Chinese Coast Guard Rams Philippine Vessel

This post was originally published on hereChinese Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels bullied Philippine boats near Pag-asa Island in the South China Sea yesterday, with one intentionally ramming a Philippine boat. Pag-asa lies well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone as defined by international law, based on the United Nations Convention on the Law…

Meet France’s ‘New’ Prime Minister

This post was originally published on here Last week, Sébastien Lecornu went down in the history books as France’s shortest-lived prime minister. On Friday, President Emmanuel Macron named his replacement: Sébastien Lecornu. It seems an appropriate choice for the country that gave the world surrealism. Lecornu has until the end of today to set a…