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US downs three Huthi drones, strikes anti-ship missiles
WASHINGTON, United States — American forces shot down three attack drones near commercial ships in the Red Sea Friday and destroyed seven anti-ship cruise missiles positioned on land, the US military said.
Israeli air strike kills two people in Damascus, Syrian TV says
DAMASCUS — An Israeli air strike hit a residential building in the Kafr Sousa district in Syria’s capital Damascus on Wednesday, killing two people, Syrian state media and a security source said.
UN court to weigh consequences of Israel occupation
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The UN's top court will from Monday hold hearings on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories since 1967, with an unprecedented 52 countries expected to give evidence.
Democracy index: Philippines ranking goes down again
MANILA, Philippines — Still classified as a “flawed democracy,” the Philippines has scored and ranked lower in the 2023 Democracy Index released by London-based think tank The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on Thursday.
Philippines arrests Islamic State terror funding 'facilitator'
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government said it arrested a woman on Thursday tagged by the United States as a facilitator for "terror" who gave money and other aid to the Islamic State group.
US-designated ‘global terrorist’ woman arrested in Sulu
MANILA, Philippines — A woman classified as a “specially designated global terrorist” by the United States for her involvement in international terror groups was arrested at dawn yesterday in Indanan, Sulu.
Hospitalized Pentagon chief hands duties to deputy
WASHINGTON, United States — US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who is fighting prostate cancer, transferred his duties to his deputy hours after he was taken to hospital for "an emergent bladder issue," a spokesman said Sunday.