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by Danny KEMP BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — EU leaders backed down Friday from an explicit threat of sanctions against Russia over the bombing of Aleppo but warned that they would consider “all available options” if atrocities in Syria continue. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi demanded that any mention of possible punitive measures against Moscow over the Syrian carnage should be removed from a statement issued after a summit in Brussels. The climbdown underscored the deep […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — EU leaders agreed Thursday to consider “all available options” against Syria and its allies including Russia if atrocities in Aleppo continue, president Donald Tusk said, but backed down from threatening sanctions. “The European Union is calling for an end to the atrocities and immediate cessation of hostilities. It considers all available options if these atrocities continue,” Tusk said after a summit in Brussels. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
by Karam al-Masri with Maya Gebeily in Beirut ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) — Russia has announced an eight-hour “humanitarian” ceasefire in Aleppo later this week, as the EU warned that the Syrian regime’s Moscow-backed assault on the city could amount to a war crime. The United Nations and European Union welcomed the announcement, but said Thursday’s planned pause in fighting needed to be longer to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid. Meanwhile, dozens of civilians including […]
LONDON, United Kingdom | AFP | — The battle over Brexit reaches the High Court on Thursday in a legal challenge to Prime Minister Theresa May’s right to start negotiations for Britain to leave the European Union. The case was launched in the aftermath of Britain’s June 23 referendum which saw 52 percent of Britons vote to leave the EU. It seeks to challenge May’s assertion that she as prime minister has the right […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – The German government on Wednesday approved a new law to curb social benefits for EU citizens who arrive in the country without a job, as it responds to pressure to get tough on migrants. Under the draft legislation, which still needs to go through parliament, EU nationals who have never worked in Germany will have to wait five years before they can claim benefits. The strict new measure comes after a […]
PARIS, France (AFP) – by Guy JACKSON Europe’s leaders have vowed no compromise on the terms of their divorce with Britain as a free-falling pound on Friday dramatically underscored the perils ahead for Prime Minister Theresa May’s government. French President Francois Hollande sent one of the strongest warnings yet that Britain will have to pay a heavy price for leaving the European Union, while European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said the bloc must be “unyielding” […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s challenge to the United States of America and the European Union to stop the giving of financial assistance, the US will not withdraw their financial aid to the country. United States State Department spokesperson John Kirby said that they already heard of the challenge and that although it does not represent the good relations between the US and the Philippines, the US government will not stop or […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak naman ng European Union na patuloy nilang susuportahan ang Pilipinas. Ayon kay European Union Ambassador Franz Jessen, nakikipag-ugnayan na sila sa tanggapan ng Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process para sa posible nilang maitutulong sa kapayapaan sa mindanao. Bukod sa peace talks, sinabi ni Jessen na nakahanda rin silang tumulong sa paglaban sa kahirapan, climate change at sa pagpapaunlad sa kalagayan ng mga kababaihan. https://youtu.be/rJhhowdsfPI
(Eagle News)– To “save the next generation,” President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday (September 30) said he wants the death of the country’s criminals, citing what Adolf Hitler did to the Jews during World War II. “Hitler massacred three million Jews. Now, there are three million drug addicts… I’d be happy to slaughter them,” Duterte said. “At least if Germany had Hitler, the Philippines would have… You know my victims, I would like to be, all […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Communication Secretary Martin Andanar on Thursday, September 22 said that the administration’s campaign against illegal drugs is gaining ground as more people attest to safer streets in Metro Manila. “Marami tayong mga kaibigan na nagtratrabaho sa gabi. Meron din tayong mga kasama sa opisina na sila mismo nagkukwento sa atin na hindi na sila nangangamba ngayon pag umuuwi sila late at night. It’s safer at kahit sino naman sa […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday (September 22) invited the United Nations and the European Union to the Philippines to conduct their own investigations on drug killings in the country. “I am inviting Ban Ki, EU – send their best lawyers, pati rapporteurs, to come to the Philippines for an investigation,” Duterte said in a speech during a power plant inauguration in Misamis Oriental. “After they conduct their investigation, I will ask them back […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) – Belgian authorities on Friday detained two people for questioning following anti-terror raids in the capital Brussels and southeastern Belgium, the federal prosecutor’s office said. Police searched two homes in the Haren and Schaarbeek districts of Brussels and another in the city of Liege in the French-speaking Wallonia region, the office said in a statement. “Two persons were arrested and will be interrogated by the investigators,” it said, adding a judge will decide […]
