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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has said he was declining US President Donald Trump’s invitation to attend a summit in Las Vegas in March. The President made the announcement on RT media early this week. “I just received an invitation to go to the United States together with the ASEAN leaders. I haven’t been to the States,” the President said. But when asked if he would go, he said “No.” He reiterated his sentiments […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is “pondering” whether or not he will accept United States President Donald Trump’s invitation to visit his country for a summit with other Southeast Asian leaders in March. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo added the President was doing this because the invite was an “official invitation” to all leaders of Southeast Asia. “The previous invitations are personal invitations from President Trump. This one is an official invitation to all ASEAN […]
by Michel COMTE Agence France-Presse VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) — The Chinese telecommunications executive whose arrest in Vancouver badly strained Canada-China relations went to court on Monday to fight extradition to the United States, with her lawyers calling the accusations against her “fiction.” Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of tech giant Huawei and eldest daughter of its founder Ren Zhengfei, is wanted by US authorities for alleged fraud. Meng made no comment as she rushed […]
by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Ken Starr, who was at the center of Bill Clinton’s impeachment in the 1990s, and America’s biggest celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz were announced Friday to be joining President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment defense. The administration has yet to unveil the full team but confirmed that White House counsel Pat Cipollone will be lead lawyer, backed by Trump’s personal attorney Jay Sekulow. “President Trump has done […]
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP)–A fresh air strike hit pro-Iran fighters in Iraq early Saturday, as fears grew of a proxy war erupting between Washington and Tehran a day after an American drone strike killed a top Iranian general. It came hours ahead of a planned a mourning march for Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary heavyweight Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, slain in a precision drone strike by the US in Baghdad on Friday. The […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has advised Filipinos in Iraq to prepare in case an evacuation is needed. The DFA issued the advisory amid heightening tensions between Iran and the United States, following the US assassination of top Iranian commander Qassim Suleimani in Baghdad. “Filipinos in Iraq are strongly advised to coordinate closely with the Philippine Embassy and their employers in the event mandatory evacuation will be necessary,” the DFA said. The DFA also […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AFP) — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that US President Donald Trump cannot legally block users on Twitter based on their political differences with him, affirming a lower court decision. The three-judge panel agreed with last year’s ruling by a federal judge that Trump was using “viewpoint discrimination” in violation of the constitutional rights of people with opposing views. The court sidestepped the question of the president’s free speech rights under […]
by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s spokeswoman Sarah Sanders defended the president Sunday against accusations that he was inciting violence toward a Muslim congresswoman after he tweeted a video of her spliced with footage of the 9/11 attacks. The White House’s decision to double down on Ilhan Omar came as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the country’s most powerful Democrat, said she had spoken to authorities about her colleague’s safety and urged […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) –US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, the front-line defender of the administration’s controversial immigration policies, would leave her position. “Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I would like to thank her for her service,” Trump tweeted. He added US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan would become acting secretary. Nielsen initially joined the Trump administration in January 2017 […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Thursday negotiations to resolve his eight-month trade war with China were making progress, expressing fresh optimism about resolving the confrontation between the world’s largest economies. Trump told reporters at the White House that the talks were “moving along pretty well.” Chinese and American officials have alternated between expressing optimism that a deal is at hand and also warning that much remains to be done to […]
by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse US President Donald Trump shook hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the start of their second summit Wednesday, saying the totalitarian state could enjoy a brilliant future if it gives up nuclear weapons. Trump predicted a “very successful” summit as the pair prepared for dinner at the luxury Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi to follow up on their initial historic meeting in Singapore in June. In a […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Democrats on Tuesday picked Stacey Abrams, who rose to prominence in her heated but unsuccessful Georgia governor’s race, to deliver the rebuttal to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, a first for an African-American woman. The president will give his annual speech on February 5 before a joint session of Congress, after it was postponed because of the partial government shutdown. Abrams is a former Georgia legislative leader but […]
