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Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as 'Trump Strait'

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait" despite ongoing clashes with Iran -- then hours later implied he wasn't serious.

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China-Nepal flood toll tops 1,000 as tunnel rescue offers last hope

By Pitcha Dangprasith

1 day ago

Netanyahu says security officials deliberately didn't wake him on Oct. 7

2 days ago

Nepal toll surges as rescuers struggle through 'unimaginable' disaster

By Arunabh Saikia

4 days ago

Nepal-China floods: Latest developments

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Number of missing in Nepal, China floods soars to nearly 3,000

Number of missing in Nepal, China floods soars to nearly 3,000

By Arunabh Saikia | 5 days ago

Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like...

Trump hits back at Canada after retaliatory tariffs announcement

Trump hits back at Canada after retaliatory tariffs announcement

11 days ago

US President Donald Trump hit back at Canada on Sunday after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced retaliatory tariffs on the...

What scientists know so far about Nepal's deadly floods

What scientists know so far about Nepal's deadly floods

By Issam Ahmed | 7 days ago

Lethal surges of mud and water that hit "like liquid concrete" are nearly impossible to predict and can't be...

Does the Nepal glacier collapse signal a new climate risk?

Does the Nepal glacier collapse signal a new climate risk?

By Ali Bekhtaoui | 5 days ago

Does the devastating flooding unleashed by the collapse of a section of glacier in the Nepalese Himalayas signal a new kind...

Trump govt proposes $103k fee for skilled worker visa

Trump govt proposes $103k fee for skilled worker visa

9 days ago

US President Donald Trump's administration on Monday moved to impose a more than $100,000 fee on employers hiring foreign...

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Lindsay Clancy trial puts spotlight on postpartum psychosis

Lindsay Clancy trial puts spotlight on postpartum psychosis

By Joseph Prezioso | 4 days ago

Postpartum psychosis is a medical emergency that affects about one to two women in every 1,000 births.

Death toll nears 400, rescuers search for 1,400 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods

Death toll nears 400, rescuers search for 1,400 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods

By Arunabh Saikia | 6 days ago

Rescue teams waded through mud on Thursday searching for more than 1,400 people missing after flash floods and landslides...

Search for missing after Nepal-Tibet floods kill 165

Search for missing after Nepal-Tibet floods kill 165

By Anup Ojha | 7 days ago

Rescue teams rushed Thursday to find hundreds of people missing on the Nepal-Tibet border in flash floods and landslides that...

Netanyahu got his Iran war, but maybe not his desired result

Netanyahu got his Iran war, but maybe not his desired result

By Shaun Tandon | 9 days ago

After decades of urging the United States to attack Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally got his wish....

Trump admin predicts US trade war 'devastating' for Canada

Trump admin predicts US trade war 'devastating' for Canada

10 days ago

Canada said it would retaliate with levies targeting US steel and dairy industries.

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No DepEd confidential funds given to AFP, Poa confirms

No DepEd confidential funds given to AFP, Poa confirms

The military never received confidential funds from the Department of Education when DepEd was headed by Vice President Sara Duterte, according to a member of her defense team who testified as a hostile witness in her impeachment trial yesterday.

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Poa disavows liquidation of DepEd funds

Poa disavows liquidation of DepEd funds

Although he signed the Department of Education’s replies to a state audit on confidential funds, lawyer Michael Poa, Vice President Sara Duterte’s second-in-command at DepEd, yesterday washed his hands of the matter, pointing responsibility instead to a former special disbursing officer who is currently unavailable due to a medical condition.

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Senate OKs bill barring public execsâ�� kin from government contracts

Senate OKs bill barring public execs’ kin from government contracts

The Senate unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill barring relatives of public officials up to the fourth civil degree of consanguinity and affinity from securing government contracts, a measure prompted by recent anomalies in public infrastructure projects.

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Impeachment court eyes whole-day trial

Impeachment court eyes whole-day trial

The Senate impeachment court may hold whole-day trials in October as senators juggle their duties as judges trying Vice President Sara Duterte and as senators scrutinizing next year’s proposed P7.2-trillion budget.

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Sara Duterte trial recap, Sept. 2: Michael Poa on the stand

Sara Duterte trial recap, Sept. 2: Michael Poa on the stand

The impeachment court on Wednesday, September 2, heard from its latest hostile witness, defense counsel and former DepEd spokesperson and chief of staff Michael Poa.

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Hear my prayer, Lord, listen to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. Psalm 39:12

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