The United States has seen increased activity around a North Korean missile site, suggesting preparations for a possible space launch in the near future, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday (January 28). The finding was revealed as Washington shows growing concern that Pyongyang could use space technology to enhance its missile capability and while United Nations Security Council members discuss fresh sanctions against North Korea after it conducted its fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6. […]
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Winter storm hits 4 states in USA
Four states in the East Cost of the United States are now fully experiencing the wrath of what is possibly the largest winter storm in US history. One is already recorded with thousands stranded in traffic. The states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina are under state of calamity. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Seven countries to intensify campaign against IS
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter won agreement from defense ministers from France and five other nations on Wednesday to intensify the campaign against IS militants in Iraq and Syria. A bilateral meeting was held firstly between Ashton Carter and Jean-Yves Le Drian, France’s Defense Minister, to discuss the issue before the closed-door meeting among the defense ministers from the other five countries, including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, Italy and Germany. This is the […]
Cuban migrants cross into the U.S. from Mexico
A small group of Cuban migrants crossed into the United States on Sunday (January 17) after a month’s long journey through Central America and Mexico finally came to an end. The migrants arrived to the border city of Reynosa in northeastern Mexico near the border with Hidalgo, Texas. One of the migrants, Byron Rojas Arevalo, who arrived to Reynosa by plane, said a long and harrowing journey, which started in Ecuador, was finally coming to […]
Philippines asks US for joint naval patrol
In a joint meeting between the Foreign Affairs and Defense departments of both countries, the Philippines requested the United States of America to conduct joint naval patrols in the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
U.S. applauds Japan-South Korea agreement on wartime “comfort women”
The United States on Monday (December 28) congratulated South Korea and Japan for reaching a landmark agreement to resolve the issue of “comfort women,” as those who were forced to work in Japan’s wartime brothels were euphemistically known, which has long plagued ties between the neighbors. “We welcome today’s announcement by the governments of Japan and the Republic of Korea that they have reached an agreement regarding the very sensitive historical legacy issue of so-called […]
US will no longer conduct patrols in West Philippine Sea this year
After making a statement that there are plans to conduct another freedom-of-navigation patrol inside the twelve nautical miles of the artificial islands made by China in West Philippine Sea, the United States Navy issued a new statement that it may no longer make said patrol this year. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
At New York anti-Trump rally, protesters express anger, fear
Hundreds of activists rallied on Thursday (December 10) in front of Donald Trump’s hotel in midtown New York City to condemn the Republican 2016 presidential candidate’s call to bar Muslims temporarily from entering the United States. Chanting “Dump Trump” and “refugees welcome,” the protesters castigated Trump’s comments. “There shouldn’t be a number on how many Syrians should be allowed into this country and Islamophobia and Arabphobia and Xenophobia and all of it, it’s becoming a real […]
U.S. envoy to Thailand being investigated for royal defamation
The U.S. ambassador to Thailand is facing a police investigation for royal defamation after criticizing jail terms under the draconian law, as ultra-nationalist sentiment surges since royalist generals seized power. A senior Thai police source confirmed that they had received a complaint and were investigating U.S. Ambassador Glyn T. Davies’ speech delivered to international media last month. The foreign correspondent’s club of Thailand or FCCT said it had been asked to cooperate in the probe […]
China to eye U.S. spy plane in Singapore
China’s defense ministry said, China’s military is paying “close attention” to an agreement between the U.S. and Singapore to deploy an American spy plane to the city state and hopes the move does not harm regional stability. China claims that the U.S. deployment was aimed at militarizing the region. However, a spokesman for the U.S. 7th fleet has been quoted as saying that the move had nothing to do with U.S.-China tensions in the South […]
US issues worldwide travel alert
Due to the rising threat of terrorism, the State Department of the United States of America issued a worldwide travel alert to its citizens. Said country has also been under heightened alert ever since the Paris attacks. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/2AskAeTNSkU
China to take actions against US entry in West Philippine Sea
Taking the position that the entry of the United States guided-missile destroyer in the disputed territories in West Philippine Sea, China’s Foreign Ministry said that it will take steps in response to the action of the United States. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>





