Latest in Donald TrumpU.S. President Donald Trump said he would again extend a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face potential strikes on its energy infrastructure, even as Tehran rejected a 15-point U.S. proposal to end the conflict as one-sided. “Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements…
U.S. President Donald Trump faced pushback from within his own party on Thursday, January 8, as Republican lawmakers broke ranks to advance Democratic-backed measures on healthcare and to curb his authority over military action in Venezuela. In the House of Representatives, 17 Republicans joined…
Former National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP) president Clarita Carlos said the United States’ arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was illegal “from all perspectives” and constituted a clear violation of international law. Speaking on DZRH News program Dos Por Dos on Monday…
US President Donald Trump on Monday, December 15, signed an executive order declaring fentanyl a “weapon of mass destruction,” dramatically expanding U.S. government authority to combat the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousands of overdose deaths annually. The unprecedented designation…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly released 29-page national security strategy placed China at the center of U.S. policy priorities for the coming years. While the document discussed tensions in the South China Sea and emphasized the need to maintain U.S. military dominance across the first…
Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is moving fast to strengthen Tokyo’s defense posture and align more closely with U.S. President Donald Trump, but her narrow parliamentary margin could stall the most ambitious overhaul of Japan’s postwar security policy in decades. Why it…
US President Donald Trump has nominated his longtime golf partner and political appointee Lee Lipton of Florida to serve as the next US Ambassador to the Philippines, the White House announced Thursday (Wednesday in Washington, D.C.). If confirmed, Lipton would become the first non-career diplomat…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to meet in the coming days for their first bilateral summit since 2021, the Kremlin confirmed Thursday, raising global anticipation over a possible breakthrough in the Ukraine conflict and renewed U.S.-Russia diplomacy.…
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