Bloomberg Protesters gathered in Minsk as opposition forces try to keep up pressure on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, while his security apparatus makes a show of force in the country’s capital. Police patrols on main highways leading to Minsk are slowing incoming traffic and making it harder for protesters from other parts of the country to reach the capital. Rainy ...

Bloomberg China’s patrols in the South China Sea are “beyond reproach” and air patrols by the Philippines infringe on its sovereignty, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said. Zhao, at a briefing, defended the China Coast Guard’s activities and urged the Philippines to “immediately stop” what he described as “illegal provocations.” The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs said in a ...

Bloomberg The Philippines said there is no overwhelming call for a revolutionary government, in response to a private group’s push to create one. About 300 people, including supporters who participated online, assembled at the Clark Freeport to support a revolutionary government to be led by President Rodrigo Duterte until the end of his term in 2022, the Philippine Daily Inquirer ...