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Members of youth and other groups march along Diokno Boulevard in Pasay City to demand the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, May 18, 2026, as the Senate prepared to convene as an impeachment court.
Brent rose 1.78 per cent to $111.20, while WTI gained 2.08% to $107.60, as risk assets weakened.
A temporary U.S. sanctions waiver allowing for the sale and delivery of Russian seaborne crude expired this weekend, marking the second time Washington has let the relief measure lapse without clarity on a renewal.
Washington: Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally Sunday billed as a “rededication of our country as One Nation under God”.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has defended purchases of American weaponry after US President Donald Trump characterized weapons deliveries to the island as a bargaining chip in talks with Beijing.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has defended purchases of American weaponry after US President Donald Trump characterized weapons deliveries to the island as a bargaining chip in talks with Beijing.
Police personnel stand behind their shields outside the Senate of the Philippines, in Manila, Thursday May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerard Carreon)
New York Mets (20-26, fifth in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (23-24, third in the NL East)
US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with a new attack if Tehran doesn’t agree to make swift concessions to Washington.
US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with a new attack if Tehran doesn’t agree to make swift concessions to Washington.
El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump, a la derecha, sonríe junto al mandatario chino Xi Jinping luego de visitar el Jardín Zhongnanhai, el viernes 15 de mayo de 2026, en Beijing. (Evan Vucci/Foto compartida vía AP)
US president says there ‘won’t be anything left’ of country if it doesn’t come to an agreement
Israel launches strikes across southern Lebanon despite extending ‘ceasefire’
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MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday said he was not sure whether he would be the shortest serving Senate chief in Philippine history as he claimed that groups are ganging up on him.
MANILA, Philippines — Mel Oragon, the suspect arrested in the May 13 Senate shooting, tested positive for gunpowder, the Southern Police District (SPD) confirmed Monday.
The South Carolina House chamber is roped off as authorities put in extra security during debate on a redistricting bill on Friday, May 15, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins).
Una persona camina frente a una pantalla electrónica que muestra el índice Nikkei de Japón en una firma de valores, el lunes 18 de mayo de 2026, en Tokio. (AP Foto/Eugene Hoshiko)
Former US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene warned that any decision to deploy American troops to Iran would trigger what she described as a “political revolution” in the United States.
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, world leaders condemn a drone attack near the UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant after authorities intercept two drones and report a fire outside the site’s inner perimeter.
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate is set to convene as an impeachment court Monday, May 18, for the highly anticipated trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, a political showdown expected to test not only the strength of the administration coalition but also the stability of the chamber’s leadership.
LONDON — European stocks are expected to start the new trading week in negative territory as investors react to the latest developments in the U.S.-Iran war.
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LONDON — Health campaigners are threatening to bring the British government to court over its drug-pricing deal with Donald Trump, in a legal fight that risks undermining a key pillar of the U.S.-U.K. trade deal.
A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Monday, May 18, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A “teen takeover” dissolved into a violent brawl inside a Washington, DC restaurant, according to a viral video shared online mere days after federal prosecutors announced they would be charging parents of the miscreants involved in similar public disruptions.
A disruptive passenger forced a China-bound Delta Air Lines flight to divert to Washington state on Sunday, according to reports.
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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Teddy May, from Mobile, Ala., kneels while worshiping during Rededicate 250, a mostly conservative Christian prayer gathering in honor of the United States’ 250th anniversary, on the National Mall, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Despite sell-offs in the Asia-Pacific region, investors continue to bet that China’s technology stocks will extend their blistering run
Despite sell-offs in the Asia-Pacific region, investors continue to bet that China’s technology stocks will extend their blistering run
China’s deep relationship with Russia remains a continuing cause for concern in the west, particularly since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine
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The following is an excerpt from the newly published book “The Trump Assassination Plots: What the Investigations Missed, and Why it Matters.” The book, which can be found here, attempts to provide the most complete account to date of the attempts on Donald Trump’s life (emphasis ours),
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Evan Vucci/Pool Photo via AP)
Taiwan will not provoke any conflict but will also not give up its sovereignty, said its president Lai Ching-te after a high-stakes summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping where they discussed the issue of Taiwan's independence.
Eleven months after President Trump launched an all-out political war on Rep. Thomas Massie, the Tuesday, May 19 Kentucky GOP primary is almost here. With polls showing the race going down to the wire, the anti-Massie forces -- whose animus is largely driven by Massie's refusal to vote in accordance with the Israel …
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally Sunday billed as a "rededication of our country as One Nation under God."
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The ongoing feud between President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom flared up once again Sunday — sparked by a fresh round of social media barbs — including an image of a zombie Gov.
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BEIJING — China has agreed to buy U.S. soybeans and address American access to rare earths, the White House said Sunday, touting some of the most tangible outcomes so far from a high-profile bilateral summit last week.
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s leader on Sunday stressed that arms purchases from the United States are "the most important deterrent” of regional conflict and instability, after President Donald Trump called into question continued US support of Taiwan following his visit to China.