Egypt's government has approved the agreement, signed this year in April on the transfer of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia, controlling the output from the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pays a two-day visit to the US, where he will visit Pearl Harbor.
A Chinese aircraft carrier has been seen in international waters, but at the same time, in the immediate vicinity of the Japanese islands of Okinawa and Miyakojima.
Duterte spokesman Ernesto Abella said that Rodrigo Duterte was considering various options for resolving territorial disputes with Beijing, but none of them provided for the rejection of its waters
The Chinese navy has seized an American underwater drone, which was deployed in the South China Sea.
Defense Minister of Georgia Levan Izoria has paid a visit to Azerbaijan, where he has held talks with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin's two-day visit to Japan begins, which the United States is extremely dissatisfied with.
Before the historic Russian president's visit to Japan, China has stepped up anti-Japanese activities around the disputed territories.
Sergey Lavrov held talks with Fumio Kishida. During their meeting they discussed the issue of the disputed territories.