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(Eagle News) – Malacanang on Sunday, Oct. 21, denounced the attack on the convoy of a top official of the Food and Drug Administration that resulted in the death of at least three police escorts last Thursday, Oct. 18. The ambush on the FDA director general Nela Puno transpired along the national highway of Brgy. Napolidan, Lupi, Camarines Sur. Three other policemen were also wounded. “We strongly denounce the ambush of Food and Drug […]
(Eagle News) — Philippines’ Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr., had bilateral meetings with Netherlands’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó on Friday, October 19 in Brussels, Belgium. Locsin Jr., flew to Belgium to represent President Rodrigo Duterte at the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Brussels, shortly after he was sworn in as DFA secretary on Wednesday, October 17, in Malacanang.
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The EU’s top diplomat Federica Mogherini called Saturday for a thorough investigation into the “deeply troubling” death of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi and full accountability for those responsible. The EU statement echoed earlier condemnations from member countries France and Germany after Saudi Arabia admitted that Khashoggi was killed inside its Istanbul consulate. “The emerging circumstances of Jamal Khashoggi’s death are deeply troubling, including the shocking violation of the 1963 Vienna Convention […]
by Anuj Chopra Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia will host a key investment summit on Tuesday, overshadowed by the killing of critic Jamal Khashoggi that has prompted a wave of policymakers and corporate giants to withdraw. Just ahead of the three-day Future Investment Initiative (FII), dubbed “Davos in the desert”, the kingdom sought to defuse the crisis with an about-face admission on Saturday that the journalist died in its […]
ELKO, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump warned Saturday against halting a Saudi arms deal, saying it would hurt American jobs, despite the international furor over the death in the conservative kingdom’s Istanbul consulate of a dissident journalist. “We have $450 billion, $110 billion of which is a military order, but this is equipment and various things ordered from Saudi Arabia,” Trump told reporters about an agreement to sell weapons to Riyadh. “It’s […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte again called on members of the New People’s Army (NPA) to surrender to the government, saying that the communist movement would not give a comfortable life to their children. The President said he hoped the communist rebels would realize that it is time to surrender to the government, and help bring about peace. Duterte said he is ready to give decent jobs and housing to NPA surrenderees who […]
ORLANDO, FL –- The rousing chanting from the stands, drums beating, and flags waving from soccer fans was the scene at the Orlando City Stadium, as Orlando City SC hosted the Seattle Sounders in Orlando’s second to last home game of the season. During the pre-game, Orlando City Head Coach, James O’Conner, spoke about the focus of the team in these last two home games. “[We need to] Play with a lot of passion, try […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Serbian striker Luka Jovic scored five goals as Eintracht Frankfurt ran riot by beating Fortuna Duddeldorf 7-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday. The 20-year-old, with two Serbia caps, scored his opener in the 26th minute and his fifth in the 72nd to help lift his side to sixth in the table. Only two other foreign players have achieved a similar feat in the Bundesliga — Poland’s Robert Lewandowski for Bayern Munich […]
TSHIKAPA, DR Congo (AFP) — Seven diamond miners died and another 23 were missing after two canoes capsized in central Democratic Republic of Congo, government and mining officials said on Friday. Local official Kerozene Kabongo told AFP the canoes were carrying miners who dive for diamonds in the Kasai river on Thursday when they overturned in high winds, 15 km (nine miles) east of Tshikapa city. “Two canoes transporting our colleagues capsized yesterday (Thursday) in […]
by Allison JACKSON KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Multiple explosions rocked polling centres across Kabul on Saturday, causing dozens of casualties, amid growing anger among voters as they waited hours to cast their ballots in long-delayed legislative elections. At least 30 people have been taken to a trauma hospital run by the Italian NGO Emergency, including a dead child, the organisation said on Twitter, hours after the Taliban warned voters to boycott the ballot “to protect […]
Newly-appointed Foreign Affairs Secretary and concurrent Representative to the United Nations Teodoro Locsin Jr. represented President Rodrigo Duterte at the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit and EU-ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting in Brussels, Belgium on October 18 Central European Summer Time. ASEM, a platform for dialogue and cooperation between Asia and Europe, is expected to reinforce its role as a catalyst for effective alliance of countries pursuing common goals as well as to bring out the pillars […]
The Catholic Church’s diocese of Buffalo in New York state acknowledged Friday having received a demand for documents believed to be linked to a US federal investigation into sexual abuse. “Several months ago, we received a call from the local US Attorney’s office with a request to review documents,” the diocese said in a statement, without giving details about what the documents pertained to. “A subpoena was provided and after some discussion, an agreement […]
