Philippines summons China envoy over water cannon incident
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In this image made from video provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Philippine Coast Guard vessel is water cannoned by the Chinese Coast Guard as it tries to approach the waters near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on April 30, 2024.
Manila summoned a senior Chinese envoy on Thursday to protest a water cannon incident that damaged two Philippine vessels during a patrol in the South China Sea.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a welcoming ceremony in front of the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on May 16, 2024. (Russian state agency Sputnik via AFP) Russia's national flag flies beside the Chinese flag in front of Tiananmen Gate next to Tiananmen Square during the state visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on May 16, 2024.
The image provided by US Central Command, shows US Army soldiers, US Navy sailors and Israel Defense Forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of the Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. Tents are set up by displaced Palestinians amid the devastation in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024.