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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Biden, al-Kadhemi discuss embassy rocket strikes
US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi spoke about this week's rocket strikes on the US embassy ...
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Biden faces ‘serious dilemma’ in Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden faces “serious dilemmas” in Afghanistan as a deadline to withdraw troops nears and the Taliban show ...
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Huthi rebels resume offensive vs. Yemen gov’t
Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels have resumed an offensive to seize the government’s last northern stronghold of Marib, a government source ...
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China-funded exchanges with US terminated
Washington—The US State Department said Friday it was terminating five Chinese-funded exchange programs with the United States, calling them propaganda ...
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China to sanction US firms over Taiwan arms sales
China on Monday said it will impose sanctions on Lockheed Martin, a Boeing division, and other US firms involved in ...
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US Democrats launch probe into ouster of State Department watchdog
Congressional Democrats on Saturday launched a probe into President Donald Trump's "politically-motivated" dismissal of a government watchdog believed to have ...
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Duterte not bothered by Trump’s ban on Leila case
President Rodrigo Duterte is not bothered that US President Trump signed a law banning entry to those involved in the ...
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Brains in Jolo Church blast tagged ‘global terrorist’
The US State Department has declared Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan, the Abu Sayyaf leader tagged as the brains behind the Jolo ...
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US OKs sale of fighters to Taiwan
Washington"•The US State Department on Tuesday approved the sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan, in a move expected to ...
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