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Police: Bondi Beach shooting suspects had bombs, ISIS flags and recently traveled to Philippines
Australian officials say the Bondi Beach gunmen carried bombs, ISIS flags and had recently traveled to the Philippines, confirming the massacre was ISIS-inspired.
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Thousands in Philippines protest corruption and demand return of stolen funds from flood projects
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been scrambling to quell public outrage over the massive corruption blamed for substandard, defective or nonexistent flood control projects.
According to the Philippine National Police, 119 rallies were organized by the Catholic Church, civil society movements, and others,
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Survivors sue Shell in landmark case over deadly typhoon in Philippines: ‘We swam for our lives’
More than 100 Filipinos affected by Super Typhoon Rai are suing the British company in a case that will likely test whether fossil fuel companies can be held liable for specific climate disasters
Chinese coast guard ships have used powerful water cannons and blocking maneuvers against 20 Philippine fishing boats off a disputed South China Sea shoal.
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Philippines denounces China's 'dangerous' and 'inhumane' actions against Filipino fishermen
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro on Tuesday denounced what he described as "dangerous" and "inhumane" actions by Chinese maritime forces against Filipino fishermen in a contested South China Sea shoal last week.
Manila's coast guard said nearly two dozen Filipino fishing boats near Sabina Shoal were targeted with water cannon and blocking manoeuvres.
China accused the Philippines of provoking a confrontation in the South China Sea after an incident last week that left Filipino fishermen injured, reviving tensions in the long-disputed waters.
The Philippines said on Monday it will protest the Chinese coast guard's "harassment and endangerment" of Filipino fishermen in a South China Sea shoal last week. Three Filipino fishermen were injured and two fishing vessels damaged when Chinese coast guard ships blasted water cannon and cut their anchor lines near Sabina Shoal on Friday,
Reports of Meghan Markle’s dad, Thomas Markle, having a major leg surgery have taken over the internet. While he has been recovering in the Philippines, a source revealed that the Duchess of Sussex allegedly has no plans to visit him.
A group of civilians including two former government officials filed a graft complaint against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, in a fresh political challenge for the estranged deputy of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.