politics

Former New York governor Cuomo charged with sex crime

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo was on Thursday charged with a misdemeanor sex…

Sudan PM released as protesters face tear gas

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was brought home late Tuesday, his office said, after a day…

Former South Korean president Roh Tae-woo dies

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Former South Korean president and general Roh Tae-woo, who was instrumental in crushing the Gwangju…

Thailand protests fade but the hardcore battle on

by Pathom SANGWONGWANICH BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- As night falls on a bustling junction close to the heart of Bangkok,…

Myanmar threatens to skip ASEAN summit over junta chief’s exclusion

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's junta threatened on Monday to skip an ASEAN summit after the bloc said the country's…

Armed forces detain PM and other leaders in Sudan ‘coup

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Armed forces detained Sudan's prime minister over his refusal to support their "coup" on Monday, the…

Myanmar activist arrested in junta raid: wife

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- An activist who rose to prominence during Myanmar's 1988 student uprising has been arrested in an…

Mayor Sara flies to Cebu on same day that Bongbong Marcos is also in the province

  Cebu visit, "Sara All 2022" shirt, fuel speculation that presidential daughter might run for a nat'l post in 2022…

China hounds Taiwan with ‘greyzone’ war plane incursions

  by Amber Wang and Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong Agence France Presse TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Chinese fighter jets…

Trump announces plans to launch new social network ‘TRUTH Social’

by Sarah TITTERTON Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Former US president Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to…

Biden’s vision for green US imperiled by Senate coal-state tycoon

by Frankie TAGGART Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - President Joe Biden has pledged to enact the toughest…

Brazil, Colombia ‘united’ in defense of Amazon ahead of UN summit

Brasília, Brazil (AFP) - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro and his Colombia counterpart Ivan Duque said on Tuesday they would head to…

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