(Eagle News) — Many Filipinos are worried that the current tension between the United States and North Korea will escalate into an armed conflict, the Social Weather Stations said. According to the pollster, based on its December 2017 survey, a whopping 84 percent expressed this concern. Sixteen percent were not worried, 12% were not too worried, and 4% were not worried at all, the SWS said. The survey also found that 88 percent were worried that the Philippines would […]
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Russia warns US against unilateral strike on N. Korea
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia on Monday warned Washington against launching a unilateral strike on North Korea, after United States Vice President Mike Pence said the era of “strategic patience” with Pyongyang was over. “This is a very risky path,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a news conference in Moscow. “We do not accept the reckless nuclear missile actions of Pyongyang that breach (United Nations) resolutions, but that does not mean that you […]
Pyongyang should not ‘test Trump’s resolve:’ VP Pence
By Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse United States Vice President Mike Pence warned North Korea Monday not to test Donald Trump’s resolve, declaring that “all options are on the table” in curbing its missile and nuclear weapons programs. Defying international pressure, the North Sunday test-fired another missile as fears grow that it may be preparing for its sixth atomic weapons test. “We hope to achieve this objective (the North’s denuclearization) through peaceful means but all options […]





