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The South China Sea region has been claimed by several countries — most assertively by China — triggering tension in the area.

A light legislative agenda, some say, could be a strategy designed in part to bog down Hillary Clinton if she becomes president.

Barack Obama, on the sidelines of a summit in Laos, also said bigger countries should not dictate to smaller ones, likely referring to China.

The Philippine president had called Barack Obama a “son of a whore” during a press conference Monday, leading to a meeting between the two leaders being cancelled.

Barack Obama was set to hold his first meeting with Rodrigo Duterte, but cancelled after the Filipino president lobbed an insult at him in front of reporters.

China’s comments were in response to questions whether it intentionally failed to provide Obama’s plane with a staircase, an event that has fueled speculation it was a diplomatic snub.

The British government has not formally invoked Article 50, which would start a two-year countdown for the country’s exit from the European Union.

Despite speculation that a deal could be announced very soon, U.S. President Barack Obama, who is currently in China for the G-20 summit, said, “We’re not there yet.”

Tensions over the disputed waters between China and its neighbors were expected to hang over the G20 summit, which opens on Sunday.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday that climate change scepticism is over “scientifically and environmentally.”

The U.S. has joined China in formally ratifying the Paris climate agreement, which only comes into effect once at least 55 countries ratify it.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosion, which police said killed 14 people and wounded 67.

Under President Obama, more than half the country evaluated their lives as "thriving."

President Barack Obama is enjoying the highest approval rating of his second term, which is linked to support for nominee Hillary Clinton.

Basic pay for privates in the U.S. military is currently $18,802.80 per year.

The president has taken up several environment and climate change issues, and issued a number of executive orders to protect the country’s natural heritage.

The first of several U.S. carriers to begin serving Cuba in the coming months, JetBlue Airways will fly from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Santa Clara, Cuba.

Washington has expressed concern about a surge in drug-related killings since Rodrigo Duterte became president two months ago promising to wipe out narcotics in the Southeast Asian nation.

Houston businesswoman Sandy Phan-Gillis has been detained in China since March last year.

The White House had pledged to admit at least 10,000 displaced Syrians during the current fiscal year, which wraps up at the end of September.

Hillary Clinton previously passed on the opportunity to lead the gay rights movement.