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@eaglenews Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:45:34
Developing story: Six wounded in stabbing attack in Israel, police say
HADERA, Israel (Reuters) At least six people were wounded, two of them seriously, in a stabbing attack in the Israeli city of Hadera on Wednesday, Israeli authorities said. The terrorist has been neutralized, police said in a statement. Four separate locations have been identified, resulting in six victims with stab wounds. The police did not immediately provide other details, but issued a brief video of the suspected attacker being apprehended. Of the six people
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@eaglenews Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:56:31
World's largest captive crocodile Cassius dies in Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) A 5.48 metre (18 ft) Australian crocodile that held the world record as the largest crocodile in captivity has died, a wildlife sanctuary said on Saturday. He was thought to be more than 110 years old. Cassius, weighing in at more than one ton, had been in declining health since Oct. 15, Marineland Melanesia Crocodile Habitat said on Facebook. He was very old and believed to be living beyond the years of
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rappler.com
@rappler 5 hours ago
Three issues defining the 2026 US midterm elections
US President Donald Trump's record-low popularity, voter concerns over affordability and a fierce immigration debate are shaping the November 3 US midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress
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Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service used by Ukraine's military – report
The Wall Street Journal reports Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump discussed the Starlink decision in a call soon after the slowdown became public, while the president was campaigning last week
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inquirer.net
@inquirer Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:46:43
Marcos prefers diplomacy over declaring Chinese envoy persona non grata
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. does not want to declare any foreign diplomat persona non grata, including Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan, as the country remains keen on resolving issues through diplomatic means, Palace press officer Claire Castro said Monday. This comes as the Senate is eyeing a resolution on the
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@inquirer Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:00:54
West Philippine Sea: Teodoro reiterates PH troops not troublemakers
MANILA, Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday maintained that Philippine troops in the West Philippine Sea were defending the country's rights under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) and were not seeking to provoke trouble. "Consistent with our earlier pronouncements, number one, we refute all allegations made
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@inquirer Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:14:02
PH Senate reso urging DFA to declare Jing Quan persona non grata filed
MANILA, Philippines — A resolution urging the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to recommend declaring Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan persona non grata was filed at the Senate on Monday. Sen. Erwin Tulfo filed Senate Resolution No. 739 following Jing's statement that China "may easily win" if it wanted to use force in a confrontation over
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@inquirer Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:21:29
Teodoro: China uses propaganda to sow division among Filipinos
MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro on Monday said China uses propaganda efforts aimed at influencing people and sowing division among Filipinos over the country's territorial sovereignty. Teodoro, during the Senate hearing on the 2027 budget of the Department of National Defense and its attached agencies, affirmed that China's People's Liberation Army employs
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@inquirer 20 hours ago
Iqbal welcomes Palace vow not to meddle in BARMM chief selection
COTABATO CITY – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Implementing Panel chairperson Mohagher Iqbal has welcomed the national governments assurance that it will not intervene in the Bangsamoro Parliaments selection of the regions next chief minister. Iqbal , an elected Member of Parliament (MP), thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for what he called a clear
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@inquirer 17 hours ago
Comelec starts printing ballots for Batanes special polls, Naga plebiscite
[Updated Oct. 20, 2026, 5 p.m.] MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) began printing ballots on Tuesday, Oct. 20, for the special election in Batanes and the plebiscite in Naga City. Comelec is overseeing the ballot printing process at the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City. Ballot printing, initially scheduled for Oct. 14, was
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Ejercito flags possible pro-China trolls on social media
MANILA, Philippines —Is China using social media trolls to spread propaganda that would sow division among Filipinos over the country's territorial sovereignty? Sen. JV Ejercito raised this issue with Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday during the hearing on the 2027 budget of the Department of National Defense (DND). Ejercito, the chair of the
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China says tracked US Navy ship in Escoda Shoal
BEIJING, China — Chinas military said Tuesday it had sent forces to "track and monitor" a U.S. Navy vessel that sailed through disputed waters in the West Philippine Sea. The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) said the USS Charleston, a littoral combat ship, had "illegally intruded into waters adjacent to Xianbin Jiao," Chinas name for the
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