MANILA, July 21 — Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering in the Philippines on Tuesday under the cloud of renewed fighting in the Middle East and a deep divide over...

The Philippines expects to welcome Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as well as the foreign ministers of…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they gather in the Philippine capital Tuesday for…

MANILA, Philippines — Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they gather in the Philipp...

Southeast Asian diplomats are meeting in Manila to discuss escalating Middle East conflicts. They will express alarm over renewed hostilities and urge a return to peace talks.…

ASEAN ministers address urgent global conflicts, including the Iran war and Myanmar crisis, at talks in Manila.

SEREMBAN, July 20 — Regional security issues, the conflict in West Asia and efforts to strengthen Asean food security will be among the key agendas at the Asean Foreign...

The meeting will focus on key challenges including energy and food security, the ongoing crisis in Myanmar and South China Sea tensions.

Indonesia will use this week's ASEAN foreign ministers' meetings in Manila to push for a more resilient, forward-looking and strategically independent regional bloc, arguing that…

By Karen LemaMANILA, July 21 (Reuters) - Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are likely to cast a shadow over a diplomatic gathering in Southeast Asia this week, injecting…

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations can serve as a "strategic shock absorber" in an era of intensifying global tensions, with the foreign ministers gathering in Manila this…

MANILA, July 21 — Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering in the Philippines on Tuesday under the cloud of renewed fighting in the Middle East and a deep divide over...

US’ Rubio, China’s Wang to join, bilateral meeting anticipated; Myanmar civil war, South China Sea code remain tests for ASEAN

Foreign ministers from the 11-member ASEAN. and major partners will gather in Manila against a backdrop of instability beyond the region. | World News

The bloc’s foreign ministers are set to call for “the restoration of the safe, unimpeded, and continuous transit passage of vessels and aircraft in the Strait of Hormuz.”

By Karen Lema and Nestor CorralesMANILA, July 21 (Reuters) - The Middle East crisis cast a shadow over a diplomatic gathering in Southeast Asia on Tuesday, where foreign ministers…

ASEAN diplomats convene amid U.S.-Iran tensions, addressing regional conflicts and maritime disputes, including the South China Sea situation.

Southeast Asia’s top diplomats have opened three days of talks in the Philippine capital with an agenda topped by their most daunting security problems.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Southeast Asia’s top diplomats opened three days of talks in the Philippine capital Tuesday with an agenda topped by their most daunting security…

Southeast Asian foreign ministers have expressed "serious concern" over renewed US-Iran hostilities, calling for an immediate cessation of attacks across all fronts in the Middle…

South China Sea and Myanmar have dominated agenda for ASEAN top diplomats in Manila amid renewed push for progress in the bloc’s two long-standing issues