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MANILA, Philippines  –   The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. military will conduct the 39th iteration of Balikatan, the largest annual bilateral training exercise between the two Allies, from April 22 to May 10. The exercise directly supports the U.S.-Philippine Mutual…

One past Supreme Court case that the Justice Department must contend with, as it tries to sway the justices to sign off on the use of the obstruction charge for January 6 rioters, is a precedent sometimes referred to as "the fish case."In the 2015 case, a commercial fisherman was catching undersized red grouper off the coast of Florida, then had…

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the theft of "several thousand" dollars worth of tropical fish stolen from an Upper Ottawa Valley restaurant last week. OPP say a break and enter was reported to police at a restaurant in the Town of Beachburg in the early morning hours of April 11. Beachburg is located about 25…

Official campaigning for three Lower House by-elections on April 28 began in Japan on Tuesday. In the No.1 district of Shimane Prefecture, the by-election is being held following the death of former Lower House speaker Hosoda Hiroyuki in November. So far, two people have filed their candidacies.…

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with a German economic delegation accompanying German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on a visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua)…

Matildas captain Sam Kerr's court appearance over a racial harassment charge is "unsettling", Football Australia says, claiming the matters caught it by surprise. Kerr, Australia's highest-profile sportswoman, has faced a court in London charged with racially aggravated harassment of a police officer.She entered a not guilty plea and will likely…

The National Park Service is seeking help from the public to find two men who were captured on camera toppling an ancient natural rock formation at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada last week, officials said on Monday.A video posted on April 7 shows the two men, legs bent, pushing the large red rocks. A young girl in the background…

The TGI Fridays logo is seen on one of its restaurants in London, U.K., on May 27, 2020.John Lamparski | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesTGI Fridays and Hostmore, the chain's U.K. franchisee, announced plans to merge on Tuesday.The all-share deal is valued at 177 million pounds ($220 million). If it closes, TGI Fridays, best known for its potato…

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun via video teleconference Tuesday, the Pentagon said, in the first substantive talks between the superpowers' defense chiefs in nearly 18 months.The United States has been working to strengthen defense cooperation with its allies in the Asia-Pacific region to counter…

‘Bollard man hero’ can ‘stay as long as he likes’, says Australian PM after fatal attack in Sydney Frenchman Damien Guerot blocked the attacker from climbing to another floor on the escalator at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre, and has been hailed a hero ArliftAtoz2205/Shutterstock…