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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte turns 77 years old today, Monday, March 28, with a wish that the upcoming May 9 elections would be “clean, fair, and honest.” The Philippine leader, the oldest president to be elected in office last 2016 at the age of 71, will be spending his birthday in Davao City, according to the Palace. “President Duterte will mark the occasion with a simple and quiet celebration in Davao City, […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada addressed supporters in the southern city of Kandahar, officials announced Sunday, his first public appearance since taking control of the group in 2016. Akhundzada has been the spiritual chief of the Islamist movement since 2016 but has remained a reclusive figure, even after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. His low profile has fed speculation about his role in the new Taliban government, formed after […]
(Young Voices Speak is eaglenews.ph’s blank space for the youth to share their opinions, views, and perspective on any topic, issue, or matter) “The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a conqueror!” – Joyce Meyer Leading and giving commands to a group or an organization is not easy. Different leaders, of course, possess different leadership styles that his members may or may not want. Leaders […]
Infographic about how Hong Kong picked their new leader Carrie Lam, with 777 votes from the Election Committee.
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — The United States-led coalition battling the Islamic State group said Friday it could not confirm the death of the jihadists’ leader following reports by the Russian army that he might have been killed. “We cannot confirm these reports at this time,” said US Army Colonel Ryan S. Dillon, spokesman for the coalition’s Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria and Iraq. The Russian army said earlier that it hit IS leaders in an air […]
PYONGYANG, North Korea (Reuters) — North Korea Foreign Ministry on Thursday (May 11) said it had unveiled a plot attack against its leadership with a bio-chemical weapon this week, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. In a briefing to foreign envoys and its representatives in Pyongyang, North Korean deputy Foreign Minister Han Song Ryol said it will begin an “anti-terrorism mop-up operation” in their own way. A North Korean statement on May 5, […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Emmanuel Macron, 39, who won the second round of the French presidential election on Sunday, according to estimates, will be one of the world’s youngest leaders. Here is a look at those who were still a little wet behind the ears when they attained high executive office: Young leaders Hungary: Viktor Orban became prime minister in 1998 at the age of 35. He left office in 2002 but took over again […]
by Anna MALPAS and Germain MOYON Agence France Presse MOSCOW , Russia (AFP) — Hundreds of people including top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny were arrested on Sunday as thousands of Russians defied bans to stage protests across the country against corruption. Navalny had called for the marches after publishing a detailed report this month accusing Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of controlling a property empire through a shadowy network of nonprofit organisations. The report has been […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang was on Wednesday sentenced to 20 months in prison after a high-profile corruption trial found him guilty of misconduct during his time at the helm of the city. Tsang, 72, held the leadership post of chief executive for seven years from 2005 and is the most senior city official ever to be convicted in a criminal trial. © Agence France-Presse
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Reuters) — Footage from airport cameras purportedly showing the assault on the half-brother of the North Korean leader emerged on Monday (February 20) as a row between Malaysia and North Korea escalated over the handling of the investigation into the killing of Kim Jong Nam. CCTV footage, released by Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV, purported to show Kim Jong Nam being assaulted in Kuala Lumpur International Airport by a woman, who is believed […]
by Simon MARTIN Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean female agents operating in Malaysia have reportedly assassinated the half-brother of the North’s leader, Kim Jong-Un — a one-time heir apparent who became a critic of the Stalinist regime. South Korean media said Tuesday that Kim Jong-Nam was killed with poisoned needles at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Officials in Seoul and the Malaysian capital could not confirm his death. Malaysian police said […]
Reuters — North Korea’s state-run television KRT on Wednesday (December 21) released still photographs of its leader Kim Jong Un watching a multiple rocket launcher drill and a night time combat flight drill. KRT said Kim ordered soldiers to conduct training under the simulated conditions of an actual war. KRT did not specify a date or a location of the drills. North Korea’s former deputy ambassador to Britain said on Monday (December 19) he defected […]
