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Lacson welcomes Duterte’s ‘humble apology’ to God

MANILA -- Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s apology to God, saying the people can now move on while praying for the President’s “continued enlightenment.” “I can only thank God...

Malaysia moves to rebalance relationship with China

BANGKOK — Malaysia and China are looking to re-balance ties as the new government of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad seeks to renegotiate billions of dollars of Chinese backed infrastructure spending, with...

Palestinian militants agree to cease-fire with Israel

JERUSALEM — A fragile truce appears to be holding on the tense Israeli border with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups have agreed to a cease-fire, a day...

Trump, Japan’s Abe to meet ahead of possible US-North Korea Summit

WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plan to hold face-to-face discussions before a planned summit between Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. “We agreed...

South Korea urges North to salvage Nuclear Summit with US

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — South Korean President Moon Jae-in said he urged North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to directly engage with Washington to salvage the June 12 nuclear summit with...

Trump calls off upcoming North Korea Summit

WHITE HOUSE — It's off — at least for now. President Donald Trump says he has canceled his planned June 12 summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, blaming...

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