Beijing defends legal moves vs. HK critics to ‘end chaos’
China’s plans for electoral reform in Hong Kong, coupled with the imposition of a security law, amount to a “combination ...
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US calls for release of Hong Kong democracy campaigners: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Sunday for the immediate release of Hong Kong dissidents charged and detained under ...
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US ‘gravely concerned’ over Tigray situation –Blinken
Washington—US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned alleged atrocities committed in Ethiopia’s Tigray and called on the African Union and ...
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US names Vico to list of 12 ‘anticorruption champions’
The US State Department has named Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto to a list of 12 persons honoring the world’s ...
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EU likely to approve sanctions over Russia crackdown
EU foreign ministers are expected to give the go-ahead Monday to sanctions on Russia over the jailing of Kremlin critic ...
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Iraq rocket attack kills foreign contractor
Arbil—A volley of rockets targeting an airbase in Iraq’s Kurdistan region killed a foreign civilian contractor and wounded five others ...
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Blinken presses China on Tibet, Uighurs, HK
Washington—US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed Beijing on its treatment of Uighurs, Tibetans, and Hong Kong while China defended ...
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US moves to end terror designation on Yemen Huthis
Washington—The US has moved to delist Yemen’s Huthi rebels as a terrorist organization, removing a block that humanitarian groups said ...
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Top US diplomat vows to defend PH vs. attacks
US President Joe Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed America’s commitment to defend the Philippines against any armed ...
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Biden taps Blinken for top diplomat, Kerry as climate envoy
US President-elect Joe Biden announced key figures for his cabinet on Monday, picking longtime foreign policy advisor Antony Blinken to ...
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