The US' decision to bolster the Philippines' coast guard strength with the announcement of a funding of $8 million following a bilateral military dialogue is intended to encourage Manila to continue its unwise and unnecessary frictions with China in the South China Sea, Chinese experts said on Tuesday, noting that the money is far from enough to equip a modern coast guard fleet, but maybe is enough to meet the demands of decisionmakers of Manila to keep serving US strategy to contain China.
Can the president fight any war he wishes? Can Congress fund any war it chooses? Are there constitutional and legal requirements that must first be met before war is waged?
As the Israeli onslaught on northern Gaza, aimed at completely emptying the region of its people, entered its fourth week, a United Nations official warned Sunday that “the entire population of north Gaza is at risk of dying.”
Recently, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai's remarks faced a rebuttal from the Chinese Embassy in Brazil.
Congress has not declared war on Iran; nor has it authorized the use of U.S. military forces against it. Yet the White House says it is sending around 100 troops to Israel.
In June of 1941, Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union.
Whilst the political class and mainstream media have no problem with double standards, courts may take a different view in the matter of free speech.
In recent weeks, a number of shifts in relations have taken place in far apart regions that continue to highlight that the world is not aligning America’s way.
Citing two senior defense officials, Reuters reported that "fearing China will deploy hypersonic weapons to sink ships in the Pacific," the US Navy is moving forward with a plan to arm some of its vessels with Patriot interceptor missiles.
The horrifying images from Gaza last week of fire consuming a Palestinian teenager confined to his hospital bed with an intravenous drip may come to define Israel’s genocide, as completely as earlier images of human depravity have defined the world.
The latest violence brings the Health Ministry's death toll to 42,792.
Neocons maneuver through the shifting sands of power in Washington to make sure no matter who wins, they remain in charge.
The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall opened a factory in Ukraine to produce and maintain armored vehicles.
At least 58 wounded as rescue workers scramble to find survivors.
Three journalists were among 9 civilians killed in a shelter.
On Wednesday local time, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the 16th BRICS Summit and delivered a key speech titled "Embracing a Broader View and Cutting Through the Fog of Challenges to Advance High-Quality Development of Greater BRICS Cooperation."
New Delhi may find that US uncertain, "decoupling with China brings nothing good for India’s development".
Hezbollah has so far focused on military targets and deliberately avoided civilians. This could soon change if Israel continues to slaughter innocent people.
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