Top 10 world news: Philippine Navy ship hit by Chinese vessel; PM Modi on crime against women, and more

China and the Philippines have traded accusations over an incident involving their ships in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday (August 31).According to Manila, a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel intentionally rammed the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) ship, BRP Teresa Magbanua, three times on Saturday, at Escoda Shoal, also known as Sabina Shoal, located in the West Philippine Sea. In other news, as the protests rage onover the horrific Kolkata rape and murder case, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (Aug 31)stressed that the country needs faster decisions in cases related to atrocities against women.

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China and the Philippines have traded accusations over an incident involving their ships in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday (August 31).According to Manila, a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel intentionally rammed the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) ship, BRP Teresa Magbanua, three times on Saturday, at Escoda Shoal, also known as Sabina Shoal, located in the West Philippine Sea.

As the protests rage onover the horrific Kolkata rape and murder case, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (Aug 31)stressed that the country needs faster decisions in the cases related to atrocities against women.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday (Aug 31) postponed the assembly poll date for the northern state of Haryana to October 5. Earlier, the polls were scheduled to be held on October 1. The date for election results has also been changed to October 8, from October 4.

A helicopter with 22 people on board went missing in Russia's Far East on Saturday (Aug 31). In a statement, the Federal Air Transport Agency said that the Mi-8 helicopter took off close to theVachkazhets volcano in the Kamchatka region, but did not arrive at its destination as scheduled.

Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday (Aug 31) said that New Delhihas a “special China problem,” adding that the state of bilateral ties warrants heavy scrutiny of investments from the communist country.

The port city of Volos in central Greece declared a state emergency following an inundation of dead fish that local residents say could threaten their livelihoods, the state news agency announced Saturday.

Japanlodged a protest with China after one of its naval survey vessels enteredJapanese waters on Saturday, the second incursion into its territory by the Chinese military in less than a week.

"Is there anywhere that's more fun to be than a Trump rally," said former United States President Donald Trump afteranother security breach took place during his political campaign in Pennsylvania. News agency Associated Press (AP)reported that a man stormed into the media gallery at the Johnstown rally as the Republican presidential candidatedelivered his speech on Friday (Aug 30). The man almost entered the press area but was pulled down by a group of people and later subdued with a taser.

India's Rubina Francis won the fifth medal for the country at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024 with a bronze in women's 10m air pistol SH1 Final on Saturday (Aug 31).

After the release of the Hema Committee report, the entire 17-member executive committee of the Association of Malayalam Movies Artistes (AMMA) including the president of the association and superstar Mohanlal resigned.Several questions were raised about the actor's silence on the crucial matter. And, nowthe actor has finally broken his silence, saying that he's not part of the “power group” mentioned in the report.