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US, Philippines sign a pact to secure shared military intelligence

International —18 November, 2024 16:10

The United States and the Philippines signed an agreement on Monday to secure the exchange of highly confidential military intelligence and technology in…

US, Philippines sign a pact to secure shared military intelligence

Trump appoints youngest-ever White House press secretary

Karoline Leavitt has been named as President-elect Donald Trump’s…

Trump appoints youngest-ever White House press secretary
Xi, Biden attend Asia-Pacific summit, prepare to meet

US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will…

Xi, Biden attend Asia-Pacific summit, prepare to meet

Modi finds comfort in Trump's return

Modi finds comfort in Trump's return

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has made many countries anxious and recalculating where they stand with the U.S., but India appears to be welcoming the change that may…

Trump names Musk to 'efficiency' post as team takes shape

Trump names Musk to 'efficiency' post as team takes shape

Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the world's richest man, Elon Musk, will lead a new US "government efficiency" group tasked with cutting federal waste, as the Republican president-elect…

Israeli strikes kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli strikes kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli airstrikes hit a cafeteria and a home in Gaza, killing at least 14 people, medical officials said. In Lebanon, warplanes struck the capital Beirut’s southern suburbs…

Top world leaders absent at UN climate talks

Top world leaders absent at UN climate talks

World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike…

Saudi prince demands immediate end to Israel’s war in Middle East

Saudi prince demands immediate end to Israel’s war in Middle East

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza as 'genocide' and called for a total Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza. The prince…

Israeli strike kills 3 people in central Gaza

Israeli strike kills 3 people in central Gaza

Palestinian medical officials say an Israeli strike hit a tent sheltering a displaced family in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least three people, including the parents of twins.…

The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time

The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time

The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the country's national environment agency said Sunday.…

Indian soldiers battle Kashmir rebels, one killed

Indian soldiers battle Kashmir rebels, one killed

Indian troops on Sunday were battling with gunmen in Kashmir with one suspected rebel killed, the army said, the latest violence in the long-running insurgency in the disputed Muslim-majority…

Qatar suspends mediation efforts on Gaza

Qatar suspends mediation efforts on Gaza

Qatar has suspended its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel, it said Saturday, after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire deal for Gaza. It wasn't…

Trump nominates first female chief of staff

Trump nominates first female chief of staff

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named co-campaign chair Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff, one of the most important nonelected posts in Washington. Susie will…

Trump to derail China plans

Trump to derail China plans

China is expected to unveil new measures to boost its flagging economy, as it braces for a second Donald Trump presidency. Trump won the election on a platform that promised steep…

Biden to address Americans after Trump storms back

Biden to address Americans after Trump storms back

US President Joe Biden will make a painful address to the nation Thursday, vowing a peaceful transfer of power to Donald Trump after his political nemesis scored a crushing election…

Philippine forces retake an island in mock combat as China's navy watches

Philippine forces retake an island in mock combat as China's navy watches

Philippine forces practised retaking an island in the South China Sea Wednesday in the first such combat exercise in the disputed waters as Chinese navy ships kept watch from a distance,…

Biden gets blamed by Harris allies for the vice president's resounding loss

Biden gets blamed by Harris allies for the vice president's resounding loss

Joe Biden's name wasn't on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris' resounding defeat as his loss too. As Democrats pick up the pieces following President-elect…