by Jerome Cartillier with Robyn Beck in Phoenix Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump bowed to pressure Monday to honor the late John McCain, ordering that flags be lowered to half-staff across the country, as the late senator fired a parting shot at the president in a farewell message to the United States. Trump’s about-face came after he found himself mired in controversy over his rather conspicuous failure to pay tribute […]
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“True friend and champion of the PHL” – DFA pays tribute to US Senator McCain
(Eagle News) — The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs, extended its condolences to the family of the late Republican US senator John McCain who passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018 after a battle with brain cancer. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano also paid tribute to the late US senator, saying the Philippines “lost a true friend and champion with his passing.” “The Filipino people extend their deepest condolences to Senator […]
Cancer-stricken McCain stable after undergoing surgery
(Agence France Presse) — US Senator John McCain, who is battling brain cancer, was in stable condition Monday after undergoing surgery to treat an infection, an aide said. “On Sunday, Senator McCain was admitted to Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, and underwent surgery to treat an intestinal infection related to diverticulitis,” spokeswoman Julie Tarallo said. McCain, 81, was diagnosed last year with an aggressive type of cancer, glioblastoma, after a brain tumor was discovered by […]
Trump warns McCain: ‘I fight back, and it won’t be pretty’
by Jerome Cartillier Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US President Donald Trump reignited a long-standing feud with John McCain Tuesday, warning “I fight back, and it won’t be pretty” after the respected senator appeared to take aim at him in a speech. The relationship between the pair — one a veteran lawmaker and war hero, the other a real estate tycoon and political neophyte before he assumed the presidency — has long been testy. But […]
U.S. Senator McCain diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (Reuters) — United States Senator John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee known for political independence during more than three decades in the Senate, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, his office said on Wednesday (July 19). The 80-year-old lawmaker and former Navy pilot, who was re-elected to a sixth Senate term in November, has been recovering at home in Arizona since undergoing surgery at the Mayo Clinic […]





