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President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law Tuesday across Mindanao, after deadly clashes between security forces and Islamic State group-linked militants in a major city. The announcement, made by his spokesperson at a press conference in Moscow where Duterte was on an official visit, fulfills an often-repeated warning by the president that he would enforce military rule to quell security threats. Duterte placed the region, which makes up roughly one third of the country and is […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Moscow late Monday night (early Tuesday dawn Manila time) to begin his five-day official visit to the Russian Federation, upon the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Duterte, arrived with his high-level delegation in Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport, and is welcomed by Russian officials. The President is scheduled to meet with the Russian leaders, President Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. He is also set […]
Russia must cease to be at the margins of Philippine foreign diplomacy,” says Duterte (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte left for Russia on Monday, May 22, for an official trip saying he is opening up the Philippines for friendship and advancing of shared interests with the Russians, underscoring his commitment to follow an independent foreign policy for the Philippines. The President said his four-day landmark visit is “most anticipated” having been the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump told allies it was time to end Syria’s “brutal” civil war Wednesday, as he branded the country’s leader Bashar al-Assad a “butcher” and questioned Russia’s role in a suspected chemical attack. Trump, standing alongside North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, called on allies to “work together to resolve the disaster” in Syria and thanked them for condemning Assad’s suspected sarin attack in Khan […]
By Andrew Beatty, with Dave Clark in Moscow Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States — The United States wants to improve ties with Russia from their current “all-time low” over Syria, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, as Moscow dug in to defend its ally in Damascus. Standing side-by-side with North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House, Trump said: “It would be wonderful… if NATO and our country could get along […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia slammed London on Sunday after British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson cancelled a scheduled visit to Moscow over its support for the Syrian regime, claiming Britain has “no real influence” internationally. The cancellation “once again confirms doubts about the added value of dialogue with the British, who don’t have their own position on the majority of current issues,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. The British have “no real influence […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first visit to Moscow next week, Russia’s foreign ministry said Wednesday, as the Kremlin looks to improve ties with Donald Trump’s administration. The ministry said the visit on April 11-12 would include talks with counterpart Sergei Lavrov covering international security, including the fight against Islamic State and conflicts in Syria and Ukraine. “We positively rate the stated aim of the new […]
(Eagle News) – Russia called as tiresome, unfounded and amateurish repeated accusations from the United States that it took part in cyberattacks to manipulate US polls, saying the unclassified US intelligence report published on Friday “has not added any substance to merit comment.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has categorically denied that any of its official agencies took part in alleged cyberattacks on the United States during the US elections. “We continue to categorically rule […]
Moscow is ready to become a reliable partner and close friend of the Philippines, Russia’s ambassador has said. Two Russian warships are on four-day visit to Manila this week, the first official navy-to-navy contact between the two countries. The Anti-submarine destroyer Admiral Tributs, along with the sea tanker Boris Butoma, anchored at Manila’s South Harbor on Tuesday for a week long goodwill visit. Russian Ambassador Igor Anatolyevich Khovaev took the opportunity to hold a […]
(Eagle News) — Transport Ministers of The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members and of the Russian Federation met in Moscow, Russia for the ASEAN-Russia Transport Ministers’ Meeting on December 9, 2016. With the theme “Moving Towards a Mutually Beneficial Transport Cooperation,” the meeting takes place in recognition of the important role that transport plays in economic, social and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. One of the important highlights of the event is […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) – by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber The Kremlin on Wednesday said that Russia had finalised a deal to privatise 19.5 percent of state-owned oil giant Rosneft. Rosneft chief Igor Sechin informed President Vladimir Putin “about the completion of a privatisation deal of 19.5 percent of shares of the largest Russian oil company Rosneft,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. He added that its investors were the Glencore Consortium and Qatar’s sovereign fund and that […]
