Sunday, December 7, 2025
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Tag: geopolitics

Gasoline to spike anew by P1.30/liter; Diesel to inch up, kerosene lower

CONSUMERS can another oil price hike of as much as P1.30 per liter for gasoline next week to “reflect the movement of prices in...

Trump throws China assumptions in air as he meets ‘brilliant’ Xi

WASHINGTON, DC – For years few issues drew more unanimity in the polarized United States than China -- it was the arch-adversary, which Washington...

“Seditions & Pensions” — Military Pension Tension

This is an AI-generated cartoon with the prompt: Horizontal panel. Foreground: a piggy-bank shaped like a vintage military helmet, labeled ‘Pension Fund.’ Above it...

“Ram & Ripples” – West Philippine Sea Tensions

This is an AI-generated cartoon with the prompt: Traditional pen-and-ink drawing with bold outlines, expressive cross-hatching, and rough texture. Scene: a small Philippine coast...

Taiwan running out of time for its own satellites

HSINCHU, Taiwan – Taiwan’s space chief Wu Jong-shinn says the “clock is ticking” for the democratic island to launch its own satellites to secure...

North Korea’s Kim directs drone test, orders AI development

SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of an attack drone and ordered greater use of artificial intelligence (AI) in...

Security Challenge

This handout video grab recorded during the weekend and released Monday by the French Army shows a French Air Force Dassault Rafale B fighter...

Philippines backs UN resolution on 2-state plan

The Philippine government has voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution backing the implementation of the two-state solution to the...

The Filipino spirit cannot be negotiated away

"Sovereignty is non-negotiable, and the world must respect it" WHAT is the worth of a nation if it cannot defend its own dignity? This is...

UN General Assembly to voteon a Hamas-free Palestinian state

UNITED NATIONS, New York – The UN General Assembly will vote on Friday (Saturday Manila time) whether to back the “New York Declaration,” a...

Oil firms forecast mixed price movements next week

CONSUMERS can expect a mixed oil price movement next week with diesel increasing by up to P0.50 per liter and gasoline with a possible...

China’s man-o’-war ‘sailed through Strait’

BeIJING – China said Friday its third and newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, recently sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait to carry out “scientific...

Iran: Enriched nuclear material ‘under rubble’

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday (Friday Manila time) that enriched nuclear material remained “under the rubble” of facilities damaged during...

Russia, Belarus to stage military drills as West watches warily

MOSCOW – Russia and its key ally Belarus are to start major joint military drills on Friday, putting NATO on edge days after Poland...
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