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JERUSALEM, unidentified — Six months after Hamas's October 7 attack, dozens of hostages are still languishing in captivity -- a fact that for many Israelis has ruptured a foundational contract between them and their government.
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Palanan, a coastal town in Isabela, is now free of New People’s Army rebels.
In Manila, tensions over China's territorial claims in the South China Sea sparked a vehement protest on Tuesday. Demonstrators trampled on an effigy of Chinese President Xi Jinping, decrying China's "aggression" towards the Philippines in the disputed waters. The protesters, heading towards the Chinese consulate, voiced their demands loudly, calling for China to "leave" and to halt its aggressive actions against Filipino interests in the region.This public outcry comes in the wake of a series of maritime disputes between the Philippines and China, including a recent confrontation where China used water cannons to disrupt a Philippine resupply mission to its soldiers stationed on a grounded warship at the Second Thomas Shoal.
BAGUIO CITY— The military stationed in the northern provinces rejected calls by the Communist Party of the Philippines to resume the stalled peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
The U.S. Army is introducing a joint battlefield training in the Philippines to improve combat readiness including by ensuring adequate supply of ammunition and other needs in difficult conditions in tropical jungles and on scattered islands, a U.S. general said.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. Army is introducing a joint battlefield training in the Philippines to improve combat readiness including by ensuring adequate supply of ammunition and other needs in difficult conditions in tropical jungles and on scattered islands, a U.S. general said.
MANILA, Philippines — As tension in the West Philippine Sea continues to heighten, the Senate has set discussions on the proposal to revive the Reserve Officers Training Corps, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said as he urged colleagues to give the ROTC bill a chance.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. Army is introducing a joint battlefield training in the Philippines to improve combat readiness including by ensuring adequate supply of ammunition and other needs in difficult conditions in tropical jungles and on scattered islands, a U.S. general said.