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BRUXELLES, United States (AFP) — The center-right European People’s Party (EPP) won the most seats in the European Parliament but eurosceptic parties made strong gains, officials said Sunday, citing their latest projection. The EPP won 178 seats, down sharply from 216 in the outgoing parliament but more than the 152 won by the Socialists and Democrats, its center-left rival, parliament spokesman Jaume Duch told reporters. The Socialists dropped from 185 seats. “I don’t feel a […]
(Eagle News)–For Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo’s “long” statements about him “betray” his and President Rodrigo Duterte’s “obsession” about the senator. “While I’m supposed to feel good knowing that I have successfully gotten under their skin, but coming from somebody like Panelo, it somehow feels creepy,” Trillanes said. Trillanes issued the statement after Panelo said the senator’s “greatest service to the nation” was his “mandatory exit” from the Senate. The presidential spokesperson […]
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill resigned on Sunday following a string of high-profile political defections that threatened his leadership. O’Neill — who had been in power since 2011 — handed over the reins to veteran politician Julius Chan, who has twice been prime minister. “I will be stepping down as prime minister in the coming days, when I visit the governor-general… (to) pave way for a new government,” O’Neill told reporters in the […]
An Afghan court Sunday sentenced two teenage boys to 30 years in prison for the abduction and killing of a young girl whose brutal murder provoked a national outcry. Six-year-old Mahsa Ahmadi was snatched off a Kabul street in March and was killed after her parents were unable to pay a ransom of $300,000. Police eventually arrested two boys and released a video clip showing them confessing. They said they had picked up Mahsa, driven […]
An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced three French citizens to death after they were found guilty of joining the Islamic State group, the first IS members from France to be handed capital punishment, a court official said. Captured in Syria by a US-backed force fighting the jihadists, Kevin Gonot, Leonard Lopez and Salim Machou were transferred to Iraq for trial. They have 30 days to appeal. Iraq has taken custody of thousands of jihadists repatriated […]
Pakistan said on Sunday over 600 people, most of them children, had tested HIV positive in a city in southern Sindh province. Concern grew after hundreds of people were allegedly infected by a doctor using a contaminated syringe in Rato Dero city and surrounding villages of Larkana district. “Some 681 people, of which 537 were children from two to 12 years of age, had been tested positive for HIV until yesterday in Rato Dero,” special […]
French and Italian-US auto giants Renault and Fiat Chrysler are set to announce talks on an alliance, with a view to a potential merger, informed sources said on Sunday. Renault and FCA are likely to unveil the move “within hours, perhaps tomorrow (Monday), before the (Paris) bourse opens,” one of the sources told AFP on condition of anonymity, adding an eventual “merger” was on the agenda. The same source added a statement would cover “the […]
by Sebastian Smith The big men of Japanese sumo met their match Sunday in the form of an even bigger star: Donald Trump. Trump was the first US president to attend a tournament in sumo’s hallowed Ryogoku Kokugikan arena and when he entered, the crowd of more than 10,000 cheered and whistled. The president, on a feel-good visit to Japan that peaks Monday when he becomes the first foreign leader to meet with newly enthroned […]
A strong 8.0-earthquake struck northern Peru in the early hours of Sunday, sending residents fleeing their homes and cutting off power to at least one town, with the impact felt as far afield as neighboring Ecuador. There were no immediate reports of injuries following the quake which the US Geological Survey said struck at a depth of 110 kilometers (68 miles). The quake hit t 0741 GMT about 75 kilometers southeast of the town of […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, May 26, urged the Philippine Military Academy’s Mabalasik Class of 2019 to serve the country well. Duterte issued the call in his speech during the graduation rites of the class, which was led by Cadet 1st Class Dionne Mea Apolog Umalla. Umalla clinched 14 special awards including the Presidential Saber Award and the Leadership plaque, among others. “I need good and capable soldiers,” Duterte said, as he pardoned all […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, May 26, said government officials have been ordered to refrain from issuing travel authorities for official trips to Canada. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the order was contained in a memorandum issued by Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea dated May 20. Panelo said in the memo, Medialdea specifically directed all department secretaries and heads of agencies, government-owned and controlled corporations and government financial institutions to refrain from issuing the travel […]
Los Angeles, United States (AFP)–Kawhi Leonard finished with 27 points and a career high 17 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors advanced to their first NBA final with a 100-94 win over the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks. The Raptors won the series in six games as Saturday’s contest at Scotiabank Arena was a mirror image of game five, featuring a strong start by Milwaukee before Toronto came back in the fourth quarter to close it out with […]
