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India, Japan hold talks to deepen military ties

India and Japan on Friday discussed issues related to the reciprocal provision of supply and services and the participation of their militaries in bilateral and multilateral exercises, with a focus on sharpening inter-operability between their armed forces, during talks between defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Japanese counterpart General Nakatani. The pact establishes the enabling framework for closer cooperation between …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Philippine defense secretary doesn’t expect Trump will demand payment for protection

Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia — Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said Tuesday that he didn’t expect President-elect Donald Trump’s next administration would demand that the Philippines pay more for military protection because both allies faced the shared threat of China. Asked if Trump would expect the Philippines, like Taiwan, to pay for U.S. protection, Teodoro replied: “I really don’t expect some sort …

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Equatorial Guinea Probes Government Official's Sex Videos, Sparking Outrage

Associated Press

Authorities in Equatorial Guinea have announced plans to install surveillance cameras in government offices in a response to a scandal involving a government official who allegedly recorded hundreds of sex videos. The official, Baltasar Ebang Engonga, has been suspended and is being investigated. The investigation found up to 400 sex videos of Engonga and multiple women, some of them wives …

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2 months ago

Storm-triggered floods in Philippines spark frantic calls to rescue trapped people, some on roofs

The Independent

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2 months ago

Flooding Threatens Philippines as Storm Trami Wreaks Havoc

Associated Press

Storm-triggered floods in the Philippines spark frantic calls to rescue trapped people, some on roofs. The storm, about 310 kilometers east of Baler town in the northeastern province of Aurora, brought heavy rain and strong winds, causing widespread flooding and trapping people on roofs. The government shut down public schools and government offices, and thousands of villagers have evacuated to …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Xi meets president of Equatorial Guinea

China Daily

President Xi Jinping meets with Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, who is in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept 4, 2024. BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Philippines says China ‘biggest disruptor’ of peace in Southeast Asia

The Hindu

China is the “biggest disruptor” of peace in Southeast Asia, the Philippine defence chief said on Tuesday, as tensions between Manila and Beijing over disputed reefs and waters in the South China Sea escalate. Earlier, China deployed “an excessive force” of 40 ships that blocked two Philippine vessels from delivering food and other supplies to Manila’s largest coast guard ship …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

US military open to escorting Philippine ships in the South China Sea, senior admiral says

Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. military is open to consultations about escorting Philippine ships in the disputed South China Sea, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said Tuesday amid a spike in hostilities between Beijing and Manila in the disputed waters. Asked if the U.S. military would consider escorting Philippine ships delivering food and other supplies to Filipino forces in …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Germany and the Philippines agree to rapidly finalize a defense pact to address security threats

Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines — Germany and the Philippines agreed Sunday to rapidly finalize a defense pact that would allow joint military training and possible sale of German weapons to address security threats, including China’s growing aggression in the South China Sea, which Manila’s defense chief said was “the sole cause of tensions” and conflicts in the disputed waters. Without mentioning China …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Military aid for Manila sparks huge controversy

China Daily

The US government has pledged an additional $500 million in foreign military financing to the Philippines, a move that experts say aims to "provoke" China amid tensions in the South China Sea. Following the dialogue, Blinken said the "once-in-a-generation investment" will help modernize the Philippine Armed Forces and Coast Guard and raise US investments in the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Marcos Jr welcomes US support as Blinken and Austin arrive in Philippines

Al Jazeera

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has welcomed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to Manila, stressing the need for regular and open engagement between Manila and Washington to ensure an “agile” response amid continuing tension in the disputed South China Sea. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Blinken and Austin discussed with Marcos “their shared …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

US hands $500m military aid boost to Philippines amid China tensions

Al Jazeera

US taking ‘bold steps’ to strengthen alliance says defence chief as Washington bids for increased regional influence. The two officials launched an Asia Pacific tour over the weekend, aimed at boosting Washington’s influence in the region in a bid to challenge the “strategic challenge” Beijing poses. “We’re now allocating an additional $500m in foreign military financing to the Philippines to …

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5 months ago

Philippines and Singapore broaden defense ties with a new agreement

Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Singapore signed a defense pact Wednesday that will allow their militaries to broaden their engagement, but few details were given about how the agreement could help address their security concerns in a region rife with conflicts. A Singaporean and two Philippine officials said the agreement is not a so-called status-of-forces agreement that the Philippines …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Philippines, Japan on verge of key defence pact

Hindustan Times

The Philippines and Japan are set to sign on Monday a key defence pact that will allow the deployment of troops on each other's territory. Philippines, Japan on verge of key defence pact Japanese Defence Minister Minoru Kihara and Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa will hold high-level talks with their Philippine counterparts Gilberto Teodoro and Enrique Manalo in Manila. The Philippines …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Argentina vs Peru, Copa America 2024: Predicted lineups; Formations; Team news ahead of ARG v PER Group A match

The Hindu

Argentina will clash against Peru in their third Copa America 2024 Group A match at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Saturday. Alejandro Garnacho, Lucas Martinez Quarta, German Pezzella, Exequiel Palacios and Guido Rodriguez are yet to play a single minute for Argentina in this edition of the Copa America. Paolo Guerrero - three-time Copa America Golden Boot winner …

