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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday spoke by phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, urging close cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State group, the White House said. “Obama noted the need for close coordination between the United States and Turkey to build on these successes and to apply sustained pressure on ISIL in Syria to reduce threats to the United States, Turkey, and elsewhere,” a statement said, using […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Sole surviving Bee Gee Barry Gibb is keen to make music with US pop star Justin Timberlake as he pursues a solo career after the death of his brothers. Gibb, who joined Coldplay on stage at England’s Glastonbury Festival this year, has recently released a solo album and said he wanted to work with creative people. “I’d love to work with Justin Timberlake. That’s always been a thing in my head […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama will head to Greece, Germany and Peru next month for what could be his final trip abroad before leaving the White House in January, his office said Tuesday. The November 14-21 trip — which will fall between the November 8 election to choose his successor and Inauguration Day on January 20 — will aim to show Obama’s engagement with both his transatlantic and Asia-Pacific partners. Obama […]
(Eagle News) — The United States top diplomat for Asia said that it was a mistake to think that improved relations between the Philippines and China would come at the expense of the US. US State Department assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific affairs Daniel Russel said the US also supported “direct dialogue” and negotiations between the Philippines and China as long as these are consistent with international law “We support […]
BEIJING, China | AFP | — China has slammed the US for sailing a warship near disputed territory in the South China Sea, saying the move was a “serious illegal act” and “deliberately provocative”. In a statement on its website late Friday night, the country’s defence ministry said two Chinese naval vessels warned off a US ship after it entered “Chinese territorial waters” near the Paracel Islands, known as Xisha in Chinese. China controls […]
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine officials sought on Friday to play down comments by President Rodrigo Duterte who announced his “separation” from the United States a day earlier, saying their country will maintain U.S. trade and economic ties. Duterte made his comments in Beijing, where he was paving the way for what he calls a new commercial alliance as relations with long-time ally Washington deteriorate. He told Chinese and Philippine business people at a forum […]
DAVAO, Philippines | AFP | — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Saturday he would not sever his nation’s alliance with the United States, as he clarified his announcement that he planned to “separate”. “It’s not severance of ties. Severance is to cut diplomatic relations. I can not do that. Why? It’s in the best interests of my country that I don’t do that,” Duterte told reporters in his hometown of Davao after returning from […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Suddenly, it seems America is crawling with nasty women. Female unpleasantness as a tongue-in-cheek rallying cry is on T-shirts, in memes and in tweets galore — a furious backlash mocking Donald Trump’s latest insult of Hillary Clinton. Trump’s dis — “such a nasty woman” — came during one of his interruptions of his Democratic rival in Wednesday’s final presidential debate. Social media lit up as women came to Clinton’s defense. […]
A “BAFFLED” United States said it would seek an explanation from the Philippines for President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement that it was separating from the US, saying this was at odds with the two countries’ close relationship. US State Department spokesman John Kirby said they were “obviously aware of (Duterte’s) rhetoric” and that this was “inexplicably at odds with the very close relationship that we have with the Filipino people, as well as the government […]
SAYING that the United States has “lost now,” President Duterte said he is realigning himself with the “ideological flow” of China as he announced his separation from the United States, both in the military and economic sense. Duterte was in Beijing, China where he is visiting with at least 200 businessmen to pave the way for what he calls a new commercial alliance. Both the Philippines and China have also agreed to resume bilateral […]
DELAWARE, United States (AFP) — Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump said Thursday that he would accept a “clear election result” next month, but reserved the right to challenge the outcome if he felt it was “questionable.” Trump stuck firm to his unprecedented defiance of US democratic norms, telling supporters: “I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election — if I win.” But he went on to say: “I will […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The offensive to recapture Mosul from Islamic State jihadists has so far progressed faster than planners anticipated, but military experts fear the fighting could get tougher as US-backed Iraqi forces enter the city. Here is an overview of some factors determining the size and length of the battle. Will IS defend Mosul at any cost? Jihadists in Mosul are expected to put up a fierce fight. The city is the […]
