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'No one can win nuclear war'

Reuters
Posted at Jan 03 11:02 PM

The statement comes amid increased geopolitical tensions between Moscow and Western nations over concerns about Russia's military build-up near neighboring Ukraine. Read more »

US-China tensions may jeopardize security in E. Asia in 2022

Tomoyuki Tachikawa, Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 03 05:07 PM

US-North Korea talks on denuclearization and sanctions relief are almost certain to make no headway. Read more »

United States, Russia set for January 10 security talks

Trevor Hunnicutt and Andrew Osborn, Reuters
Posted at Dec 29 05:40 AM

The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister said he hoped the talks would start a process that would give Moscow new security guarantees from the West. Read more »

COVID, China dominate top Overseas stories

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 12:01 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic, strife, family-related matters, and the tussle in the South China Sea were some of the most read overseas stories of news.abs-cbn.com in 2021. Read more »

China would not fear confrontation with US - foreign minister

Reuters
Posted at Dec 20 05:49 PM

'If there is confrontation, then (China) will not fear it, and will fight to the finish,' said Wang Yi. Read more »

US makes abortion pills by mail permanent

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 08:45 AM

US President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday passed a rule making abortion pills accessible by mail permanently. Read more »

US cracks down on Chinese painkiller makers

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 16 10:21 AM

US imposed sanctions on Chinese painkiller makers to curb the addiction epidemic that killed 100,000 Americans last year. Read more »

US imposes sweeping human rights sanctions on China, Myanmar and North Korea

Daphne Psaledakis, David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 06:19 PM

China denies abuses in Xinjiang, but the US government and many rights groups say Beijing is carrying out genocide there. Read more »

Major federal disaster declared in tornado-hit counties

Adrees Latif, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 03:58 PM

Federal aid will be provided to affected individuals in the counties of Caldwell, Fulton, Graves, Hopkins, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Taylor, and Warren after US President Joe Biden declared a major federal disaster in Kentucky caused by deadly tornadoes that hit the state on Friday. Read more »

Duterte ibinida ang malayang pamamahayag sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 10:03 PM

Tiniyak ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang mapayapa at mapagkakatiwalaang halalan sa susunod na taon. Read more »

Renewing democracy ‘defining challenge of our time,’ Biden

Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters
Posted at Dec 10 05:09 AM

Biden said global freedoms were under threat from autocrats seeking to expand power, export influence and justify repression. Read more »

US, Israel to discuss military drills for Iran scenario

Phil Stewart, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 09 09:39 PM

Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons, saying it wants to master nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. Read more »

Over 100 nations, including PH, gather for 'democracy' summit

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 12:57 PM

President Joe Biden hosts representatives of more than 100 countries, including the Philippines, for a democracy summit that is drawing fire from China and Russia. Read more »

US says committed to ‘unprecedented’ ASEAN ties

Reuters
Posted at Dec 09 05:51 AM

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be visiting Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand from December 9 to 17. Read more »

Duterte to join US democracy summit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 06:37 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will join the Summit for Democracy hosted by the United States this week, Malacañang said. Read more »

Biden-Putin talks set for Tuesday amid Ukraine tension

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 05 02:10 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden will hold talks on Tuesday, as tensions rise over Ukraine. Read more »

US, EU concerned by China's 'problematic actions' at South China Sea

David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina, Reuters
Posted at Dec 04 07:26 AM

A US official briefing ahead of the talks said Washington and Brussels have an "increasingly convergent" view of China's "concerning behavior." Read more »

New York reports 5 cases of Omicron variant

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 08:51 AM

New York has confirmed 5 cases of the Omicron variant, bringing the total number of US detections of the new strain to 8. Read more »

To fight Omicron, Biden adds travel rules in the US

Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 05:15 AM

The administration is urging all eligible Americans to get vaccinated or booster shots to fight Omicron, which is spreading quickly around the world. Read more »

UN official criticizes migrant deportations from southern U.S. border

Sofia Menchu, Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 02:42 AM

A top United Nations official has criticized the United States' deportation of migrants from its southern border, pushing Washington for faster action to roll back hardline immigration policies left over from the previous administration. Read more »