-(CNN 5/6) US B-52s fly by contested islands amid rising tensions with China: The nuclear capable B-52 bombers fly about 20 miles from those man-made islands.
-(PhilStar 4/6) France, UK sail warships in SCS: French Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly and British Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson made this statement at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore over the weekend.