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Aug 2024
10m 38s

‘Aggressive, illegal’ clashes raise fear...

THE TIMES
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The Philippine government criticises Beijing over a series of ‘alarming’ incidents in the South China Sea - the latest confrontations in the sea and air near disputed islands. With growing fears of a larger conflict, The Times’ Asia editor Richard Lloyd Parry outlines the potential economic and military implications. Plus, after big cross-border bombardments between Hezbollah and Israel -  the two sides step back from the brink.


The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. 


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