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Robert F. Kennedy Jr ends US presidential campaign, endorses Trump

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 24, 2024

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abandoned his campaign on Friday and endorsed Republican Donald Trump, ending a run that he began as a Democrat trading on one of the most famous names in American politics. Hours after announcing the endorsement in a press conference, Kennedy joined Trump at a campaign event in Arizona, […]

ICC prosecutor urges judges to urgently rule on warrants for Israeli, Hamas officials

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 24, 2024

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) stressed the court had jurisdiction to investigate Israeli nationals and asked judges to urgently decide on arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defence minister Yoav Gallant. In court filings made public Friday, prosecutor Karim Khan urged judges weighing the arrest […]

North Korea slams US sale of Apache helicopters to South Korea as ‘provocative’

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 23, 2024

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea’s foreign ministry denounced a U.S. planned sale of Apache helicopters to South Korea, state media KCNA said on Friday, vowing to take additional steps to bolster its self-defense. The Pentagon said on Monday that the U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Apache helicopters and related logistics and support to […]

Singapore says it has detected 13 cases of mpox Clade 2 infection in 2024

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 23, 2024

SINGAPORE — Singapore has detected 13 cases of mpox Clade 2 infections this year, the health ministry said in a bulletin on Thursday. To date, all mpox infections in the city state have been the “less severe” Clade 2 infections, it added. Earlier on Thursday, Thailand confirmed an mpox case reported this week was the Clade 1b strain […]

Helicopter of Iran’s late President Raisi crashed due to weather, Fars says

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 22, 2024

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The helicopter crash in which Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in May was caused by weather conditions and the aircraft’s inability to handle the weight it was carrying, Iran’s semi-official news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a security source informed of the final investigation results. The communications center of the Armed […]

Biden, in call with Netanyahu, stresses urgency of Gaza ceasefire

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 22, 2024

BUELLTON, California – U.S. President Joe Biden, in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, stressed the urgent need to conclude a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal and pointed to upcoming Cairo talks as crucial, the White House said. Their call followed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s whirlwind trip to the Middle East […]

Mpox ‘not the new COVID’, says WHO

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 21, 2024

GENEVA, Switzerland – The mpox outbreak is not another COVID-19, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, because much is already known about the virus and the means to control it. While more research is needed on the Clade 1b strain which triggered the UN agency into declaring an international health emergency, the spread of mpox […]

US approves $3.5-bn sale of military helicopters to S. Korea

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 20, 2024

WASHINGTON – The United States on Monday announced its approval of a $3.5-billion sale to South Korea of up to 36 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and related equipment, including missiles. “The proposed sale will improve the Republic of Korea’s capability to meet current and future threats by providing a credible force capable of deterring adversaries […]

British entrepreneur Mike Lynch among missing after luxury yacht sinks off Sicily

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 20, 2024

PALERMO, Sicily – One man died and six people were missing, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, after a luxury yacht was struck by an unexpectedly violent storm and sank off Sicily early on Monday. The British-flagged “Bayesian”, a 56-metre-long (184-ft) sailboat, was carrying 22 people and was anchored just off shore near the port of Porticello when […]

Ukraine says it has struck second key bridge in Russia”s Kursk region

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 19, 2024

KYIV Ukraine said Sunday it had struck a second key bridge in the Kursk region, seeking to disrupt Moscow’s supply routes as Kyiv’s unprecedented incursion on Russian soil stretched through its second week. Russia meanwhile ramped up pressure in east Ukraine, claiming to capture another village just a few kilometers from the Ukrainian-held logistics hub of Pokrovsk. “Minus one […]

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