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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, right, welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron in Yerevan on May 5. Pashinyan's government seeks closer ties with the European Union. (Reuters via third party)
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, right, welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron in Yerevan on May 5. Pashinyan's government seeks closer ties with the European Union. (Reuters via third party)
Mirsy Maricela Alva Lopez, una migrante guatemalteca que fue separada de su hijo Ederson en dos ocasiones, llora durante una entrevista en la casa de sus padres en San Martín Cuchumatán, Guatemala, el jueves 30 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Moisés Castillo)
Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano calls out The Manila Times and other newspapers for failing to mention that he is still Senate President. The embattled senator spoke during the Blue Ribbon Committee investigation of the flood control scam on June 4, 2026. VIDEO BY ALAN PETER CAYETANO
Supporters of the Duterte-allied Senate majority bloc, led by ousted Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, begin gathering outside the Senate building in Pasay City on June 4, 2026. The crowd spilled onto portions of the roadway, disrupting traffic while police barricades were set up outside the Senate gate to secur…
Lawyer Levito Baligod, counsel for the 18 former Marines who were invited to testify on the inquiry on flood control fund controversy, arrives at the Senate on June 4, 2026. VIDEO BY BERNADETTE TAMAYO
Former representative Mike Defensor and some of the 18 former Marines invited to attend the public hearing on flood control fund mess are prevented by Senate security personnel from proceeding to the session hall where the inquiry will be held on June 4, 2026. VIDEO BY BERNADETTE TAMAYO
MANILA, Philippines — Tensions flared outside the Senate building in Pasay City on Thursday as supporters of the Duterte-allied Senate majority bloc led by ousted Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano confronted a separate group of protesters calling for Cayetano’s resignation.
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Police teams get instructions from their respective officers on maintaining peace and order outside the Senate premises on JUne 4, 2026. VIDEO BY BERNADETTE TAMAYO
Anti-riot police teams are deployed outside the Senate compound to maintain peace and order as pro-and anti-government rallyists converge in the area on June 4, 2026. VIDEO BY BERNADETTE TAMAYO
Police deployed water cannon after protesters breached a security cordon near government buildings and demanded the cancellation of the development. Demonstrators carried signs reading "Keep your hands away from Narta" and called for the resignation of officials backing the scheme. The project, which has been linked…
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European stocks are set to fall on Thursday as tensions escalate between Washington and Tehran, even as a ceasefire was agreed between Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday evening.
El entonces presidente de México Andrés Manuel López Obrador saluda durante su última conferencia de prensa mañanera en el Palacio Nacional de Ciudad de México, el 30 de septiembre de 2024. (AP Foto/Fernando Llano, Archivo)
The Israeli army has struck several areas in Nabatieh, south Lebanon, despite coming to a ceasefire agreement with Beirut in Washington.
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 …
US President Donald Trump will attend the NATO meeting of heads of state in Turkey in early July, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday, providing confirmation that will likely lead to a sigh of relief across the capitals of the alliance.
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MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla denied blocking the entrance of the 18 former Marines who were scheduled to testify before the Cayetano-led Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Thursday that resulted in a heated confrontation between him and Sen. Robin Padilla.
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Luxury project linked to Jared Kushner is planned for an uninhabited island and pristine coastline, sparking resistance
Luxury project linked to Jared Kushner is planned for an uninhabited island and pristine coastline, sparking resistance
In 2018, when he was just 3 years old, Ederson Galicia Alva was taken from his mother’s arms at the U.S.-Mexico border under the first Trump administration’s family separation policy and kept apart from her in a government facility for months. They were finally reunited after lawyers intervened. Then, in June of las…
El secretario de Justicia interino Todd Blanche testifica ante la Comisión de Asignaciones Presupuestarias de la Cámara de Representantes el martes 2 de junio de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Allison Robbert)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) -- Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, in a boost to hopes for a broader deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Mirsy Maricela Alva Lopez, a Guatemalan migrant who has been separated from her son Ederson twice, cries during an interview at her parents’ house in San Martín Cuchumatán, Guatemala, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Elon Musk departs after a welcome ceremony with President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Republican-led US House of Representatives approved a resolution on Wednesday to block President Donald Trump from continuing the war against Iran, reflecting growing concern among members of his party about the three-month-old conflict.
MANILA, Philippines – Senators aligned with opposing factions on Thursday have traded barbs once again, with each side asserting legitimacy over key positions.
The US has reaffirmed “the sovereignty and territorial integrity” of Somalia, in a move seen as a blow to Somaliland, the breakaway region recently recognized by Israel and close to the United Arab Emirates. In a report to Congress on “Potential Areas for Improved United States Engagement with Somaliland”, the US St…
A dealer watches computer monitors at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
The US said the ceasefire was contingent on a complete cessation of fire from the Iran-aligned Hezbollah militia
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies before the House Appropriations Committee, Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
The headlines across Jerusalem and Washington this week were understandably captivated by reports of a heated phone call where US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “f***ing crazy” over regional strategy.
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Ukraine's President Zelensky has freshly stated that he's ready for direct talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in order to end the war, but he also warned that the alternative is for Ukraine to increase its retaliatory strikes on Russia,
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Republican-led Senate is moving forward with legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies after forcing the Trump administration to say it will drop its settlement fund for political allies and stripping a separate proposal for White House security from the bill.
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WASHINGTON, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States agreed to pursue "tangible" outcomes from their nuclear cooperation initiatives "as quickly as possible" during a bilateral meeting in Seoul this week, the State Department said Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines — The faction of "ousted" Senate president Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday pushed through with the public hearing on the flood control fund scandal.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the US military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to end the three-month-long conflict that has reordered politics at home and abroad.
The defense ministry on Thursday cited its consistent push for retaking wartime operational control from Washington as a key policy achievement under the President Lee Jae Myung administration in its first year in office.
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SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry on Thursday cited its consistent push for retaking wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington as a key policy achievement under the President Lee Jae Myung administration in its first year in office.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA said Wednesday it will end its mission to study the atmosphere and evolution of Mars after its probe went silent for six months.
At the end of another round of talks that concluded on Wednesday between Israeli and Lebanese representatives in Washington, the US State Department said in a joint statement that, as a result of the US led negotiations, the two countries had agreed on the implementation of a ceasefire.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks prior to Game 1 of the NBA Finals basketball series between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)