ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said Thursday, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim after Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned an offer by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet face-to-face...
PARIS (AP) — Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said Wednesday that his country is holding indirect talks with Israel to prevent recent hostilities from getting out of control. He spoke on his first visit to Europe since taking office in January, and as he seeks to broaden ties to Western...
Residents of the West Bank urban refugee camp of Nur Shams evacuate their homes and carry their belongings as the Israeli military continues its operation in the area on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) U.S. officials have had “ongoing talks and discussions” with ...
French President Emmanuel Macron, center, speaks with European Council President Antonio Costa, left, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as they leave the Elysee Palace, after an informal meeting of leaders from key European Union nations and the United Kingdom, in Paris,...
Palestinians flee the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip, following Israeli military evacuation orders, saying its forces will soon operate there, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar jointly demanded...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that President Marcos will personally attend the inaugural Global Peace Summit in Switzerland on June 15 wherein issues on food security, nuclear security, and the war in Ukraine would be tackled. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Ukrainian...
The Philippines and Ukraine have agreed to strengthen their 32-year-old bilateral relations, including exporting Ukrainian agricultural products to the Philippines. BILATERAL MEETING — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. talks to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Malacañan, June...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked President Marcos for the Philippines' registration for the Swiss-organized peace conference on the war in Ukraine on June 15, saying it sends a "strong signal" and an important step toward peace. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (right) and...
NSC spokesperson Jonathan Malaya (File photo) The New People's Army (NPA) is no longer considered a force to reckon with by the national government after it supposedly lost its support from the mass, an official of the National Security Council (NSC) said Monday, Jan. 15. NSC spokesperson Jonathan...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte doubts the sincerity of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) to end insurgency even with the exploratory peace talks initiated by the government last year. “It has always been the same, in my opinion. I cannot doubt the...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero has expressed his strong support for the Marcos administration’s plan to reopen formal peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). Escudero, in a radio interview on Saturday, said...
​Japan said it will continue to support peace efforts in Mindanao as it expressed concern over the recent bombing that killed four people and wounded scores of others in the island region. Japanese Press Secretary Maki Kobayashi said Japan is praying for the deceased while offering its...