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India-bound oil tanker hit by missile in Red Sea attack

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 17, 2024

The attacks on ships have disrupted global commerce, stoked fears of inflation and deepened concern the Israel-Hamas war could spread. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/ Illustration/ File photo CAIRO, Egypt – A Panamanian-flagged tanker carrying crude oil bound for India was struck with a missile in the Red Sea, the U.S. State Department said on Friday. The missile launched […]

Hundreds gather across Europe to mourn Navalny, denounce Putin

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 17, 2024

A person lights a candle next to a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at the monument to the victims of political repressions following his death, in Saint Petersburg, Russia February 16, 2024. REUTERS/ Stringer BERLIN/VILNIUS – Hundreds of protesters, many of them Russian emigres, gathered in cities across Europe and beyond on Friday […]

Anxious about US funding delay, Pacific Island nations warn about China

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 16, 2024

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Marshall Islands (RMI) and Palau agreed to new 20-year funding programs with the United States last year under which Washington provides economic assistance, while gaining exclusive military access to strategic swaths of the Pacific that China covets. WASHINGTON – Leaders of strategic U.S.-allied Pacific Island nations have become increasingly […]

Pope Francis replaces Panama cardinal who went missing for two days

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 16, 2024

Pope Francis holds a weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, January 3, 2024. Vatican Media/ Handout via REUTERS/file photo PANAMA CITY, Panama – Pope Francis on Thursday replaced a 79-year-old cardinal who recently went missing in Panama and was later found in an apparently disoriented state, the Holy See’s diplomatic mission […]

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees test of surface-to-sea missile

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 15, 2024

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of a new surface-to-sea missile on Wednesday and visited a major munitions factory, where he called for a boost in weapons production, KCNA said on Thursday. North Korea launched multiple cruise missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, the latest […]

Indonesians wake to new presumed president Prabowo

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 15, 2024

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto reacts while dancing as he claims victory after unofficial vote counts during an event to watch the results of the general election in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 14, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon JAKARTA- After months of uncertainty, Indonesians on Thursday woke to a new presumed president, ex-special forces commander Prabowo Subianto, who appeared in unofficial counts […]

Italy says Israeli response to Hamas ‘disproportionate”

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 14, 2024

A Palestinian child stands at the site of an Israeli strike on a residential building in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 4, 2024. REUTERS/ Ibraheem Abu Mustafa ROME — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Tuesday there were “too many victims” in Gaza, saying Israel’s assault on the Palestinian territory following the unprecedented Hamas […]

Indonesians vote for Jokowi successor; floods disrupt some polling

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 14, 2024

A woman votes at a polling station during the general election in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, February 14, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon JAKARTA — Indonesians cast their ballots on Wednesday across the Southeast Asian archipelago in an election headlined by the race to succeed President Joko Widodo, whose influence could determine who takes the helm of […]

ICC prosecutor ‘deeply concerned’ by situation in Gaza’s Rafah

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 13, 2024

THE HAGUE — International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan said on Monday he was deeply concerned about reports of bombardment and potential ground incursion by Israeli forces in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Khan posted on X after airstrikes in the city that is the last refuge of about a million displaced civilians. The […]

Biden to meet Jordan’s king, who wants Gaza ceasefire

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 13, 2024

WASHINGTON —U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House on Monday, coming face-to-face with a longtime ally who has been vocal in calling for a Gaza ceasefire. The two leaders are to hold Oval Office talks, then make statements to the news media. The meeting comes as Biden has become […]

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