PARIS, France -- Negotiators from almost 200 countries met in Germany Monday for climate talks tasked with reigniting momentum on tackling global warming, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine overshadows the threat from rising emissions. The conference will set the stage for a fresh round of major...
United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is expected to meet President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. when she visits the Philippines. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (AFP/File) Manila is among the scheduled trips of Sherman in Asia. Sherman, according to the US Department of...
The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to help the Philippines maintain security and sustainable peace in Mindanao. United States Embassy in the Philippines Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Heather Variava turns over essential COVID-19 equipment for Zamboanga’s molecular testing center....
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- Turkey has told the United Nations that, at the behest of its president, it wishes from now on to be called "Turkiye" in all languages, the UN announced Thursday. "The change is immediate," Stephane Dujarric, the UN chief's spokesperson, told AFP by email. He noted...
With her two-week vacation in New York behind her, Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, May 29, said she is “energized” and “ready to work again.” Vice President Leni Robredo poses for a photo at The 91st Street Garden during her vacation in New York City. (Photo from Robredo’s Facebook...
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo and daughters Aika and Tricia arrived in the Philippines on Saturday, May 28, after spending a two-week break in the United States. Vice President Leni Robredo arrives in Manila on Saturday, May 28, after attending her youngest daughter Jillian’s graduation at...
Lawmakers in the United States (US) Senate pressed anew for the release of detained opposition Senator Leila de Lima who has been detained for five years. During Thursday’s US Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs hearing on the budget request of...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- China and Russia on Thursday vetoed a US-led bid at the United Nations to toughen sanctions on North Korea over its missile launches, laying bare divisions that Western envoys fear would be exploited by Pyongyang. The Security Council resolution put forward by the...
The Philippine envoy to the United States believes that President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will be an “advantage” to the two countries’ relations as he would ensure economic recovery by reaching out to traditional allies like the US. Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel...
With over 10,000 shares on Kelsey Burkhalter Golden's Facebook page , it's hard not to notice her post about her two-year-old son ordering more-than-he-can-eat cheeseburgers on his own. How did he do it? "I have 31 free cheeseburgers from McDonald’s if anyone is interested. Apparently my...
UNITED NATIONS, United States of America -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was deeply shocked and saddened by the heinous mass shooting in an elementary school in Texas, the United States, said his spokesman on Tuesday. It is particularly heart-wrenching that most of the victims are...
WASHINGTON, United States of America -- President Joe Biden said Tuesday night that the United States should "stand up to the gun lobby" after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas. "I am sick and tired of it. We have to act," Biden said in emotional remarks from the Roosevelt Room of...
