North Korean leader Kim Jong-un told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that his country offers its “full and unconditional support” for Russia’s “sacred fight” to defend its security interests, in an apparent reference to the war in Ukraine, and said Pyongyang will always stand with Moscow on the “anti-imperialist” …
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Years of war and political chaos in Libya left its people vulnerable in face of deadly storm
The startling death and devastation wreaked by Mediterranean storm Daniel on Libya over the weekend pointed to the storm’s intensity, but also the vulnerability of a nation torn apart by chaos for more than a decade. Here’s why it was so destructive and what obstacles stand in the way of …
Read More »Health Canada approves Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada has approved Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for all Canadians who are six months of age or older. Shot targets Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant, deliveries to provinces expected in early October. Health Canada has approved Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for all Canadians who are six months of age and older …
Read More »Canadian military plane that smashed into French plane had only been ‘partially secured’: report
A Canadian military airbus caused serious damage when it collided with a French military plane on an airstrip in Guam earlier this summer after the crew didn’t fully secure the aircraft, says a recent report on the incident. The Royal Canadian Air Force says a CC150 Polaris flew to Guam …
Read More »PBBM marks dad’s 106th birthday with vow for better public service
In celebrating his father’s 106th birth anniversary, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed to honor his father’s memory through public service. In a brief speech after a mass celebrating his late father’s birth anniversary, President Marcos said that his father served as his mentor and gave him guidance whenever things got …
Read More »Envoy says US, PH military officials planning fresh large-scale exercises
Senior Philippine and US military officials are scheduled to meet in the coming days in Manila to discuss assistance programs and large-scale exercises, US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson said Monday. In her speech during the commissioning ceremony of two Philippine Navy patrol vessels, Carlson said the meeting is …
Read More »Gloria prodding Rody back into politics, says Go
Former President and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo prodded former President Rodrigo Duterte to be active again in politics, Senator Christopher Go disclosed on Monday. Arroyo’s photo with Duterte made the rounds on social media two days after she also posted a photo of her with former Vice President Leni Robredo …
Read More »Trump could be U.S. president again. Here’s what he plans to do if he wins
There’s been abundant attention this summer to Donald Trump’s criminal quandaries; not so much to his presidential bid. It may be time to take a closer look at a platform filled with threats of punishment for his adversaries — both at home and abroad. Platform is permeated with proposals that …
Read More »North Korea’s Kim Jong-un arrives in Russia for talks with Putin as 2 nations draw closer
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un arrived in Russia on Tuesday for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin where they are expected to offer each other increased support in their escalating standoffs with the West. Kim expected to seek Russian economic aid and military technology in exchange for munitions. North Korea’s Kim …
Read More »Google is on trial today, accused of rigging the search engine market
Google will confront a threat to its dominant search engine beginning Tuesday when federal regulators launch an attempt to dismantle its internet empire in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. Decision in the case, one of a several antitrust legal challenges for Google, not expected until 2024. …
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