The Philippine president will not cooperate with the ICC's probe into his “drug war,” his lawyer said, insisting the court does not have jurisdiction there.

Here is the latest top stories from Press TV on July 29, 2021.

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has called for an international investigation into the Saturday killing of a young Palestinian man by Israeli forces.

A Philippines Air Force troop plane crashes and breaks up in flames on a southern island, killing at least 45 people after some jumped free, officials say.

A spokesman for the Philippines' president says he will "never cooperate" with an International Criminal Court (ICC) probe into the anti-drugs campaign.

The Philippines rejects a fishing ban enforced by China in the South China Sea, encouraging its fishermen to go fishing in the disputed waters, ramping up tensions with Beijing.

A Chinese spokesperson to the European Union urges the EU not to sow discord in the South China Sea amid a territorial dispute with the Philippines.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatens to deploy military forces to the South China Sea to stop China from claiming natural resources in the contested waters.

Tensions between the two countries have soared in recent months after the US sent warships through the strategically-sensitive Taiwan Strait, which separates self-ruled Taiwan from mainland China.

Officials from the United States and the Philippines discuss China’s recent activities around islands in the South China Sea, where Manila has designated an economic zone.