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7 months ago

Philippines says it will forge security alliances and stage combat drills despite China’s opposition

Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will continue to build security alliances and stage joint combat drills in disputed waters to defend its territorial interests, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said Friday, dismissing China’s criticisms of such moves as paranoia. Since territorial hostilities with China surged last year in the South China Sea, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s administration has taken steps …

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1 year ago

‘Real Housewives’ broker lawsuit settled with donation to pro-Israel charity

LA Times

Real estate agent Mauricio Umansky, shown in 2013, has settled the lawsuit over his sale of a $70-million Malibu mansion previously owned by Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president. Jeremiah Reynolds, an attorney for Oberfeld and another defendant, Matt Dugally, who also was a member of the buyer’s group and owns a luxury home builder with …

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1 year ago

Virginia sheriff’s office says Tesla was running on Autopilot moments before tractor-trailer crash

Associated Press

DETROIT — Virginia authorities have determined that a Tesla was operating on its Autopilot system and was speeding in the moments leading to a crash with a crossing tractor-trailer last July that killed the Tesla driver. The crash south of Washington remains under investigation by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which sent investigators to Virginia last summer and …

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1 year ago

Virginia sheriff's office says Tesla was running on Autopilot moments before tractor-trailer crash

The Independent

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1 year ago

Philippine president blames foreign militants for a bombing that killed 4 Christian worshippers

Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president blamed “foreign terrorists” for a bomb blast that killed four people Sunday, wounded dozens of other Catholic worshippers in the south and sparked a security alarm, including in the capital, Manila, where state forces were put on alert. “I condemn in the strongest possible terms the senseless and most heinous acts perpetrated by foreign …

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1 year ago

Philippine president blames ‘foreign terrorists’ for deadly bombing

LA Times

In a photo provided by the Provincial Government of Lanao Del Sur, law enforcement officers conduct an investigation at the site of an explosion in Marawi city, southern Philippines. The Philippine president blamed “foreign terrorists” for a bomb blast that killed four people Sunday, wounded dozens of other Catholic worshippers in the south and sparked a security alarm, including in …

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1 year ago

France and Philippines eye a security pact to allow joint military combat exercises

Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines — France and the Philippines are considering a defense pact that would allow them to send military forces to each other’s territory for joint exercises, the Philippine defense chief said Saturday after holding talks with his French counterpart. Washington has repeatedly warned that it is obligated to defend the Philippines, its oldest treaty ally in Asia, if Filipino …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Exclusive: Philippine defense secretary vows to stand up to ‘bully’ China

CNN

Manila, Philippines CNN — China is behaving like a schoolyard bully toward smaller countries, the Philippine defense secretary told CNN Friday during an exclusive interview in which he warned his nation, and the wider world, had to stand up to Beijing’s territorial expansion in the South China Sea. “I cannot think of any clearer case of bullying than this,” said …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Australian, US, Filipino forces practice retaking an island in a drill along the South China Sea

The Hindu

Australian and Filipino forces, backed by U.S. Marines, practiced retaking an island seized by hostile forces in a large military drill Friday on the northwestern Philippine coast facing the disputed South China Sea. On Monday, Australian, Filipino and American forces conducted air assault maneuvers in Rizal town in western Palawan province, which also faces the South China Sea. Marles and …

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India, Japan hold talks to deepen military ties

Philippine defense secretary doesn’t expect Trump will demand payment for protection

Equatorial Guinea Probes Government Official's Sex Videos, Sparking Outrage

Storm-triggered floods in Philippines spark frantic calls to rescue trapped people, some on roofs

Flooding Threatens Philippines as Storm Trami Wreaks Havoc

Xi meets president of Equatorial Guinea

Philippines says China ‘biggest disruptor’ of peace in Southeast Asia

US military open to escorting Philippine ships in the South China Sea, senior admiral says

Germany and the Philippines agree to rapidly finalize a defense pact to address security threats

Military aid for Manila sparks huge controversy

Marcos Jr welcomes US support as Blinken and Austin arrive in Philippines

US hands $500m military aid boost to Philippines amid China tensions

Philippines and Singapore broaden defense ties with a new agreement

Philippines, Japan on verge of key defence pact

Argentina vs Peru, Copa America 2024: Predicted lineups; Formations; Team news ahead of ARG v PER Group A match

Philippines says it will forge security alliances and stage combat drills despite China’s opposition

‘Real Housewives’ broker lawsuit settled with donation to pro-Israel charity

Virginia sheriff’s office says Tesla was running on Autopilot moments before tractor-trailer crash

Virginia sheriff's office says Tesla was running on Autopilot moments before tractor-trailer crash

Philippine president blames foreign militants for a bombing that killed 4 Christian worshippers

Philippine president blames ‘foreign terrorists’ for deadly bombing

France and Philippines eye a security pact to allow joint military combat exercises

Exclusive: Philippine defense secretary vows to stand up to ‘bully’ China

Australian, US, Filipino forces practice retaking an island in a drill along the South China Sea