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Woman arrested in U.S. accused of acting as Russian agent

Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
Posted at Jul 17 06:22 AM

WASHINGTON - A 29-year-old Russian woman living in Washington has been arrested and charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian government while developing ties with American citizens and infiltrating political groups, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday. Read more »

Trump and Putin open historic summit

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 16 08:46 PM

The US and Russian leaders opened a historic summit in Helsinki on Monday with Donald Trump promising an "extraordinary relationship" and Vladimir Putin saying it was high time to thrash out disputes around the world. Read more »

Filipinos stage picket outside Chinese consulate in LA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 09:52 AM

LOS ANGELES - Several Filipino protesters staged a rally outside the Chinese consulate here to mark the second anniversary of the landmark international court ruling that favored the Philippines and invalidated China's excessive claims in the South China Sea.    Read more »

U.S. asks U.N. to cut off oil products to North Korea

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 13 01:26 AM

The United States is asking the U.N. Security Council to order an immediate halt to all deliveries of refined oil products to North Korea after finding that Pyongyang had violated restrictions on those imports, according to documents seen by AFP on Thursday. Read more »

Putin is a 'competitor', not an 'enemy': Trump

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 12 09:36 PM

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he sees his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as a "competitor", not an "enemy." Read more »

Philippines, US to start free trade talks in September

Reuters
Posted at Jul 12 05:12 PM

The Philippines will begin negotiations on a free trade agreement with the United States in September, its ambassador to Washington said on Thursday, in a bid to expand market access for its agricultural products. Read more »

Time for 'reckoning' over China's WTO membership: US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 11 10:12 PM

The trade war between the world's top two economies landed at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday, as the United States demanded a "reckoning" over China's membership in the body.  Read more »

Only some migrant families to be reunited in U.S. as deadline arrives

Reuters
Posted at Jul 11 01:52 AM

NEW YORK - Facing a court-imposed deadline on Tuesday, the U.S. government has said it expects to have reunited 54 young children and parents separated by immigration officials after crossing into the United States from Mexico. Read more »

Will U.S.-China trade war affect PH?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 07:26 AM

Economic managers are bracing for headwinds amid the escalating trade tensions between the United States and China. Read more »

Starbucks back in hot water, 'disrespects' stutterer

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 07 08:45 PM

Starbucks was back in hot water Friday, three months after a branch manager called the police on two black men -- this time for seemingly mocking a customer with a stutter. Read more »

Trump's many trade wars: a summary

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 04:46 PM

The United States launched what China called the "largest trade war in economic history" between the world's top two economies Friday, imposing tariffs on goods worth around $34 billion annually. Read more »

Woman pleads not guilty over Statue of Liberty protest

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 06:31 AM

A woman appeared in a US court Thursday for attempting to scale the Statue of Liberty to protest President Donald Trump's administration's separation of migrant families, a stunt that forced the monument's evacuation on Independence Day. Read more »

US government says it will detain illegal migrant children and parents together

Reuters
Posted at Jun 30 02:17 PM

The US government said in a court filing on Friday that it has the right to detain children and parents caught crossing the US border illegally for the duration of their immigration proceedings. Read more »

Man denied bail in U.S. newsroom rampage that killed 5

Reuters
Posted at Jun 30 03:08 AM

ANNAPOLIS - A Maryland man charged with rampaging through a newsroom in Annapolis with a pump-action shotgun and killing five people was denied bail on Friday after one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in U.S. history. Read more »

US paper attacked in shooting covers its own tragedy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 09:13 PM

A local newspaper targetted in a shooting that left five dead managed to publish on Friday, covering its own tragedy and leaving its editorial page blank in honor of those slain. Read more »

PH remains compliant with US anti-trafficking standards for 3rd year in a row

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 07:16 PM

The Philippines has maintained its Tier 1 ranking in compliance with the United States anti-human trafficking standards for the third year in a row.   Read more »

American fugitive nabbed at NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 05:32 PM

An American fugitive was nabbed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after a failed attempt to escape US authorities last June 11. Read more »

U.S. lawmaker apologizes for American colonization of PH

Rommel Conclara, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Jun 28 04:44 AM

California 14th District Rep. Jackie Speier has apologized for the U.S. colonization of the Philippines during the Philippine independence celebration in the San Francisco Bay Area. Read more »

Superhero actors, Fil-Am talents speak out against child separation crisis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 04:36 AM

More superhero actors and Fil-Am talents are fighting against the child separation immigration crisis in the United States. Read more »

New Yorkers march against U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold Muslim ban

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Jun 28 02:51 AM

New Yorkers marched from Foley Square to Battery Park in solidarity with the "National Day of Action to Stand with Muslims" across the US and around the world.   Read more »