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Francina Armengol, President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain, looks on as Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Monday, June 8, 2026. (Yara Nardi/Pool Photo via AP)
The US is weighing a plan to purchase the Chagos Islands directly from Mauritius in a bid to sideline the UK over the future of a crucial military base in the Indian Ocean, The Telegraph reported on Sunday.
The US is weighing a plan to purchase the Chagos Islands directly from Mauritius in a bid to sideline the UK over the future of a crucial military base in the Indian Ocean, The Telegraph reported on Sunday.
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 …
Heightened security, a strict no-bag policy and airport-style screening will greet fans, as US President Donald Trump attends a pivotal NBA Finals game on Monday evening in New York City.
Washington Nationals (33-33, third in the NL East) vs. San Francisco Giants (27-39, fourth in the NL West)
The most carefully chosen sentence in American foreign policy is the one Washington has repeated reflexively since the first night of this war. "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon."
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Last week, the Israeli and Lebanese governments announced a US-mediated agreement in Washington to renew their "ceasefire" and pursue a "comprehensive" settlement.
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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 …
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate cut short its public hearing on the flood control fund scandal in deference to the victims of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck General Santos City Monday morning.
Despite Donald Trump’s calls for calm, Israeli military says it struck military targets in central and western Iran in response to attacks by Tehran
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, a fragile regional ceasefire comes under renewed pressure after Israel launches strikes across Iran in response to overnight Iranian missile and drone attacks.
MANILA, Philippines — A portion of Diokno Boulevard in Pasay City was closed to traffic on Monday as the Senate held another hearing on the testimonies of 18 alleged former Marines, with motorists advised to take alternate routes.
Latest exchange of attacks threatens to drag Middle East into regional war and comes after US president said ‘I call all the shots’, not Israel’s PM
The US Army is preparing to carry out its first executions of death-row service members since 1961 if President Donald Trump orders them, ABC News reports, citing an internal planning document.
The US Army is preparing to carry out its first executions of death-row service members since 1961 if President Donald Trump authorizes them, ABC News reports
MANILA, Philippines — Rep. Martin Romualdez and four other House of Representatives members were a no-show at the Senate investigation on the flood control fund scandal.
In his opening statement, acting Senate President Pro Tempore Win Gatchalian expressed disappointment over the absence of the 18 former Marines, their lawyer Levi Baligod, and Mike Defensor. He said their failure to attend denied the committee the opportunity to question them and determine the credibility of their a…
TEHRAN — Israel said on Monday it had struck targets across Iran, defying United States President Donald Trump's call to refrain from retaliating against Tehran's barrage of missiles.
When Pope Leo meets Spain’s left-wing prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, on Monday morning, many liberals around the world will see it as the joining of a dynamic duo leading the opposition to President Trump.
Meta’s former head of global affairs says executives pivoted right in some cases for ‘rather more self-interested’ reasons
Iranian hardline outlet Raja News suggested Monday that public messaging from US President Donald Trump over Iran could be part of a tactical deception effort, as Iranian media reported explosions in several cities following reported Israeli strikes.
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Israeli security forces examine a fragment of an intercepted Iranian missile in northern Israel, early Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Rami Shlush)
In Washington, it is getting more difficult to avoid President Donald Trump. His face and name are popping up on buildings across the US capital.
Graham Platner raised $200,000 in a single day on Friday, pulling in donations from more than 5,000 supporters, averaging $40 each. For a party trying to win back the Senate, it should be cause for celebration, but for Democrats trying to quietly push him toward the exit, it is a disaster.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump lasted through probing questions about his Iran war strategy and repeated weather disruptions during an interview with US broadcaster NBC, but angrily stormed out when confronted over his unfounded claims of election fraud.
Bolivia's legislature gave the green light Sunday for President Rodrigo Paz to use the military to clear roadblocks that have crippled key cities for weeks.
Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs without warning on Sunday, days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect and despite a US request not to attack Lebanon’s capital. (AP video shot by: Hassan Ammar).
Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Pyongyang is set to start on Monday, as Beijing tests its influence over a neighbor pulled increasingly into Russia's orbit.
GW President Ellen Granberg says Korea is central to the university's global strategy, touts country’s fast-moving higher education sector
Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate blue ribbon committee resumes its investigation into alleged corruption in multi-million-peso flood control projects on Monday, June 8, this time under the leadership of its new chairman, Senator Erwin Tulfo.
Months after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran there has been an escalation in attacks in the region
Months after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran there has been an escalation in attacks in the region
Kristen Welker questioned Trump’s allegations that races for California governor and 2020 president were ‘rigged’
MANILA, Philippines—The Senate on Monday turned over contractor Pacifico "Curlee" Discaya to the Philippine National Police.
The US relies on migrant workers in crucial sectors but shifting policies under Donald Trump create uncertainty and fear
A projectile streaks through the sky over central Israel during an Iranian missile attack, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Trump has told the Financial Times that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have “no choice” but to accept a deal with Iran, even after Tehran fired missiles towards Israel.
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