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Philippines - US deal part of military arc around China

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The new treaty gives the US more access to military bases in the Philippines

The US has signed an agreement giving more access to military bases in the Philippines.

The US has signed an agreement with Manila to return to the Philippines to use military bases and expand their facilities there but will it be enough to deter China?

Tyre Nichols - the 29 year old African-American who died at the hands of five policemen - has been laid to rest in Memphis where his family called for police reform, but is training at the heart of ending violence against members of the black community?

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