Why the Philippines Is Increasingly Keeping an Eye on Taiwan

The Philippines has been butting heads with China for years over the disputed South China Sea, but increasingly the Southeast Asian country appears to be preparing for another potential battleground: Taiwan. Earlier this week, defense chief Gilberto Teodoro visited a naval detachment and ordered a military buildup on Mavulis, the northernmost island of the province … Read more

As Aghan economy struggles, Taliban increasingly looks to go it alone

December 22, 2023 at 2:00 a.m. EST A money exchanger waits for customers at a currency-exchange market in Kabul. (Elise Blanchard for The Washington Post)Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave KABUL — More than two years after the Taliban’s takeover, its internationally isolated government is pushing ahead with a plan to make the … Read more

Megyn Kelly said that Donald Trump is increasingly confused and not as ‘mentally sharp’ as he once was

Megyn Kelly weighed in on Donald Trump’s age and cognitive abilitites. She said that he is increasingly confused and is not as “mentally sharp” as he once was. Kelly said that both Biden and Trump, who are likely to face each other in 2024, are “too old.” Former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly said former President … Read more

Steve Cooper needs a win as Nottingham Forest boss with club’s owner growing increasingly frustrated – Paper Talk | Football News

The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday’s newspapers… MAIL ON SUNDAY Steve Cooper needs a win as Nottingham Forest manager with the club’s ambitious owner growing increasingly frustrated. Brighton’s Lewis Dunk was shown a straight red – not a second yellow – against Forest because his language to the referee was personally abusive. The … Read more

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland increasingly confident he will be fit to face Liverpool – Paper Talk | Football News

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… DAILY MIRROR Erling Haaland is increasingly confident he will be fit to lead Manchester City’s line when they return to Premier League action against Liverpool on Saturday. Manchester United will sell defender Raphael Varane to the highest bidder next summer in order to get him off … Read more

Louis Theroux eats increasingly spicy wings on ‘Hot Ones’

Having made his career interviewing a whole host of challenging and intimidating subjects, surely documentary maker Louis Theroux will have no trouble eating his way through a few spicy wings, right? Well, yes and no. During the episode above of First We Feast’s Hot Ones, Theroux manages to keep most of his cool intact while … Read more

China’s declining aid to Pacific islands increasingly goes to allies, think tank reports

CANBERRA, Australia — China’s declining aid to the South Pacific is increasingly targeted toward its political allies in the region as appetite there for Chinese credit declines and competition grows with the U.S. for influence, an independent Australian think tank reported Tuesday. Chinese overall economic influence among the 14 aid-dependent island nations in the region … Read more

Israel is reassessing diplomatic relations with Turkey due to leader’s ‘increasingly harsh’ remarks

ANKARA, Turkey — Israel said Saturday that it was recalling its diplomats from Turkey over “increasingly harsh statements” coming from the government in Ankara. The announcement came after Turkey’s president told a massive protest crowd in Istanbul that his government was preparing to declare Israel a “war criminal” due to its actions in the Gaza … Read more

Folks Are More and more Fearful AI Will Make Day by day Life Worse

Over the previous 12 months or so, you’ve most likely had conversations with buddies, household, and coworkers concerning the rise of generative AI able to making convincing textual content and imagery—however maybe additionally concerning the hype and worry swirling across the expertise. A ballot out this week finds that fear over dangerous results of AI … Read more

Mannequin 3 homeowners love their Teslas however more and more not Elon Musk: survey

Bloomberg’s newest survey of hundreds of Mannequin 3 homeowners presents a conflicted view of Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk, suggesting that whereas homeowners are proud of their automobiles they’re souring on Musk himself. The survey, which requested 5,000 Mannequin 3 homeowners a sequence of questions on their automobiles and views on Tesla and Elon … Read more