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(Eagle News) — Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Felimon Santos Jr. was promoted to the rank of general on Monday, Jan. 27. The AFP’s Public Affairs Office said in a Tweet Defense Secretary.Delfin Lorenzana administered the donning of the rank to Santos, who was a lieutenant general, in a ceremony held at the Department of National Defense. Santos replaced General Noel Clement as AFP chief after he reached the mandatory age of […]
by Amir Havasi Agence France Presse KERMAN, Iran (AFP) — A stampede broke out Tuesday at the funeral of a top Iranian general killed in a US drone strike, leaving more than 30 people dead as huge crowds of mourners packed his hometown. The crush in the southeastern city of Kerman came as Iran prepared to bury Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani, a hugely popular figure in the Islamic republic. “Unfortunately because of overcrowding […]
BEIJING, China (CCTV) — United States Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day diplomatic visit. The top US military officer was greeted with a welcoming ceremony by his Chinese counterpart, General Fang Fenghui, chief of the Joint Staff Department under China’s Central Military Commission. While in Beijing, Dunford will hold talks with Chinese officials about US-China military cooperation and Korean Peninsula tensions. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the new head of the National Irrigation Administration. Quoting Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, a radio report said Duterte appointed former Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff General Ricardo Visayas at the helm of the agency. The appointment comes days after Peter Laviña, former campaign spokesperson of Duterte, resigned from the NIA’s top post amid corruption allegations.
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Embattled United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday that he would recuse himself from any investigation into Donald Trump’s election campaign, which faces intense scrutiny over contacts with Russia. But after receiving a strong endorsement from Trump, Sessions did not bow to pressure to step down over charges he lied to Congress about his own meetings with the Russian ambassador before the election. After reviewing ethics rules for his […]
by Brian KNOWLTON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Retired general James “Mad Dog” Mattis — who for years oversaw US war efforts in the Middle East and was tapped Thursday by President-elect Donald Trump as his new defense secretary — did not come by his nickname lightly. Mattis, 66, commanded a Marine battalion during the First Gulf War and a marine division during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In 2010, the tough-talking native of Washington […]
