Top US general called China to allay war fears: book Kyodo NewsPosted at Sep 16 05:01 PM The top US general secretly contacted his Chinese counterpart twice last year over concerns then President Donald Trump could spark a war with China. Read more »
Boxing: Belfort humbles Holyfield with 1st roundTKO Agence France-PressePosted at Sep 12 11:51 AM Evander Holyfield looked all of his 58 years in a first-round technical knockout loss to mixed martial arts star Vitor Belfort on Saturday. Read more »
U.S. receives documents for probe on Capitol attack Patricia Zengerle, ReutersPosted at Sep 10 12:50 PM A congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol received thousands of documents before the deadline to submit them. Read more »
White House asks Trump military academy board appointees to resign ReutersPosted at Sep 09 08:21 AM The White House asked 18 Trump administration appointees, including Kellyanne Conway and Sean Spicer, to resign from military academy boards. Read more »
Trump to provide commentary for Holyfield-Belfort bout Agence France-PressePosted at Sep 09 05:50 AM Viewers who pay $49.99 can opt to listen on FITE to Trump, who will be joined by his son Don Jr. Read more »
'QAnon Shaman' pleads guilty to US Capitol attack Mark Hosenball, ReutersPosted at Sep 04 02:01 AM 'QAnon Shaman' pleaded guilty on Friday to obstructing an official proceeding when he took part in the Jan. 6 US Capitol assault Read more »
Trump behind US withdrawal from Afghanistan ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Aug 17 08:16 AM The Taliban's renewed hold on Afghanistan is blamed on US President Joe Biden. Read more »
Microsoft protests Amazon win of big US cloud contract Agence France-PressePosted at Aug 13 02:48 PM Microsoft on Thursday confirmed it is challenging a decision to award a multi-billion-dollar cloud computing contract to its rival Amazon. Read more »
'This is how I'm going to die': Police testify on US Capitol riot Michael Mathes, Agence France-PressePosted at Jul 28 08:43 AM WASHINGTON - Four police officers delivered graphic, riveting testimony Tuesday about their violent clashes with rioters while defending the US Capitol on January 6, as a congressional panel launched its probe of the deadly insurrection. Read more »
Trump ally denies acting as foreign agent Agence France-PresseUpdated as of Jul 27 07:13 AM NEW YORK - A close ally of former US president Donald Trump who is one of his top fundraisers pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he illegally lobbied on behalf of a foreign government. Read more »
Duterte admits dealing with US in ‘bad faith’ over 2018 return of Balangiga Bells Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jul 27 01:55 AM President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday admitted striking a deal in bad faith with the United States for the return of the historic Balangiga Bells in exchange for a supposed visit to Washington during the presidency of Donald Trump. Read more »
China becoming ‘evil empire’, warns US former VP Mike Pence Agence France-PresseUpdated as of Jul 15 07:24 AM "In many respects, communist China poses a greater challenge to the United States than the Soviet Union ever did throughout the Cold War," said the former US vice president. Read more »
Trump announces anti-censorship lawsuit vs Facebook, Twitter, Google Agence France-PressePosted at Jul 08 01:10 AM The class-action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google, escalates his years-long free speech battle with tech giants who he argues have wrongfully censored him. Read more »
Facebook tests alerting users to extremist posts Agence France-PressePosted at Jul 03 08:57 AM Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said the alerts sprang from an initiative at the social network to combat violent extremism and dangerous organizations. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 28, 2021 ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Aug 16 03:12 PM Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »
He's back! Stephen Zenner, AFPPosted at Jun 28 06:09 PM Former US President Donald Trump speaks in Wellington, Ohio, in his first big campaign-style rally since leaving the White House. Read more »
Quoting Irish poet, Biden ends EU trade war in renewal of transatlantic ties ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jun 15 08:37 PM Quoting Irish poet W. B. Yeats at the start of his first EU-US summit as president, Biden also said the world was shifting and that Western democracies needed to come together. Read more »
FBI warns that QAnon followers could engage in 'real-world violence' Mark Hosenball, ReutersPosted at Jun 15 09:39 AM WASHINGTON - The FBI has warned that followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory could again engage in violence against political opponents out of frustration that the theory's predictions have not come true. Read more »
Biden drops plan to ban Chinese-owned apps TikTok, WeChat Rob Lever, Agence France-PressePosted at Jun 10 06:50 AM Biden on Wednesday revoked executive orders from his predecessor Trump seeking to ban the Chinese-owned mobile apps over national security concerns, the White House said. Read more »
Trump returning to the stage as he flirts with 2024 run Elodie Cuzin, Agence France-PresseUpdated as of Jun 06 07:58 AM Banished from social networks but no less influential among the Republican faithful, Donald Trump was set to return to the stage Saturday for his first speech in months as he flirts ever more openly with a new presidential run in 2024. Read more »