Section: Philippines
Trump campaign chief worked for Marcos
PAUL Manafort, Jr., the campaign manager of US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, is under fire after being named this week in a Ukrainian corruption investigation. Growing scrutiny into the background of the 67-year-old lobbyist however has also unearthed past dealings with dictators, including the late former President Ferdinand...
Republican bet proposes ‘extreme vetting’
NEW YORK: Donald Trump on Monday laid out a US blueprint for defeating global terrorism in partnership with NATO and Middle East allies, demanding extreme restrictions on immigration and likening the fight to the Cold War. The Republican nominee, who is tanking in the polls following weeks of self-inflicted disasters, made his pitch to be a...
Filipina Navy officer makes history at UK’s Royal Naval College
Philippine Navy Ensign Maycee Angga was recently recognized as the Best International Student out of 131 naval officers at the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) passing-out-parade in Dartmouth, United Kingdom (UK) on Aug. 11. Filipina Navy officer makes history at UK’s Royal Naval College(Photo c/o of DFA) | (mb.com.ph) Angga is the only...
Trump vows ‘Cold War’ terror fight, immigrant controls
NEW YORK: Donald Trump on Monday laid out a US blueprint for defeating global terrorism in partnership with NATO and Middle East allies, demanding extreme restrictions on immigration and likening the fight to the Cold War. The Republican nominee, who is tanking in the polls following weeks of self-inflicted disasters, made his pitch to be a...
Trump aide's name surfaces in Ukraine corruption probe – report
Corruption investigators in Ukraine say an illegal, off-the-books payment network earmarked $12.7 million in cash payments for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign chairman Paul Manafort, the New York Times reported Monday. …read more Source: GMA News...
Lavrov urges calm after Ukraine flare-up over Crimea
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday appealed for calm after a flare-up with Ukraine over the annexed Crimea peninsula but warned Moscow was ready to stamp out any attempts to destabilize the region. A simmering feud between Russia and Ukraine sparked by the Kremlin’s seizure of Crimea in 2014 burst back into life on...
EU backs Ukraine as tensions mount with Russia
BRUSSELS: EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini on Friday (Saturday in Manila) reiterated the bloc’s support for Ukraine and urged Kiev and Moscow to avoid any action which could further escalate tensions. Mogherini said she had telephoned Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin to discuss the situation, as Kiev accused Russia...
Ukraine accuses Russia of plotting as tensions rise
Ukraine on Friday accused Russia of plotting further unrest as the international community sought to ease tensions after the two sides ramped up security around the disputed Crimean peninsula. …read more Source: GMA News...
Ukraine forces on high alert
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Ukraine accuses Russia of plotting unrest amid Crimea tensions
KIEV: Ukraine on Friday accused Russia of planning to stoke further unrest as the international community sought to ease tensions after the two sides ramped up security around the disputed Crimean peninsula. Russia’s FSB security service said on Wednesday it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in Crimea this week by Ukrainian military...
