A Chinese Coast Guard ship sails near a Philippine vessel (R) that was part of a convoy of civilian boats in the disputed South China Sea on December 10, 2023. A convoy of civilian boats planning to deliver provisions to Filipino fishermen and troops in the disputed South China Sea aborted the trip on December … Read more
Sometime in the early 2010s, Yekaterina Duntsova’s eldest daughter drew a picture of her debating Russian President Vladimir Putin live on prime-time TV. A decade on, the little-known journalist and mom-of-three from a small town in western Russia recalls the drawing as a joke about her civic activism — but says it also carried a … Read more
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has welcomed the U.N. Security Council vote to lift an arms embargo imposed on the Horn of Africa nation more than 30 years ago ByOMAR FARUK Associated Press December 2, 2023, 2:51 AM FILE – Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate … Read more
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Judge James Donato is overseeing Epic v. Google, a case that could determine the future of the Android app store — but testimony in this case may have more repercussions for Google too. On Friday, Judge Donato vowed to investigate Google for intentionally and systematically suppressing evidence, calling the company’s conduct “a frontal assault on … Read more
Mapua Cardinals.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Whether it be facing Lyceum or San Beda in the NCAA Finals, one thing is certain: Mapua will be “obsessed” with its preparations. After advancing to the NCAA Season 99 Finals at the expense of College of St. Benilde, 78-67, Mapua guard Clint Escamis said the Cardinals don’t mind who their … Read more
Yao Ming, president of the Chinese Basketball Association, reacts during the Asian Games Men’s basketball Semi-final match between Gilas Pilipinas and China. (Photo by VCG/VCG )No Use China. Chinese basketball great Yao Ming says that criticism of the men’s national team has gone too far after some players were abused online following a series of … Read more
By Nathan Layne FORT DODGE, Iowa (Reuters) – Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, said on Saturday that he would kill off a Pacific trade pact being advanced by U.S. President Joe Biden if he were to win the 2024 election and return to the White House. Speaking to supporters in Iowa, … Read more
BANGKOK — The leader of Myanmar ’s army-installed government said the military will carry out counterattacks against a powerful alliance of ethnic armed groups that has seized towns near the Chinese border in the country’s northeastern and northern regions, state-run media reported Friday. The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper quoted Senior Gen. Min Aung … Read more
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s second-ranked military official, speaking at a military forum on Monday, vowed to develop military ties with the United States while accusing “some countries” of “creating turbulence” and trying to undermine Communist Party rule. The Beijing Xiangshan Forum, China’s biggest annual show of military diplomacy, began Sunday without the … Read more
Play video content Instagram/@layray3 Will Smith’s standing by his formerly estranged wife, vowing that no matter what Jada Pinkett Smith confesses or reveals — and there’s been plenty already — he’ll be right by her side. Jada and Will were shoulder to shoulder Wednesday night in her hometown of Baltimore, where she was plugging her … Read more