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Malaysia tightens security ahead of ASEAN summit

Malaysian authorities tightened security as they deployed soldiers in its capital city on Friday (November 20), taking extra security precautions amid unconfirmed reports of an “imminent terrorist threat” ahead of a regional summit. U.S. President Barack Obama’s is joining leaders of the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) for a weekend summit. Leaders from eight other countries with close partnerships with the grouping – Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea […]

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Obama says Syria settlement needed to eliminate Islamic State

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday (November 19) it may take some months for Russia, Iran and the Syrian ruling elite to accept that there can be no end to Syria’s civil war or a political settlement while President Bashar al-Assad remains in power. Obama said that Moscow and Tehran recognised Islamic State as a “serious threat” but Russia’s efforts in Syria were aimed at propping up Assad. “Bottom line is, I do not […]

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#APEC Hottie: Canadian PM Trudeau mobbed by adoring fans

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had to be whisked away from an Asia-Pacific summit by police bodyguards on Thursday (November 19) as hundreds of excited journalists and staff swarmed around him in a bid to take photos and say hello. Trudeau, a charismatic young politician who won Canada’s election last month promising “sunny ways” and respect, has generated rock star-like enthusiasm this week during meetings in Turkey and Manila. As he left a news conference […]

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DFA is yet to identify 14 OFWs dead in Saudi Arabia

The Department of Foreign Affairs admitted that it still has no sufficient information to identify the 14 overseas Filipino workers that died in a vehicular accident in Saudi Arabia. The DFA is currently coordinating with the employers of said deceased OFWs in order to gather more details regarding the incident. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

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New York City police aware of Islamic State video, say no specific threat

New York City police said on Wednesday (November 18) they are aware of a newly released Islamic State video suggesting the largest city in the United States was a potential target of attacks such as those in Paris last week, but that they were not aware of any current or specific threats. “While some of the video footage is not new, the video reaffirms the message that New York City remains a top terrorist target,” […]

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Philippines, South Korea seek greater bilateral cooperation

President Benigno S. Aquino III and South Korean President Park Geun-Hye expressed their willingness to boost their cooperation, during a bilateral meeting held on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit on Wednesday. According to Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., the Philippines is keen to increase bilateral trade, encouraging South Korean companies to invest in shipbuilding, automotive manufacturing, food production, food processing and agribusiness, electronics, energy and renewable energy, finance and banking, infrastructure […]

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Aquino and Xi hold one-on-one meeting on APEC sidelines

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Philippine President Benigno Aquino held a meeting on Wednesday (November 18), on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Manila. Tensions have simmered the past month between Manila and Beijing over disputes in the South China Sea. A few weeks ago, an arbitration court in the Netherlands ruled that it was able to hear some claims filed by the Philippines against China over contested parts of […]

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Anonymous declares “war” VS Islamic State

The Anonymous hackers’ collective is preparing to unleash a fresh wave of cyber attacks on Islamic State, following the attacks in Paris last week that killed 129 people, it said in a video posted online. In a video uploaded onto a social media website on Saturday (November 14), a man wearing a guy Fawkes mask said the Islamic State militants who claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks were “vermin” and Anonymous would hunts them down. […]

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Russia’s Medvedev says terrorism a global challenge

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday, November 18 that terrorism was a global challenge requiring a global response. Dmitry Medvedev, Russian Prime Minister said that the terror attacks that Russia and France have just faced affected the whole world. The terrorism expansion is indeed a global challenge, a challenge to the entire civilized world. And it requires a united response – coordinated, fully concerted action.” Earlier on Wednesday, Medvedev said the west’s boycott […]

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China urges U.S. to “stop hyping up” South China Sea issues

China on Wednesday urged the united states to cease “hyping up” the South China Sea issue after President Barack Obama said Beijing must stop land reclamation in the disputed waters and reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to the defense and security of the Philippines, one of the parties to the dispute. “China’s construction activities on some islands and reefs of Nansha Islands are completely within china’s sovereign rights, which are reasonable and legitimate and it does not […]

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Suicide bombers kill at least 12 and injure dozens in Nigerian city of Kano

Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mobile phone market in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Wednesday (November 18), killing at least 12 people and wounding around 60 others, a Red Cross official and police said. “They’re ongoing, I may not be able to speak in detail until I secure the environment. What we know from eyewitness accounts is that the vehicle came with six people, all of them dressed in […]

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ISIS claims Norwegian, Chinese captives executed

(REUTERS)  Islamic State said in its magazine on Wednesday that it had killed a Chinese and a Norwegian captive, showing what appeared to be pictures of the dead men with a banner reading “executed.” In its previous issue of Dabiq, it had said the two captives were “for sale.” Islamic State also said it had originally planned to bring down a Western plane over Egypt’s Sinai but changed its target to a Russian one after […]

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