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Trump stirs tensions with nuke test order

WASHINGTON, DC – US President Donald Trump landed back in Washington Thursday (Friday Manila time) after a surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing...

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...

Trump says North Korea ‘sort of a nuclear power’

Aboard Air Force One – US President Donald Trump said Friday that North Korea was “sort of a nuclear power” as he left the...

Rubio voices confidence in Gaza truce

JERUSALEM – US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Israel over annexing the West Bank in an interview published Thursday (Friday Manila...

Trump to meet Zelenskyy after Putin summit

WASHINGTON, DC –Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets Donald Trump at the White House Friday (Saturday Manila time), seeking US-made Tomahawk missiles even as the...

US rejects WHO diseases declaration

UNITED NATIONS, New York — US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rejected a United Nations political declaration on non-communicable diseases on Thursday (Friday...

Israel’s big bombing sets Gaza ‘on fire’

JERUSALEM—Israel unleashed a massive new bombing campaign on Gaza City on Tuesday after visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed the ally’s goal...

Trump likely to meet Zelenskyy next week on peace moves—Rubio

TEL AVIV—President Donald Trump will likely meet Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy next week and still hopes to broker a peace deal between Kyiv and...

US decertifies Colombia as drugs fight ally

BOGOTA—The United States said Monday (Tuesday Manila time) it has decertified Colombia as an ally in the fight against drugs, a decision that could...

Rubio to visit Mexico, Ecuador next week to discuss migration

WASHINGTON, DC – Marco Rubio next week will pay his first visit to Mexico as the top US diplomat, as President Donald Trump presses...

Witkoff to travel to Russia in coming week, says Trump

WASHINGTON, DC – Donald Trump confirmed Sunday (Monday Manila time) his special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Russia in the coming week, ahead of...

As Ukraine war rages, Biden team revives Asia focus

"He meeys Asean leaders this week." By Shaun Tandon President Joe Biden was clear from the moment he entered office — China is the main international...

Alliance with the US erased our national interest

"The situation has become ludicrous."     The advent of the Trump administration saw the most abominable distortion in US foreign policy. Some say demagoguery has taken...

US diplomacy called ‘amoral’

Washington"•The former US ambassador who was a key figure in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial criticized US foreign policy on Wednesday as “amoral” and...
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