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Biden's Supreme Court reform has zero chance of becoming law

Is Israel and Hezbollah on the brink of all out war? How will the new US military aid pledge to the Philippines affect relations with China? What is the likelihood that Biden's call for Supreme Court reform will lead to any change? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

​Chinese sailors armed with axes and machetes threaten Filipino sailors on a supply run, 17 June, 2024.
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Marcos cools temperature in South China Sea

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attempted to de-escalate tensions between Manila and Beijing this Saturday following last week’s violent maritime confrontation during a resupply mission to the Second Thomas Shoal.

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah on May 4 as it made its way to the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024.
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Filipino fisherman fleet floats toward fraught waters

A flotilla of Philippine fishing vessels was put to sea Wednesday to assert sovereignty over the disputed Scarborough Shoal — where China has dozens of ships waiting for them.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and US. President Joe Biden walk to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC.
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Despite big US trip, Philippine leader still walks a Chinese tightrope

Bongbong's trip comes at what is being billed as an inflection point in US-Philippine ties over ... China.