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Matt Healy of The 1975 (AFP) JAKARTA (AFP) -  British indie-rock band The 1975 cancelled a concert in Indonesia Sunday, after Malaysia axed a festival over a same-sex kiss and tirade against the country's anti-LGBTQ laws by their frontman. Indonesia's LGBTQ laws are less strict than those in...

Newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. is in favor of reviving the mandatory Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program to help instill discipline among the youth and spark a consciousness within their minds about the importance of defending...

Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. formally assumed command of the 150,000-strong Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as its 60 th  Chief of Staff on Friday, July 21, as he revealed his “five-point focus areas” that are aligned with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s call for national unity. (L) Lt....

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. expressed confidence that the Philippines will be safer and more secure, with Gen. Romeo Brawner leading the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as he vowed continued support for the country's uniformed personnel. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos...

Christopher Nolan (AFP) PARIS (AFP) -  The story of the invention of the atomic bomb told in the new film "Oppenheimer" is a "warning" to the world as we grapple with artificial intelligence, insists the movie's director Christopher Nolan. The British-born maker of "Memento", "Dunkirk" and the...

W. Wong, chairman of Hong Kong's Bruce Lee Club (AFP) HONG KONG (AFP) -  Hong Kong businessman W. Wong still remembers the day in 1972 when he first heard neighborhood kids rave about a figure who seemed larger than life: Bruce Lee. Lee, a consummate martial artist whose films spawned a kung fu...

Comic-Con fans at the San Diego Convention Center (AFP) SAN DIEGO (AFP) -  A-listers are skipping this week's Comic-Con due to a historic Hollywood strike -- but while some ticketholders are disappointed, long-standing comic book fans are delighted to have their world-famous event back. The...

Senators on Thursday, July 20, said President Ferdinand “Bongbong’’ R. Marcos Jr, made an “excellent choice’’ in naming Lt. General Romeo Brawner as the new Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff.    “Very good decision. Excellent choice. General Brawner was my plebe...

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has picked Lieutenant General Romeo Brawner as the next chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) revealed. *NEW AFP CHIEF — President Marcos shakes the hand of incoming Armed Forces of the...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Armed Forces (USAF) conducted two bilateral military trainings on special operations near the West Philippine Sea (WPS) recently, proving the strengthening partnership between the two allied countries.  Soldiers from the Armed Forces...

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie (AFP) PARIS (AFP) -  The world is about to be hit by a pink tsunami as "Barbie" -- Hollywood's ironic new take on the doll feminists once loved to hate -- opens with a vast marketing campaign. Not even an actors' and writers' strike has been able to put brakes on...

Tom Cruise and Haley Atwell (Paramount Pictures International) LOS ANGELES (AFP) -  The seventh installment of the 'Mission Impossible' franchise was No. 1 at North American box offices this weekend, Sunday estimates showed, scaring off horror flick "Insidious: The Red Door" from last weekend's...