SCHOLZ TO BECOME GERMAN CHANCELLOR AFTER SECURING COALITION DEAL Olaf Scholz will head a three-party coalition with broad plans for Germany's transition to a green economy, under a deal to end 16 years of government led by Angela Merkel. Almost two months after his Social
CHINA TELLS PH TO REMOVE BRP SIERRA MADRE FROM AYUNGIN SHOAL MANILA — China on Wednesday reiterated its demand to the Philippines to remove the grounded BRP Sierra Madre ship from Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. In a press conference in Beijing, Chinese Fo
US JOLTED INTO ACTION AFTER CHINA’S RAPID ADVANCES IN HYPERSONIC TECH As the designated head of the US National Space Council, the challenge arising from China’s stunning lead over US in hypersonic technological capability, acknowledged by leading American generals,
EU SIDES WITH PHILIPPINES OVER SOUTH CHINA SEA WATER CANNON INCIDENT The European Union has become the latest to voice opposition to the firing of Chinese water cannon at supply boats from the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, as the incident draws mounting criticism
BIDEN DECLARES INTENT TO RUN IN 2024, COOLS KAMALA PROSPECTS US President Joe Biden has conveyed to his supporters that he plans to run for the White House again in 2024 in an apparent effort to quell Democratic disquiet and infighting amid falling poll numbers for himself and h
LACSON HITS WARNING FROM CHINESE NAVY: THIS IS MY COUNTRY, THEY HAD NO RIGHT MANILA — "This is my country and no foreign armed forces can tell me to stay out." Sen. Ping Lacson said this Monday after the plane he was riding to Pag-asa Island in Kalayaan, Palawan rec
PENG SHUAI: US 'DEEPLY CONCERNED' OVER CHINESE TENNIS STAR The US says it is "deeply concerned" about Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, who has not been heard from since making sexual assault allegations against a top Communist Party official.
US WARNS CHINA AFTER AYUNGIN INCIDENT MANILA — The United States on Friday accused China of an escalation against the Philippines and warned that an armed attack would invoke Washington’s mutual defense commitments after an incident in the West Philippine Sea.
ALLEGATIONS THAT MOUNTBATTEN INFLUENCED INDIA-PAK BOUNDARY RAISED IN UK TRIBUNAL A question mark has been raised at a tribunal in London over the impartiality of Lord Mountbatten and whether he sought to interfere with the boundary drawn between India and Pakistan at Partition.
DFA: CHINESE COAST GUARD VESSELS BLOCKED PH SUPPLY BOATS IN AYUNGIN SHOAL MANILA—The Department of Foreign Affairs said Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked Philippine supply boats in the Ayungin Shoal. In a statement posted early Thursday, the DFA said Western Comma
