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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump welcomed Thai junta leader chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha to the White House on Monday, trying to turn the page after coups rocked one of America’s oldest alliances. Describing Prayut’s visit as a “great honor,” Trump offered a symbolic show of unity with the man behind a 2014 takeover that resulted in Washington cutting aid and cooling relations. “We’ve had a long and very storied history with Thailand,” Trump […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian MPs on Wednesday passed a law to strip naturalized citizens of passports for offenses classed as “terrorism” following a deadly April suicide bombing in the Saint Petersburg metro. The lower house of parliament passed the bill in its final third reading. It now goes through the senate and to President Vladimir Putin for a final signature. Putin called for such a law after the April 3 attack in the […]
(Eagle News) — Security for the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte is all set, a police official said during a press briefing on Tuesday, July 18. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Oscar Albayalde said that there are 6,300 police personnel to be deployed on the day of SONA as they expect 10,000-15,000 militants to hold protest rallies. “Nagkasundo naman na pagbibigyan ang mga protesters sa same […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — House Sergeant-at-Arms Roland Detabali has said they would heighten security measures in the Lower House, as he revealed they were monitoring “minor threats” slated on President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24. “Definitely meron (threat), pero not very serious. Panggulo lang..,” Detabali said in a press conference. Asked to clarify, he said, “As of now, ‘yung protesters pa lang ang natanggap namin but we […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former President and now Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is advocating for the creation of a transportation security commission. In her House Bill No. 592 or Philippine Transportation Act of 2017, Arroyo recommended the transformation of the Office of Transportation Security under the Department of Transportation (DOTr) into the National Transportation Security Regulatory Commission (NTSRC). “An independent and single authority performing oversight function, the transportation security, becomes essential given the […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) – United States Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly met with Mexico’s Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray in Mexico City on Wednesday (July 05), ahead of an anticipated meeting between Mexan President Enrique Pena Nieto and US President Donald Trump. Trump and Nieto are expected to meet on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 Summit in Germany, nearly six months after the first official meeting between the two leaders was canceled following […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) – Security was high at a Buenos Aires Arena on Wednesday (July 07) as thousands of young fans of Ariana Grande arrived for a concert for the superstar. The added security measures in Argentina comes after an explosion in May at a Manchester concert for Grande killed 22 people and injured 50 more. The incident was denounced by authorities as an act of terror. At the Buenos Aires concert, barricades were […]
UNITED STATES (AFP) – The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday after North Korea said it had successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile, diplomats said. The United States — which confirmed it was an ICBM launch — backed by Japan and South Korea, requested the urgent meeting that is scheduled for 3 pm (1900 GMT). North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un oversaw the launch of the Hwasong-14 missile which experts […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa ordered police regional directors to re-examine their camp defense plan after the successive attacks made on police stations. PNP spokesman Chief Supt. Dionardo Carlos said the police should heighten their security especially in their respective stations. The New People’s Army (NPA) on Sunday morning, June 18, attacked a police station in Maasin town in Iloilo. https://youtu.be/kLLxVJb2mh0
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang and the Armed Forces of the Philippines said that they were pushing for the implementation of a national ID system as part of the amendment to the Human Security Act. AFP spokesperson Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said during the regular Mindanao Hour briefing in Malacañang, that it would be easier to fight crime and terrorism if everyone had some form of identification document. It would also prevent the entry of foreign […]
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) – Officials at Travis Air Force Base in California have advised people there to “shelter in place” during a “real world security incident,” according to official social media posts issued on Wednesday (June 14) afternoon. “Travis Air Force Base is currently responding to a real world security incident. More details will be released as they become available. The public is being asked to stay away from the base to ensure emergency […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Fans turned out Wednesday evening for the resumption of United States singer Ariana Grande’s world tour in Paris, more than two weeks after it was interrupted by the Manchester suicide bomb attack. Security was extra tight in the French capital, a day after police shot and injured a man who attacked an officer outside the world-famous Notre Dame cathedral. “Merci, Paris. Je t’aime,” the Dangerous Woman singer wrote on her Twitter […]
