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Spanish PM rebuffs Catalan leaders’ demand for independence talks

BARCELONA, SPAIN — Spain’s prime minister has rejected demands for talks from Catalonia’s independence leaders, following regional elections in the semi-autonomous region Thursday which gave pro-secessionist parties a slim majority of...

Ukraine grateful, Russia critical of US providing lethal weapons to Kyiv

Ukraine's president thanked the United States Saturday for its decision to provide lethal weapons to the country, while diplomats in Russia warned that the move would only cause more bloodshed. The angry...

Ex-ERC chair charged with graft, 4 commissioners suspended

MANILA -- The Office of the Ombudsman ordered on Thursday a one-year suspension on former Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jose Vicente Salazar and four other commissioners of...

Lanao Sur execs dismissed for unremitted GSIS, PAGIBIG premiums

MANILA -- Bacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur Vice Mayor Diarangan Dipatuan and treasurer Rasad Dumarpa have been found guilty of grave misconduct and ordered dismissed from service. They have also been meted the accessory...

Paris Summit focused on boosting funding for climate change fight

French President Emmanuel Macron gathered business leaders and 50 world leaders in Paris for a summit Tuesday focused on boosting funding to fight climate change. The summit comes two years after nearly...

Putin visits Ankara as bilateral relations continue to deepen

ISTANBUL — In their third meeting in a month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Ankara. The talks primarily focused on Syria, but Putin's visit...

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