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China Conducts Patrol in South China Sea, Accuses Philippines of ‘Disrupting’ Peace

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 · US News

BEIJING, Feb 27 (Reuters) – ⁠China’s ⁠military said ⁠on Friday it conducted ​a routine patrol in ‌the South China ‌Sea from ⁠February ⁠23 to 26, and accused the…

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Did China Make Up a Gambling Suicide Story?

February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 · Gaming

Posted on: February 16, 2026, 11:30h.  Last updated on: February 16, 2026, 11:30h. China is warning its people not to gamble overseas The CPC cited a gambler’s recent…

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Exclusive-Scammers’ Abandoned Cambodia Compound Exposes Brutality and Banality of Fraud

February 6, 2026February 6, 2026 · US News

By Poppy McPherson and Tim Kelly O’SMACH, Cambodia, Feb 6 (Reuters) – In a Cambodian compound with rooms designed to look like Singapore and Australia police ‌offices, ​papers…

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Ferry sinks in southern Philippines, killing at least 18 people, but over 300 rescued

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 · Dallas, Texas Local News

Manila, Philippines — A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank early Monday near an island in the southern Philippines, killing at least 18 people, officials…

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California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta opts against running for governor. Again.

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 · Los Angeles, California Local News

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced Sunday that he would not run for California governor, a decision grounded in his belief that his legal efforts combating the Trump…

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Mountain of garbage collapses at Philippines landfill, killing 1, burying dozens

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 · Houston, Texas Local News

Rescue workers searched on Friday for dozens of people buried under a mountain of garbage that collapsed at a landfill in the central Philippines, killing at least one.…

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Filipino engineer and entrepreneur dies at 79

December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 · San Francisco, California Local News

Filipino tech entrepreneur Diosdado “Dado” Banatao died at the age of 79. Banatao is known for pioneering the technology that made personal computers possible, thus putting Silicon Valley…

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Bondi Beach gunmen got firearms training together, police say

December 22, 2025December 22, 2025 · Houston, Texas Local News

Melbourne, Australia — A man accused of killing 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach obtained firearms training in New South Wales state outside Sydney with his father, according…

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No Evidence Alleged Bondi Gunmen Received Military Training in the Philippines, Says Security Adviser

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 · US News

MANILA, Dec 17 (Reuters) – There is no evidence indicating ‌that ​the two suspects involved in ‌the Bondi Beach attack received any form of military training ​while in…

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Retired, they moved from 6 bedrooms to a tiny L.A. ADU built in 3.5 months

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 · Real Estate

Ever wondered how long it would take to build an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, in your backyard? In the case of Alvaro “Al” and Nenette Alcazar, a…

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Bondi Beach suspects reportedly trained in the Philippines, where there’s a decades-old Islamist insurgency

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 · Detroit, Michigan Local News

The father and son suspects in the terror attack on Jewish people gathered for a Hanukkah event in Bondi Beach, Australia, spent most of November in the Philippines,…

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China Says It Drove Away Philippine Aircraft Above Disputed Scarborough Shoal

December 12, 2025December 12, 2025 · US News

BEIJING, ‌Dec ​12 (Reuters) – China’s ‌military said ​on ‍Friday it ​had ​driven away ⁠a Philippine aircraft that had “invaded” ‌airspace above ​the disputed ‌Scarborough ‍Shoal in ⁠the…

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Hong Kong Mourns Victims of Apartment Blaze That Killed 128 and Counting

November 28, 2025November 28, 2025 · US News

By John Geddie and Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong’s leaders oversaw a ceremony on Saturday to mourn the at least 128 people killed in a high-rise…

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ICC Rejects Plea to Release Philippine Ex-President Duterte

November 28, 2025November 28, 2025 · US News

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, will remain in detention in The Hague, appeals judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled on Friday,…

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Hong Kong Nears End of Search and Rescue Mission as Tower Fire Toll Rises to 94

November 27, 2025November 27, 2025 · US News

By Farah Master and Anne Marie Roantree HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong fire authorities said they expected to wrap up search and rescue operations after the city’s worst…

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Thailand Eyes Drones to Boost Flood Relief Efforts; Deaths Climb in Indonesia

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 · US News

By Cong Sun and Huey Mun Leong HAY YAI, Thailand/KUALA PERLIS, Malaysia (Reuters) -Rescuers in Thailand readied drones on Thursday to airdrop food parcels, as receding floodwaters in…

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Factbox-From Paul VI to Leo XIV: A History of the Pope’s Overseas Tours

November 24, 2025November 25, 2025 · US News

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo will embark on his first trip outside Italy on Thursday, travelling to Turkey and Lebanon. Here is a history of papal foreign visits,…

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Family feud surrounding Philippines president and his sister intensifies: That’s “not my sister”

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 · Dallas, Texas Local News

Manila, Philippines — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. refused to respond on Monday to an allegation by his estranged sister, a senator, that he has been a longtime…

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QCinema Project Market Awards $310,000 in Support to Southeast Asian Filmmakers

November 22, 2025November 22, 2025 · Entertainment

The QCinema Project Market concluded its third edition by distributing over PHP18 million ($310,000) in production, post-production, development and marketing support to filmmakers across Southeast Asia. The event…

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Map shows US “strategic triangle” to contain China

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 · Breaking News

A United States commander said treaty allies South Korea, Japan and the Philippines could form a “strategic triangle” to contain China if military planners view the region from…

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