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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Brooklyn Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for at least five games on Thursday, saying they were “dismayed” by the NBA star’s response after he was criticized for posting a link to anti-semitic material. The Nets said in a statement they had made repeated efforts over the past several days to work with Irving on the issue to “help him understand the harm and danger of his words and actions, […]
Prague, Czech Republic (AFP) EU foreign ministers on Wednesday agreed to suspend a 2007 visa facilitation deal with Russia but stopped short of a wider visa ban as requested by some member states. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the ministers had agreed that relations with Moscow “cannot be business as usual” and the agreement should be “fully suspended”. Following the informal meeting in Prague, he said this would make it “more difficult” and […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, June 28, shrugged off the Communist rebels’ decision to no longer hold peace talks with his administration. “E di mas mabuti..Ano to, negotiations, negosyo? If they are not willing to talk to me, that’s fine,” the President told reporters in Panglao, Bohol. According to Duterte, he was just a “worker of government” whose “main task is just to find peace for my country.” He questioned Sison’s earlier proposal […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, June 3, said the fate of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law was up to Congress. “I leave it to Congress to decide whether or not to amend, or suspend, or modify the law,” the President said in a speech prior to his departure to South Korea at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The President, however, added that money was needed to fund government programs […]
by Fulya OZERKAN / Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey on Wednesday detained more than 1,000 people and suspended over 9,100 police in a vast new crackdown against alleged supporters of the US-based preacher accused of orchestrating the coup bid against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Dawn raids across the country — seeking more than 3,000 suspects — were followed by a statement from police that 9,103 police officers were being suspended […]
