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by Fulya OZERKAN Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that Ankara would set up a “security zone” in northern Syria suggested by US President Donald Trump. Erdogan’s comments came a day after he had a telephone conversation with Trump to ease tensions after the US leader threatened to “devastate” the Turkish economy if Ankara attacks Kurdish forces in Syria. Turkey has welcomed Washington’s planned withdrawal of some 2,000 US […]
by Antoine POLLEZ / Joe JACKSON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom – Waving European Union flags, hundreds of anti-Brexit activists outside parliament roared with approval on Tuesday as the government’s divorce deal was crushed by MPs. Massed in front of two big screens airing live coverage of the pivotal vote, the crowd of fervent pro-Europeans erupted into cheers and clapping as the result was relayed. “I’m so pleased — but a bit concerned with what […]
by Laurent Thomet and Elizabeth Law Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China – China on Tuesday vociferously defended a court’s decision to impose the death penalty on a convicted Canadian drug smuggler, escalating a diplomatic row that experts say has descended into a high-stakes game of “hostage politics”. China’s foreign ministry blasted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “irresponsible remarks” after he criticised the death sentence handed to 36-year-old Robert Lloyd Schellenberg. Beijing and Ottawa have been squabbling […]
by Fran BLANDY / Celine CLERY Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya – At least six people were killed Tuesday when an Islamist suicide bomber and gunmen stormed an upmarket hotel complex in Nairobi, in the first such attack in the Kenyan capital in five years. Gunshots rang out sporadically as night fell in Nairobi, where police combed the hotel and outlying office buildings for survivors while trying to flush out the attackers. The attack at the […]
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections has placed under its control Daraga, Albay and Cotabato ahead of the 2019 elections. In placing these areas under its direct control and supervision, the Comelec cited what it said were incidents that could also affect the conduct of the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite slated in January and next month. Rep. Rodel Batocabe was killed in what police said was a politically motivated crime in Daraga in December last year. […]
Palace says it has no information on the matter (Eagle News) — A member of the Movie Television Review and Classification Board said on Tuesday, Jan. 15, that President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the conduct of back-channel talks with Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison and other high-ranking Communist rebel-officials. Avelino Andal, former chief of the Philippine Coconut Authority, said President Duterte gave him the order last week. “Nagpaabot agad ako (ng) […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing on Tuesday slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for making “irresponsible remarks” after he criticised a Chinese court’s death sentence against a convicted Canadian drug smuggler. Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, 36, was given the death penalty on Monday after his previous 15-year prison sentence was deemed too lenient — a ruling that came amid a deepening diplomatic rift between Ottawa and Beijing. Trudeau expressed “extreme concern” on Monday, saying “China has chosen to […]
(Eagle News)– A Quezon City court has junked the charges for illegal possession and firearms and explosives against National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultant Rafael Baylosis. Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 100 Judge Editha Mina-Aguba also granted the demurrer to evidence filed by Baylosis’ co-accused, Roque Guillermo, after she found their arrest on Aurora Boulevard corner Katipunan Ave. in February last year was “illegal.” As a result, the judge ruled the hand grenade, […]
(Eagle News)– Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday, Jan. 15, said he would issue an order that would remove the submission of birth certificates as a requirement for passport renewals. “Old passport is more than sufficient,” Locsin said in a Tweet. According to Locsin, “in one hour, I will have the text of the order I’ve been dying to give to resolve a more (sic) blockage in passport processing system.” Locsin issued the […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Jan. 15, slammed House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr.’s statement the Department of Budget and Management had failed to set aside funds for the conduct of a plebiscite for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Andaya’s statement was “misplaced” and “without basis” in the first place. “There are funds for the plebiscite,” Panelo said of the event, which is slated on Jan. […]
(Eagle News) — The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group has filed an administrative complaint against Daraga, Albay Mayor Carlwyn Baldo in connection with the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe. Charges for conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service and graft and corruption were filed against the mayor, who was tagged by the police as the mastermind in the killing of Batocabe in December last year, before the Ombudsman. Also killed during the incident […]
(Eagle News)—–The cybersecurity unit of the Department of Information and Communications Technology is conducting a probe into the passport data mess at the Department of Foreign Affairs. The DICT said the probe was “to ensure that the welfare of consumers, as well as the privacy and security of the data collected and used for their specific purpose adheres to the policies and practices of DICT.” According to the DICT, the DFA, as “one of the country’s […]
