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Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on “issues of mutual concern”, including the ongoing tension in the South China Sea, the US State Department said Thursday. Manalo’s call with Blinken came after he said he had a “frank and candid” …

Maine’s top election official on Thursday disqualified Donald Trump from the state ballot in next year’s U.S. presidential primary election, becoming the second state after Colorado to bar the former president for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.  Trump campaign says it will quickly file …

The Fédération autonome de l’enseignement (FAE), which represents about 66,000 teachers, says it reached an agreement in principle with the government. FAE reaches agreement in principle with government. Hundreds of thousands of Quebec students will be returning to school after a union representing 40 per cent of teachers in the …

Military service is compulsory for most Israelis. Those who refuse on political grounds are typically sentenced to prison for up to 10 days initially, and can be sent back to jail multiple times if they continue to refuse. Tal Mitnick’s initial prison sentence of 30 days is harsher than usual, …

Russia launched 122 missiles and 36 drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 13 civilians in what an air force official said was the biggest aerial barrage of the 22-month war.  Wide variety of weapons used in 18-hour barrage that killed at least 13. Russia launched 122 …

“A review of the recent engagements between Philippine and Chinese assets showed that it was Chinese vessels, including coast guard and militia ships, that carried out dangerous maneuvers. China’s military brass have again trained their muzzles on the Philippines for supposedly provoking conflict in the West Philippines Sea as they …

But Beijing still blaming Manila’s change of policy, position The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday said it would ask China to stop interfering with their resupply operations and its harassment of Filipino fishermen within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), if …

President Marcos’ foreign trips this year have translated into P300 billion worth of “actualized” investments, the Department of Trade and Industry said.  Since he assumed office, some 200,000 job opportunities were likewise generated from his visits abroad. DTI-Board of Investments Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo said the projects have already been registered …

Former President Rodrigo Duterte  Former President Rodrigo Duterte is the top-of-mind candidate of the senator for the midterm elections in 2025, a non-commissioned survey conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia Inc. showed. The survey, conducted from Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, 2023, showed Duterte with a voting predisposition of 48 percent and …

The rising value of gold worldwide has amplified illegal mining in the Amazon, where liquid mercury is being dumped in the Amazon River and causing scientists to warn that Indigenous communities and the environment could pay a far greater price. Illegal gold mining in the Amazon has intensified, with one …