
U.S. threats cast doubt on shipping emissions agreement
London (AFP) — An ambitious plan by the UN’s shipping agency to cut maritime emissions could be scuttled at the last minute after the United States threatened…
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London (AFP) — An ambitious plan by the UN’s shipping agency to cut maritime emissions could be scuttled at the last minute after the United States threatened…
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The controversies hounding TRUMP’S presidency could limit how much global prestige he can derive, even if the deal in Gaza works.
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GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) — Twenty members of a gang designated a “foreign terrorist organization” by the United States have escaped from detention in…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Sunday he may warn Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Ukraine could get Tomahawk cruise…
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — A founder of Tren de Aragua, a transnational gang founded in Venezuela, has asked Colombia's government for peace talks leading to the…
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CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A US appellate court on Saturday ruled the hundreds of National Guard troops sent to Chicago can remain in Illinois but cannot…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he had issued an order for the military to be paid next week despite the ongoing…
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‘Threatening high tariffs at every turn is not the right approach to engaging with China.’
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said the figure was 7.5 percent lower than the $1.4 billion posted a year earlier. However, it said that long-term foreign…
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Hickey’s visit is part of Ireland’s broader effort to expand its international engagement under the Global Ireland framework.
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'If the occupation has genuine intentions to reach an agreement, Hamas is ready.'
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Philippine bananas currently face tariffs of up to 18 percent. Despite being Japan’s top supplier, the country’s market share fell to 75 percent in 2024 from…
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‘This figure accounts mainly for direct costs and hence is a conservative estimate relative to the decrease, including hard-to-estimate indirect costs.’
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Amid these shifts by major economies, the Philippines reiterated its commitment to science- and evidence-based, transformative climate solutions.
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Iran's judiciary said on Saturday it had executed six members of a "terrorist" group convicted of waging armed attacks in the southwestern province of…
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In its Asian Development Outlook September 2025 report, the multilateral lender said tariff front-running boosted exports earlier this year, but global trade…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US forces carried out a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat off the coast of Venezuela on Friday, killing four people,…
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The United States Senate has issued its strongest signal of support yet for the Philippines amid its maritime conflict with China, reaffirming through a…
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