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Philippines to File Protest With China over South China Sea Air Incident

File photo of a Chinese Coast Guard vessel seen patrolling in the South China Sea. (AP)
File photo of a Chinese Coast Guard vessel seen patrolling in the South China Sea. (AP)
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Philippines to File Protest With China over South China Sea Air Incident

File photo of a Chinese Coast Guard vessel seen patrolling in the South China Sea. (AP)
File photo of a Chinese Coast Guard vessel seen patrolling in the South China Sea. (AP)

The Philippines will file a diplomatic protest with China over a recent incident involving Air Force planes in airspace over a South China Sea shoal, Manila's Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo said on Monday.
The Southeast Asian nation will continue maritime patrols in South China Sea despite the "dangerous and provocative" actions of China's Air Force last week, military chief Romeo Brawner told reporters.
The Philippines' military has complained of dangerous actions by two Chinese aircraft that dropped flares in the path of a Philippine Air Force aircraft conducting a routine patrol over the Scarborough Shoal on Aug. 8, reported Reuters.
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said he hoped China would comply with international law and on the need to de-escalate tensions.
On Sunday, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos said China's actions were "
unjustified, illegal and reckless".
China's embassy in Manila did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On Saturday, Southern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army said the Philippine aircraft had illegally intruded despite repeated warnings.

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Two People Die in Ukraine’s Odesa after Moscow and Kyiv Exchange Drone and Missile Attacks

Rescuers search for victims in an apartment building destroyed by Russian missile attack in center Lviv, Western Ukraine, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP)
Rescuers search for victims in an apartment building destroyed by Russian missile attack in center Lviv, Western Ukraine, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP)
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Two People Die in Ukraine’s Odesa after Moscow and Kyiv Exchange Drone and Missile Attacks

Rescuers search for victims in an apartment building destroyed by Russian missile attack in center Lviv, Western Ukraine, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP)
Rescuers search for victims in an apartment building destroyed by Russian missile attack in center Lviv, Western Ukraine, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP)

Two people died in a missile attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, local officials said, as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged drone and missile attacks

The Ukrainian air force said Sunday it shot down 10 of the 14 drones and one of the three missiles Russia launched overnight, while the rest hit the suburbs of Odesa.

Oleh Kiper, Odesa's regional governor, said the two who died Saturday night were a married couple, and that another person was wounded in the attack.

Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry said it downed 29 Ukrainian drones overnight into Sunday over western and southwestern regions, with no damage caused by the falling debris. It also said another Ukrainian drone was shot down Sunday morning over the western Ryazan region.

While Ukraine and Russia regularly launch overnight drone raids on each other’s territory, Ukrainian officials generally do not confirm or deny attacks within Russia’s borders.

The latest attacks came after Ukraine made a new call Saturday on the West to allow it to use the long-range missiles they have provided to strike targets deep inside Russia, as Ukrainian forces struggle to hold back Russian advances in eastern Ukraine.

So far, the US has allowed Kyiv to use American-provided weapons only in a limited area inside Russia’s border with Ukraine.

Kyiv officials argue the weapons are vital to weaken Russia’s ability to strike Ukraine and force it to move its strike capabilities further from the border.