President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Sunday that the Philippines “will not be intimidated” by anyone after a violent clash between the Filipino Navy and China Coast Guard in the South China Sea. The confrontation took place on Monday off Second Thomas Shoal as the Chinese sailors foiled an attempt by
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Campaigning opens in Rwanda for July presidential vote
Campaigning opened Saturday for Rwanda's July 15 presidential election with President Paul Kagame widely expected to extend his 24-year iron-fisted rule over the Great Lakes nation. Nine million Rwandans are registered to vote in the vote to be held concurrently with legislative elections -- a first in the country. The polls come
US aircraft carrier arrives in S. Korea for joint drills
A US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Saturday for a joint military drills aimed to better counter North Korean threats, Seoul's navy said. The announcement came a day after South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to Seoul to protest a defence deal signed by President Vladimir Putin and North
Fighting intensifies in Gaza; 42 killed near office in shelling
The Israeli army on Saturday continued to pound Gaza, after the International Committee of the Red Cross said 42 people were killed in shelling that damaged its office in the besieged Palestinian territory. Exchanges of fire across the Lebanese border between Israel and the powerful Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah have also
Russia in ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine power infrastructure
Ukraine on Saturday said Russia had launched a "massive" overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the west and south, adding that at least seven people died in strikes elsewhere. Russia launched 16 cruise missiles from land, sea and air as well as 13 attack drones, aiming at energy infrastructure in several
Israel and Hezbollah faceoff raises risk of wider conflict
Donors ‘deeply concerned’ by worsening Rakhine situation
Donors from the international community including the United States, European Union and other countries on Thursday said they remain deeply concerned by the worsening situation in Rakhine State of Myanmar and the cross-border implications. "Today we reiterate the importance of protecting all civilians," they said in a joint media release marking
South Korea blasts Russia-North Korea deal
South Korea on Thursday condemned an agreement reached by Russia and North Korea that pledged mutual defense assistance in the event of war and said it will reconsider its policy of limiting its support to Ukraine to non-lethal supplies. The comments by a senior presidential official came hours after North Korea's
Kim, Putin meet in Pyongyang as rivals worry about their military ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Wednesday in Pyongyang as they seek to expand their economic and military cooperation and display a united front against Washington. Putin was met upon his nighttime arrival by Kim, who shook his hands, hugged him twice and rode with
500,000 immigrants could get US citizenship under Biden’s new plan
President Joe Biden is taking an expansive election year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S., aiming to balance his own aggressive crackdown on the southern border earlier this month that enraged advocates and many Democratic lawmakers. The White House announced