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United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson found this year’s iteration of largest annual war games between the two countries as the highlight of her career as a diplomat. This year’s Balikatan Exercises, which ran from April 22 to May 2, became memorable for Carlson, particularly when Filipino and …

This handout pictures courtesy of the US Navy taken on May 8, 2024 shows the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) conducting routine underway operations while transiting through the Taiwan Strait. Taipei’s defence ministry said May 9, 2024 it had detected 23 Chinese warplanes and five navy warships …

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered graft charges to be filed against former Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and Lloyd Christopher Lao in connection with their roles in the 2020 Pharmally scandal.  Lao was the former procurement service (PS) head of Department of Budget and Management (DBM), who signed …

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a U.S. threat to withhold some arms would not prevent Israel from continuing its offensive in Gaza, indicating it might proceed with an invasion of the packed city of Rafah against the wishes of its closest ally. FILE – Israeli …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the head of the state guards on Thursday, two days after two of its members were accused of plotting to assassinate the president.  State security service says assassinations were to be alleged ‘gift’ for Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the head of the …

Western Canada and the North are expected to face an above-average fire risk in June, federal officials say.  There were fewer wildfires in B.C. and Alberta this spring due to favourable weather. Western Canada and the North are expected to face an above-average fire risk in June, federal officials say. …

Using shields, batons and flashbang explosives, Calgary police officers forcibly removed a group of protesters Thursday night from an encampment set up on the University of Calgary campus.  Police with shields and riot gear forcibly removed some protesters from area. Using shields, batons and flashbang explosives, Calgary police officers forcibly …

Despite Western sanctions meant to curtail energy exports and squeeze its economy, experts say Russia is using its so-called shadow fleet of tankers to make as much as $1 billion a day selling oil, skirting a global price cap and funding its war in Ukraine. Russia is making as much …

The BRP Sierra Madre serves as an outpost of the Philippine Marines in the West Philippine Sea. The Philippine government ran it aground deliberately on Ayungin (Second Thomas Shoal) in 1999 to assert the country’s sovereignty in that part of the South China Sea. (AFP / File)  MANILA, Philippines — …

The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression. (Courtesy: ICC official website) Brief includes steps in case arrest order issued vs. Rody The Department of …