
Islamabad talks, futile?
Ceasefires typically survive when both parties see a credible path to a political solution. In this case, the rhetoric is moving in the opposite direction.
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Ceasefires typically survive when both parties see a credible path to a political solution. In this case, the rhetoric is moving in the opposite direction.
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Lifting the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz was a precondition for negotiations.
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Washington merely shifted from strikes to economic coercion, betting that financial strain might succeed where force had not. It wasn’t peace, but war by other…
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The United States (US) has reaffirmed its commitment to its long-standing alliance with the Philippines despite ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and other…
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The Stratbase Institute said the exercises reflect the Philippines’ approach to addressing security challenges in the disputed waters.
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A two-week ceasefire is set to end on Wednesday unless it is renewed.
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What some of our political leaders have recently shown with their half-intelligible responses to the Gulf crisis provides us no comfort.
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Canadian business groups across Asia have formed a new regional alliance aimed at strengthening trade ties and expanding opportunities in the Indo-Pacific,…
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At least 230 workers inside the Mactan Economic Zone have been placed on indefinite forced leave by Cebu Toyo Corporation due to supply chain disruptions…
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Investors remained cautious amid geopolitical and inflation anxieties but the peso perked up, strengthening to P59.97 from the previous P60.115 per dollar as…
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The Philippines may not be under direct attack, but the effects of a volatile global environment are real.
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Compassion sometimes reaches its limit when one’s own backyard is littered with issues gathering dust or rotting in the sun.
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Century Pacific Food Inc. is banking on its branded portfolio to weather a more challenging operating environment this year, even as it posted steady growth in…
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The same forces that make this conflict so dangerous may ultimately compel its resolution.
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The statement came after Trump ordered the blockade following marathon US-Iran talks in Pakistan over the weekend that failed to produce a peace agreement.
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The United States has begun a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, marking a sharp escalation in global maritime tensions that could disrupt one of the world’s…
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A video showed him claiming that those who wrote the Quran were illiterate and those who read it were worse off.
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