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US Launches Follow-Up Strike on Houthi Radar Site

WASHINGTON - The United States launched a follow-up strike against a Houthi target in Yemen early Saturday, after officials said they were not satisfied with the damage inflicted during the initial round of airstrikes late Thursday.U.S. Central Command said it launched the additional strike from the USS Carney, a guided missile destroyer, firing multiple Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles to take out a radar site tha.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsJan 14th, 2024

US Launches Follow-Up Strike on Houthi Radar Site

WASHINGTON - The United States launched a follow-up strike against a Houthi target in Yemen early Saturday, after officials said they were not satisfied with the damage inflicted during the initial round of airstrikes late Thursday.U.S. Central Command said it launched the additional strike from the USS Carney, a guided missile destroyer, firing multiple Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles to take out a radar site tha.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsJan 13th, 2024

China, Not Russia, Still Tops List of Threats to US

WASHINGTON - Russia's war in Ukraine - portrayed by top U.S. officials as posing a danger to the United States itself - still trails China when it comes to long-term threats to America's security, according to a top Pentagon official.The warning from Ely Ratner, the Defense Department's assistant secretary for Indo-Pacific security affairs, comes in testimony prepared for a hearing Wednesday by the House Armed S.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMar 21st, 2024

Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades

WASHINGTON — A Pentagon study released Friday that examined reported sightings of UFOs over nearly the last century found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence, a conclusion consistent with past U.S. government efforts to assess the accuracy of claims that have captivated public attention for decades. The study from the Defense Department’s All-domain Anomaly.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 10th, 2024

No Pinoy hurt in Baltimore bridge collapse

The Philippine embassy in Washington has not received any report of Filipinos hurt in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland on Tuesday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 27th, 2024

Blinken Arrives in South Korea to Attend Democracy Summit

Seoul, South Korea - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Sunday in South Korea on the first stop of a brief Asia tour also including the Philippines, as Washington moves to reinforce ties with two key regional allies.Blinken landed Sunday afternoon ahead of the third Summit for Democracy on Monday, an initiative of U.S. President Joe Biden, which Seoul is hosting this week.Before arriving in Se.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMar 21st, 2024

Philippines gets 25,000 MT US sugar allocation

Washington has given Manila the green light to export 25,300 metric tons raw value of raw sugar to the US at lower tariff rates, the US Trade Representative announced recently......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 19th, 2024

An advocate for IBD

You’ll forgive me this “proud papa” moment if I preface this week’s column with the news that our unica hija Demi Dalisay Ricario, who’s unbelievably turning 50 later this year, represented Asian-Americans – and indeed the Philippines – on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC recently to lobby for changes in US health laws on behalf of patients......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 10th, 2024

UFO sightings mostly ‘ordinary objects’ says Pentagon report

WASHINGTON — A Pentagon report on UFO sightings said U.S. government investigations since the end of World War Two have found no evidence of extraterrestrial technology and had concluded that most sightings were misidentified ordinary objects and phenomena. The report released on Friday follows on from a 2022 Pentagon announcement that its then newly formed.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 9th, 2024

US: Human Rights Guide to 2024 Elections

(Washington, February 7, 2024) - Human Rights Watch on February 7, 2024, released "A Human Rights Guide to the 2024 US Elections: Vital Recommendations for Voters, Candidates, and Supporters of Democracy."This 15-page guide, aimed at the US congressional and presidential elections in 2024, addresses a wide range of domestic an.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2024

Human ashes, drink container to moon? Plans to do this spark legal debate

WASHINGTON — An array of unconventional, privately funded plans to exploit the moon, including as a site for human ashes and sports-drink containers, has gathered steam in recent years as NASA pushes to make Earth’s natural satellite more accessible. Concerns about possible gaps in U.S. oversight and legal questions about proper use of the moon.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 7th, 2024

Gazans fear Israeli attack on their last refuge; US launches retaliatory strikes

The US strikes target Iran-backed militants that Washington blames for the drone attack in Jordan this week that killed three US troops.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 3rd, 2024

China’s military and government acquire Nvidia chips despite US ban

The sales by largely unknown Chinese suppliers highlight the difficulties Washington faces, despite its bans, in completely cutting off China's access to advanced US chips that could fuel breakthroughs in AI and sophisticated computers for its military.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

Biden to Host Japan PM Kishida, Philippines President Marcos

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month amid growing concerns about North Korea's nuclear program, provocative Chinese action in the South China Sea and differences over a Japanese company's plan to buy an iconic American steel company.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a sta.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMar 21st, 2024

Irelands Prime Minister Leo Eric Varadkar to resig

Leo Varadkar, the prime minister of Ireland, has announced his resignation following a meeting with President Biden in Washington, D.C. Varadkar will step down as.....»»

Category: newsSource:  thedailyguardianRelated NewsMar 20th, 2024

Maxine chases Paris dream

Filipino-Ivorian fencer Maxine Esteban vies in a final Olympic-qualifying tournament in Washington DC on March 15, looking to officially book a ticket to the Paris Games......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 1st, 2024

Esteban eyes Paris Olympic fencing berth

Filipino-Ivorian fencer Maxine Esteban will compete in a final Olympic-qualifying tournament in Washington DC on March 15, looking to officially book a ticket to the Summer Games slated in Paris this year......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 29th, 2024

Jim Harbaugh landing spots: Top three logical 2024 NFL destinations for Michigan head coach

Title: Jim Harbaugh Rumored to Consider NFL Return, Potential Destinations Include Washington and Los Angeles In a surprising turn of events, Jim Harbaugh, the renowned.....»»

Category: newsSource:  thedailyguardianRelated NewsJan 11th, 2024

Japan, China bicker over Beijing s actions in Indo-Pacific

washington - China is challenging Japan's latest analysis of the threat posed to the Indo-Pacific region by Beijing as a hyped-up threat and false accusation.In the Japanese Foreign Ministry's annual Diplomatic Bluebook that was published Tuesday, China's military moves are described as posing 'the greatest strategic challenge,' according to Japanese media. An official English version has not been published......»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 21st, 2024

Rescuers recover another body in southern Philippine landslide

MANILA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers on Saturday recovered the body of the last missing man buried in Thursday's rain-induced landslide that ripped through a mining village in Davao de Oro province in the southern Philippines, officials said. In a social media post, the municipal government of Monkayo said rescuers found the body of the 45-year-old man, the last person missing, bringing the death toll in the vil.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsJan 20th, 2024