WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran " at levels they 've never seen before " if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him. But the U.S. government has no way to create an automatic,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance say their interim deal to end the war with Iran will deliver a financial windfall to American farmers. But the Iranians deny it. And in the absence of more details, sanctions experts are flummoxed over exactly how billions...
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Leaders at the Group of Seven summit on Wednesday threw their support behind U.S. President Donald Trump 's tentative agreement with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire — even though he 's offered scant specificity...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak, a move that has further strained the State...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano has renewed his call for the government to pursue diplomatic solutions to support Filipinos affected by the United States’ immigration crackdown under the Trump administration’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies. Cayetano reminded the...
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump 's bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn added attention to the annual guessing game over who its next laureate will be. Longtime Nobel watchers say Trump 's prospects remain remote despite a flurry of high-profile nominations...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday, Sept. 25, advised Filipino H-1B visa holders to avoid traveling outside the United States for now amid the new rules on the $100,000 application fee as announced by the Trump administration. “The recent proclamation restricting the entry of...
An official from the United States Department of State assured the Philippines that more aid will be coming to the country despite the realignment of official foreign assistance by the second Trump administration. In a media roundtable at the US Embassy in Manila on Thursday, Sept. 4, Principal...
Some senators on Wednesday, July 23 are disappointed over the Philippines’ failure to get a much lower tariff with the United States, following the negotiations between US President Donald Trump and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito, for one,...
As President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. embarks on a series of high-level meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump, his sister Sen. Imee Marcos urged the Marcos administration to exercise caution and protect the country’s national interest in the discussions. President Marcos has departed Manila...
Senators on Monday, June 23 called on the government to intensify its preparation for evacuation efforts for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East following the unprecedented attack of the United States on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson expressed fears the...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years and one that could mark a turning point for Syria as it struggles to emerge from decades of...
