Year: 2024
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Mainstream Media Claims Digital Platforms A Must for Filipinos
The article emphasizes Filipinos’ need to adopt digital platforms for everyday transactions, highlighting their convenience, efficiency, and potential cost savings. It draws parallels with other global telecommunications companies that have set standards in digital transformation, such as Verizon and Vodafone. It showcases Globe Telecom’s initiatives, like the GlobeOne app, as a local example of empowering…
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Putin Challenges West to High Tech Duel: “Choose a Location in Kyiv and Stop the Oreshnik Missile”
In a recent discussion on the Oreshnik missile, Vladimir Putin emphasized that this modern weapon, though considered a modification of an old Soviet design by some Western experts, is indeed a new, medium to shorter-range missile. Putin highlighted that while Western air defense systems like THAAD and Patriot are advanced, they cannot stop the Oreshnik,…
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Lessons from Gaza: Can Syria Achieve Justice and Stability Under HTS?
UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen emphasized the importance of Syria’s new leadership, led by HTS, respecting the rights of all religious and ethnic groups to ensure stability and foster trust. While HTS has promised reforms and a cooperative interim government, many Syrians remain skeptical given its extremist past. The lifting of sanctions and HTS’s delisting…
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Global Silence Amid Allegations of Genocide in Gaza
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately depriving Palestinian civilians of water, causing thousands of deaths from dehydration and disease. The 179-page report claims Israel intentionally damaged water infrastructure, blocked repair efforts, and obstructed access to essential supplies. Israel rejected the report as propaganda, asserting that it facilitated…
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Promises to the West, Neglect for Syrians
Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the new de facto leader of Syria, called for lifting sanctions, arguing they target the old Assad regime. He denied that HTS remains a terrorist group, claiming it does not target civilians and has broken from its extremist roots. Sharaa emphasized differences between Syria and Afghanistan,…
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Why is Israel Bombing Syria?
Israel launched significant airstrikes near Tartus, Syria, targeting military sites, including air defense units and missile depots, resulting in a massive explosion that registered as a 3.0 on earthquake sensors. This bombardment is reported to be the heaviest in Syria’s coastal region since 2012, raising concerns about the potential presence of large stockpiles of weapons.…
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High-Profile French-Trained Brigade Loses Commander Days Before Going to Combat Line
Col. Dmytro Ryumshin was replaced as the commander of Ukraine’s 155th Mechanized Brigade shortly after its training in France and just before it entered combat, amid reports of significant issues within the unit. The brigade, formed in mid-2024 and equipped with advanced French military hardware, faced challenges including high desertion rates, with claims of nearly…
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Syria Rebel Leader Meets With UK Diplomats, Asks Lifting of Sanctions, Removal of Terrorist Designation
British diplomats recently held discussions with Ahmad al-Sharaa, the leader of the Syrian rebel faction Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), following the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad. The meeting, which included UK special envoy Ann Snow, focused on Syria’s evolving political landscape and HTS’s call for the removal of sanctions imposed during Assad’s regime, including its…
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Mysterious Drone Sightings Shut Down One of the Largest US Air Force Bases in the World
Mysterious drone sightings prompted airspace closure at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, one of the largest U.S. Air Force installations, for approximately four hours over the weekend. This incident marks the first reported drone activity at the base, with officials noting that the drones varied in size but did not damage any facilities. The…
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Syrians Ask for Peace as Israel Incursion Spreads to Hadar
In the wake of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapse, Israeli military presence has intensified in the Syrian village of Hadar, where residents express a mix of hope and resignation regarding their newfound freedom. Local leaders acknowledge Israel’s strategic airstrikes against military targets in Syria, citing ongoing threats from jihadist factions along the ceasefire line. The…
