
Xi, Trump set for high-stakes talks
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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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 Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slipped 14.87 points, or 0.25 percent, to close at 5,971.98, as investor sentiment weakened amid fading optimism…
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Securing the release of two ailing US prisoners would offer a gain from a summit expected to be short on outcomes.
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One might say Hegseth was not a prominent Fox News host for nothing, if he had a respectable stint as a military war veteran.
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KYIV (AFP) — Ukraine and Russia accused each other of multiple attacks on civilians Sunday, the second day of what was supposed to have been a three-day truce…
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Iran warns it would not hold back from retaliating against any new US strikes.
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The Philippine National Oil Company–Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) will sell 45 million liters of government-procured diesel over the next three months to support…
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US President Donald Trump on May 10 rejected Iran’s latest peace response as “totally unacceptable,” sending the dollar higher in Asian trading following…
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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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KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday a United States-brokered truce and a large prisoner swap over 9 to 11 May, when Moscow celebrates…
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An F/A-18 Super Hornet used precision munitions on Friday against two ships in the Gulf of Oman to prevent them from continuing to Iran.
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Zelensky hailed a Ukrainian strike on an oil depot in the Yaroslavl region.
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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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Department of Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said Thursday the country’s oil supply is nearing maximum storage capacity amid continued uncertainty in the global…
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‘We’ve had very good talks over the last 24 hours, and it’s very possible that we’ll make a deal.’
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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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For decades, the country has pinned its hopes on foreign investments and open markets to drive development. Record inflows of over $100 billion last year were…
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