## China anchors ‘monster ship’ in South China Sea, Philippine coast guard says

Authored by nbcnews.com

MANILA — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday that China’s largest coastguard vessel has anchored in Manila’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, and is meant to intimidate its smaller Asian neighbour.

The China coastguard’s 165-meter ‘monster ship’ entered Manila’s 200-nautical mile EEZ on July 2, spokesperson for the PCG Jay Tarriela told a news forum.

The PCG warned the Chinese vessel it was in the Philippines' EEZ and asked about their intentions, he said.

“It’s an intimidation on the part of the China Coast Guard,” Tarriela said.

China has carried out extensive land reclamation on some islands in the South China Sea, building air force and other military facilities, causing concern in Washington and around the region.

China claims most of the South China Sea, a key conduit for $3 trillion of annual ship-borne trade, as its own territory.

The Philippines has turned down offers from the United States, its treaty ally, to assist operations in the South China Sea, despite a flare-up with China over routing resupply missions to Filipino troops on a contested shoal. »

### Book banning just got harder in Vermont. Here's what to know about the new law.

Authored by burlingtonfreepress.com

A previous version of this article misstated when certain parts of the new law would go into effect.

So far, Vermont is only the third state behind Illinois and California to pass legislation of this caliber against book bans.

Even prior to the passage of the new bill, Vermont had mostly resisted the national book banning trend. »

### Robot commits suicide in South Korea because it was made to do a lot of work

Authored by indiatoday.in

Witnesses described seeing the robot behaving strangely, "circling in one spot as if something was there," before its untimely descent.

This undated handout photo provided by South Korea's Gumi City Council on June 26, 2024 shows an administrative officer robot at the Gumi City Council building in Gumi.

A city council in South Korea said on June 26, their first administrative officer robot was defunct after throwing itself down some stairs, in the country's first apparent robot suicide. »

### Prime Minister Starmer 'axes Rwanda plan' on first day in office, say reports

Authored by walesonline.co.uk

The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has axed the Rwanda plan to deport mirants on his first day in office, it's been reported.

The Telegraph said that the Tory plan was effectively "dead", quoting a source close to Labour.

Elsewhere, Ms Cooper said her first steps as Home Secretary would be to “get neighbourhood police back on our streets”. »

### GTA 5’s Story DLC Was Canceled Because Of GTA Online, Says Dev

Authored by kotaku.com

While appearing on the SanInPlay YouTube channel, Joe Rubino discussed his work on the shuttered GTA 5 DLC.

That may be why last year, a massive GTA Online leak revealed scrapped content titled “Prologue DLC” and “LibertyV DLC.”.

While Rubino’s claims support previous theories that GTA Online caused the downfall of GTA 5 DLC, that seems to only have been part of the puzzle. »

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