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Senior U.S. official hails S. Korea as 'far punching its weight' in chip production, expertise

WASHINGTON, June 25 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. official on Thursday hailed South Korea as a country that "far punches its weight" in semiconductor production and engineering, expressing his expectations for Seoul's role in advancing a U.S.-led initiative to promote artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain security.

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BREAKING: Ombudsman orders Cayetano, Padilla, Aplasca to answer obstruction complaint

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Robin Padilla to answer the complaint filed against them. The complaint, for alleged obstruction of justice, was filed earlier this month by a coalition of civil society organizations. This was in connection with the departure of Senator Ronald…

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BREAKING: House prosecutors confident BIR box issue won’t delay July 6 impeachment trial

House prosecutors remain confident that the controversy surrounding a sealed BIR box will not derail the start of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. The trial is set on July 6. Terry Ridon, a member of the House prosecution team, said the most important consideration at this stage is that the BIR …

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Trump Requests $88 Billion Supplemental Funding Package Focused On Iran War Funds, Farm Aid, And Ebola Response

President Donald Trump formally asked Congress on Wednesday for $87.6 billion in supplemental appropriations - your tax dollars (for our American readers) - to cover urgent needs stemming from the U.S. military campaign against Iran, provide economic relief to American farmers, and respond to the Ebola outbreak in C…

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European Rearmament Efforts Snuffed By Chinese Control Of Critical Materials

Yesterday we reported that, in a tit-for-tat move, China announced it is targeting US rare earths firms in response to a Pentagon list of Chinese firms: this, as Rabobank noted, is largely a symbolic move, but it still underlines the tensions in this area. So does the Nikkei reporting that ‘China minerals control th…

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Hormuz at centre of Gulf talks, Trump defends Iran deal and Lebanon stalemate continues | The National

In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, the Strait of Hormuz dominates talks as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Gulf foreign ministers in Bahrain. Iran insists vessels must use routes designated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, while Mr Rubio rejects any attempt to impose tolls and reaffirms US …

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Lee to host ex-President Moon for lunch

For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …

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Republicanos del Senado rechazan resolución sobre poderes de guerra tras reprimenda de Trump

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, se dispone a marcharse tras hablar con reporteros mientras los senadores republicanos Rick Scott (Florida), John Barrasso (Wyoming) y el líder de la mayoría en el Senado, John Thune (Dakota del Sur), escuchan, en el Capitolio, el 24 de junio de 2026, en Washington. (AP …

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