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Published on: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 By: PNA, AFP, Tempo Indonesia Text Size: Duterte reviews the honour guard during the 120th Philippine navy anniversary celebration in 2018. (EPA-EFE) MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte rejected speculations that he backed out of a debate with retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio because he is afraid of the former magistrate. Duterte said he opted out of the debate over concerns that his statements “might bind future actions of government” in relation to the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in the South China Sea. Japan, the US and Fra...

Japan launches first joint military drill with United States, France SECTIONS Last Updated: May 11, 2021, 02:35 PM IST Share Synopsis "The drill is no doubt a deterrent to China's increasingly aggressive behaviour in the region," Takashi Kawakami, head of the Institute of World Studies at Takushoku University, told AFP. AP In this Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, file photo, a Japanese Coast Guard boat and vessel sail alongside Japanese activists' fishing boat, not in photo, warning the activists away from a group of disputed islands called Senkaku by Japan and Diaoyu by China Related Japanese, US and ...

Japan begins first joint military drill with U.S., France May 12 06:00 am JST May 12 | 06:51 am JST TOKYO Japanese, U.S. and French troops kicked off their first-ever joint military drill Tuesday in southwestern Japan, as concerns rise over China's growing assertiveness in the region. An Australian naval ship is also taking part in the week-long air, land and sea exercises involving 300 ground troops from the three countries. It comes as Tokyo looks to deepen defense ties beyond its key U.S. ally and with eyes on Beijing's moves in the East and South China seas. "The drill ...

New principal appointed at Princeton High School New principal appointed at Princeton High School Frank Chmiel, the principal of Franklin High School in the Franklin Township Public School District, is the next principal of Princeton High School. Chmiel was appointed by the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education at its April 27 meeting and will take over the reins at Princeton High School on July 1. He will be paid $169,000. Chmiel replaces former Princeton High School Principal Jessica Baxter, who resigned to become the principal at Randolph High School in the Randolph Township Schools...

In a vibrant Iranian political scene, a foreign policy fixture Tuesday, 27 April 2021 11:38 AM   [ Last Update: Tuesday, 27 April 2021 2:32 PM ] By Hossein Jelveh (Hossein Jelveh is an independent Iranian journalist based in Tehran. He has graduated with a master’s degree from the Faculty of World Studies at the University of Tehran. You can follow him on Twitter @hossein_jelveh.) As he puttered along from the car to the stairway at the White House entrance and on to the Oval Office on February 18, 2018, taking time and trouble for each step, Henry Kissinger carried with him a cane ...