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Thai opposition leader will ‘fight tooth and nail” for party”s survival

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 28, 2024

The Move Forward Party’s liberal agenda and huge appeal among young and urban voters is seen to represent a threat to the status quo in Thailand, colliding with the interests of powerful conservatives and the royalist military that blocked its attempt to form a government last year. REUTERS/ Athit Perawongmetha/ File photo BANGKOK — Thailand’s […]

Biden hopes for ceasefire in days as Israelis, Hamas take part in Qatar talks

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 27, 2024

“My national security adviser tells me that we’re close. We’re close. We’re not done yet. My hope is by next Monday we’ll have a ceasefire,” US President Joe Biden told reporters during a visit to New York. File photo/REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein JERUSALEM/CAIRO/NEW YORK — US President Joe Biden said on Monday he hopes to have a […]

Israel strikes deeper into Lebanon as Hezbollah downs drone

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 27, 2024

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM — Israel carried out airstrikes in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on Monday, killing at least two Hezbollah members in its deepest attack yet into Lebanese territory since hostilities erupted with the Iran-backed group last October, sources in Lebanon said. The Israeli military said its warplanes had struck Hezbollah air defenses in the Bekaa Valley in response […]

Indian runaway train travels 70 km at 100kph without a driver

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 26, 2024

NEW DELHI — Indian Railways said Monday it had ordered an investigation after a runaway freight train loaded with gravel traveled 70 kilometers (43 miles) without a driver. Around 50 carriages set off solo, careering from the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir to Punjab, before being brought to a halt by wooden blocks placed on […]

Israel, Hamas skirmish in Gaza as truce efforts pick up pace

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 26, 2024

Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip February 24, 2024. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa JERUSALEM/CAIRO – Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen clashed throughout the Gaza Strip over the weekend, as mediators picked up the pace of […]

Trump wins South Carolina, swamping Nikki Haley in her home state

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 25, 2024

Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump gestures as he hosts a South Carolina Republican presidential primary election night party in Columbia, South Carolina, US February 24, 2024. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer COLUMBIA, South Carolina – Donald Trump easily defeated Nikki Haley in South Carolina’s Republican contest on Saturday, Edison Research projected, extending his winning […]

US, China officials discuss Russia-North Korea military cooperation -State Department

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 25, 2024

WASHINGTON – A top US official on North Korea held a video call this week with China’s envoy on Korean Peninsula affairs in which they discussed the growing military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, the State Department said on Friday. The US senior official for North Korea, Jung Pak, and her Chinese counterpart, Liu Xiaoming, […]

Gaza ceasefire talks underway in Paris as air strikes continue

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 24, 2024

A source briefed on the ceasefire talks, who could not be identified by name or nationality, said talks had begun with Israel’s head of Mossad intelligence service meeting separately with each party – Qatar, Egypt and United States. CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip – Gaza truce talks were underway in Paris on Friday, in what appears to be […]

US military says it destroyed 7 Houthi missiles targeted at Red Sea

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 24, 2024

By Reuters Published February 24, 2024 11:15am The US military said on Friday that it had destroyed seven mobile anti-ship cruise missiles that the Houthi group in Yemen was preparing to launch at targets in the Red Sea. —Reuters Tags: Yemen, Red Sea, Houthi, US military, ship attack

US to impose new sanctions on Iran over support for Russia — White House

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 23, 2024

Published February 23, 2024 4:22am “In response to Iran’s ongoing support for Russia’s brutal war, we will be imposing additional sanctions on Iran in the coming days, and we are prepared to go further if Iran sells ballistic missiles to Russia,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told journalists. WASHINGTON – The United States will […]

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