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Philippine Troops Bomb Islamist Militants In City

Philippine security forces bombed a southern city on Thursday as they battled Islamist militants who were holding...

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US Warship Sails Near South China Sea Reef Claimed By Beijing

A US warship sailed near a reef claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea on Thursday, a US official said, the first...

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Philippine Troops Battle Islamist Militants In City

Philippine troops aboard helicopters and in armoured tanks battled Islamist militants inside a southern city on...

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US Says Navy Ship Sails Near South China Sea Reef Claimed By Beijing

A US Navy ship has sailed in disputed South China Sea waters near a reef claimed by Beijing in the first "freedom of...

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US Warship Sails Close To Disputed Mischief Reef

A US warship has sailed close to an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, the first challenge to...

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Philippine Islamists Beheaded Local Police Chief, Duterte Says

He said the attack occurred near the southern city of Marawi, which is under siege by Islamic militants, as...

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Philippines’ Duterte Mulls Imposing Martial Law Nationwide

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he may impose martial law throughout the nation, after declaring...

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Gunmen In Philippines Take Hostages, Including Priest

Islamist militants battling security forces in a southern Philippine city have taken hostages, including a local...

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Martial Law In Southern Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed martial law on the southern region of Mindanao to combat militants who...

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Mindanao Martial Law Could Last A Year

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said martial law on Mindanao island could last a year, while the army fights...

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Six Companies Shortlisted To Bid For ECG Concession

The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has shortlisted six applicant companies under the concession for the...

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Duterte Vows ‘harsh’ Martial Law In Southern Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Wednesday that martial law would be "harsh" and like a dictatorship, after...

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Trump Praises Duterte’s ‘great Job’ In Philippine Drug War

US President Donald Trump praised his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte over his immensely polarizing drug war,...

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Trump Calls North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un ‘madman With Nuclear Weapons’

President Donald Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un a "madman with nuclear weapons" during a telephone call...

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Martial Law In Southern Philippines Could Last A Year

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday martial law in the southern region of Mindanao could last a year,...

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Philippines Soldiers Battle Isis-Linked Gunmen On Marawi City Streets

A group of heavily-armed militants from a group linked to Isis have reportedly stormed a city in the Philippines and...

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Duterte Declares Martial Law In Southern Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law Tuesday in the southern region of Mindanao, where security...

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Philippine Forces Hunt Top IS-Linked Militant

Philippine security forces hunting one of the world's most-wanted Islamist militants were battling gunmen in a southern...

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Ghana Needs Measures To Stop Illegal Migration

A renowned International Migration Expert has noted that Ghana needs crucial steps both in the long and short term, to...