US-Philippine military exercises are longstanding, “purely defensive” and intended to maintain force readiness and preserve regional security, a US State Department spokesperson said on Saturday.

France, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand—following Washington’s lead—have each staged war games or concluded alliances with Manila targeting China.

Naval and air force units of the US, Canada and the Philippines conducted joint drills in the South China Sea amid growing tensions in the region with China, local media reported Thursday.

Although Manila did not name China explicitly when it announced the drills — the ... s attempt to test the Philippines’ defense capabilities and the United States’ commitment to supporting ...

Canada and the Philippines, both vocal critics of China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the South China Sea, have ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters ... and accompanying warships were in the Philippines on Sunday after holding combat drills with Filipino forces in the disputed South ...

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Monday as Seoul and Washington launched their annual ...

South Korean and US military exercises called Freedom Shield are due to begin on Monday and run until March 20.

ABOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE, Philippines — France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships were in the Philippines on Sunday after holding combat drills with Filipino ...