservative kingdom lifts its decades-long ban on women driving.

The kingdom's Shura

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The U.S. military said the May 24 meeting involved commanders from different Afghan provinces. (AFP)

More than 50 senior Taliban commanders were killed in an artillery strike on a meeting in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, a U.S. military

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Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 (R) lands at Singapore International Changi airport (AFP)SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines stated on Wednesday that it will relaunch the world's longest business flight in October, a journey of almost 19 hours from the city-state to New York, but it will not be offered to economy

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