BEIJING (AP) — The leaders of Australia and China sought to deepen trade ties despite their differences over regional security and human rights at talks Tuesday in the Chinese capital. Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that seeking common ground while...
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong named Ambassador-designate Marc Innes-Brown as the new ambassador to the Philippines. The announcement was made on July 6 by the Australia’s Foreign Ministry. Innes-Brown will replace outgoing Australian Ambassador to Manila Hae Kyong Yu, who completed her...
The Philippine Army (PA) and the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) will conduct a coordinated deep attack exercise in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija on June 30. The live fire exercise for Operation Lightning Strike will be highlighted by the firing of two High Mobility Artillery Rocket System...
Admitting that former president Rodrigo Duterte has lost a lot of weight while in detention at the Scheveningen Prison in The Hague, Netherlands, Vice President Sara Duterte called on Filipinos in Australia for them to appeal to the Australian government for intervention in her father’s case. ...
President Marcos has congratulated Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for his reelection as the Prime Minister of Australia. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was welcomed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese MP and Ms. Jodie Haydon in Australia on February 28. This marks the first meeting between the...
(Photo: Philippine Army) Senior military leaders from the Philippines, United States, Japan and Australia discussed initiatives to strengthen regional security during a high-level meeting hosted by the Philippine Army (PA) in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City over the weekend. Held from March 1 to 2, the...
The Philippines has expressed concern over the alleged unsafe maneuvers and releasing of flares by a Chinese aircraft against an Australian Air Force aircraft while flying over South China Sea. In a statement on Friday, Feb. 14, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reminded China to avoid...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Of all the praise bestowed on Jannik Sinner after he won his second consecutive Australian Open championship, and third Grand Slam title overall, nothing felt as significant as the comparison made by runner-up Alexander Zverev. Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates after...
The first tennis Grand Slam of 2025 is now in the books, and it will be looked back as the one that American Madison Keys will remember forever, because at age 29, she finally broke through to win her very first Slam title. It was a decade ago, in 2015, in this very same tournament that she made...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — There's all sorts of ways beyond merely the score to measure just how dominant Jannik Sinner was while outplaying and frustrating Alexander Zverev during the 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory Sunday, Jan. 26, that earned the 23-year-old Italian a second consecutive Australian...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Jannik Sinner will face Alexander Zverev in the first Australian Open men’s final between the players ranked No. 1 and No. 2 since Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in 2019. Jannik Sinner of Italy plays a backhand return to Ben Shelton of the...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Madison Keys of the United States upset two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, in the Australian Open final on Saturday night, Jan. 25, to collect her first Grand Slam title at age 29. Madison Keys of the U.S. holds the Daphne Akhurst...
