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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 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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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Monday it conducted a multilateral maritime exercise with the United States and Australia in the West Philippine…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Democrats are growing bullish about a possible “blue wave” in November’s US midterm elections, buoyed by eye-catching local…
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Air quality plummeted across Navotas City and neighboring areas over the weekend as smoke from a massive fire at the old Navotas Sanitary Landfill continued to…
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Three people, including two minors, were found dead Sunday morning after a fire broke out at a liquefied petroleum gas store in Barangay Pasong Tamo in Quezon…
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Manila Water Foundation (MWF), in partnership with Manila Water Marikina Service Area, has distributed 90 5-gallon potable water to families affected by a…
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Intelligence suggests Iran may be using the lull to rebuild and rearm.
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US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that talks with Iran failed to reach an agreement, saying he was leaving after putting forward a "final and best offer".
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The ceasefire is already under strain, notably from Israel’s continued strikes in Lebanon.
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In a word, Trump was about to engineer a societal collapse. He wasn’t waging war in the conventional sense.
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Fire incidents across the Philippines rose by 28 percent in the first quarter of 2026, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported over the weekend.
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A temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran may calm global oil markets, but Philippine businesses are unlikely to feel immediate relief as higher…
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TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Thousands of Iranians rallied Thursday in a tribute to former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed on the first day of the war with the…
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More than a year after stepping out of the Pinoy Big Brother house, JM Ibarra and Gen 11 Big Winner Fyang Smith are no longer just reality show standouts —…
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The United States and the Philippines marked 80 years of diplomatic relations this year with the recent signing of a Joint Declaration of Intent (jdi) on…
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At the farthest distance ever traveled by humans, what occupied the mind was not conquest, but a connection.
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A ceasefire would have seemed improbable months ago. Lasting peace, however, is a far more demanding objective altogether.
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