
Trump-Xi Summit: Were we even on the agenda?
While the Trump-Xi summit agenda spoke volumes, the South China Sea barely registered, signaling that Filipino interests were subordinated to the larger…
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While the Trump-Xi summit agenda spoke volumes, the South China Sea barely registered, signaling that Filipino interests were subordinated to the larger…
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Iran has largely blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran’s chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran’s latest peace plan or face failure, after United States President…
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BEIJING (AFP) — Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet this week in Beijing, where expectations of personal warmth contrast with deep divisions…
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The ‘Tongji’ then retrieved its survey instruments and altered course, departing from Taiwan’s waters.
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Iran warns it would not hold back from retaliating against any new US strikes.
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The UK will send a destroyer to the Middle East ahead of any international mission to help protect shipping in the key Strait of…
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Zelensky hailed a Ukrainian strike on an oil depot in the Yaroslavl region.
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Iranian forces launched ‘multiple missiles, drones and small boats’ at the three US warships.
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Thousands of runners joined the 15th edition of Run for Wellness at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City on 26 April, as organizer…
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China’s expanding presence and increasingly aggressive actions in the South China Sea (SCS) continue to shape regional security calculations, with a defense…
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Market sentiment turned cautious after fresh reports of military exchanges between the US and Iran near the Strait of Hormuz. The peso weakened slightly,…
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ROME, Italy (AFP) — The top United States diplomat, Marco Rubio, went to the Vatican on Thursday for talks with the first US pope, Leo XIV, against the…
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Russia this week declared a unilateral ceasefire with Ukraine between 8 and 9 May to coincide with its commemorations of World War II Victory Day.
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The US military escorts over the last day and a half drew Iranian attacks.
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History. What history? The convenient kind? The one that expands exactly where the oil, ships, reefs, and military advantage are, and somehow skips every…
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‘Taiwanese people are people of the world; Taiwanese people have the right to engage with the world.’
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A parallel I see is the way our own political playbook is repeated over and over again.
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