Tuesday, May 12, 2026
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Tag: geopolitics

Maduro thanks supporters in first online post from US prison

Caracas, Venezuela—Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife, captured by US forces in a nighttime raid in January, said Saturday (Sunday in Manila) that...

Iran claims aluminum plant attacks in Gulf; Houthis join war

Tehran, Iran—Iran claimed on Sunday attacks on two major aluminium plants in the Gulf, further raising the economic stakes of the Middle East war after...

China warns US on Philippines ammo depot

China warned the United States on Thursday against bringing “conflict and the chaos of war” to the Asia-Pacific, after Washington and its allies said...

Trump to ‘unleash hell’ if Iran rejects peace terms

US President Donald Trump is ready to “unleash hell” if Iran does not accept a deal to end the nearly four-week Middle East war,...

Iran fires at US carrier as backchannel diplomacy aims to end war

Tehran, Iran—Iran said on Wednesday it fired a volley of cruise missiles at a US aircraft carrier, as strikes rained down across the Middle East...

Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s largest gas field

Doha, Qatar—US President Donald Trump threatened to "massively blow up" a vast Iranian gas field unless Tehran stops striking Qatari energy facilities, which sustained extensive...

Cuba vows ‘unbreakable resistance’ as US pressure mounts

Havana, Cuba—Cuba's leader on Tuesday said the US would face "unbreakable resistance" if it tries to take over the impoverished island nation, as communist authorities...

Davos braces for Trump’s ‘America First’ onslaught

PARIS – All eyes will be on Donald Trump next week as politicians and business leaders head to the World Economic Forum, wondering how...

Greenwash cannot erase Philippine rights

"A change in vocabulary does not equate to a change in legality" THE landscape of modern geopolitics is increasingly defined by the manipulation of language. Today,...

China fires rockets on Day 2 of military drills

Beijing—China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels around Taiwan on Tuesday for a second day of live-fire drills aimed...

Yemen declares emergency state as conflict flares

Riyadh—The leader of Yemen’s presidential council declared a state of emergency and cancelled a security pact with the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday after...

Trump says Ukraine deal closer than ever

PALM BEACH – US President Donald Trump said Sunday (Monday, Manila time) a deal was closer than ever to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...

China warns ‘external forces’ over Taiwan support

BEIJING – China made a warning against “external forces” backing Taiwan on Monday after launching live-fire drills around the island that it said would...

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...
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