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How a Philippine Televangelist Ended Up on the F.B.I.’s Most-Wanted List
The doomsday preacher who stands accused of sexual abuse and human trafficking wielded major influence not only over his devoted followers around the world but also on politicians in his own country, the Philippines.
The US and China must avoid dropping a ‘Silicon Curtain’
I began my career in the technology sector at the American computing giant IBM in Greater China when the “Big Blue” was seamlessly operating across mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. As one of the first tech companies to enter the Chinese market, IBM played a pioneering role in bridging East and West.
Infamous Philippine pastor’s arrest seen as major blow to Duterte’s political fortunes
Rafaela David, president of the Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party, said on Monday that Akbayan “linked Quiboloy’s capture to the looming arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the thousands of extrajudicial killings during his regime”.
US Air Force thinks about ditching NGAD fighter program
The US Air Force is reassessing its future air dominance strategy in light of budget constraints, technological advances and the fast-evolving threat of armed drones.
China’s Canadian canola probe consolidates a trade war
Tariff wars are a recurring feature in the global trading system, and tensions between China and Canada have been ongoing for years. These tariff wars are largely driven by geopolitical tensions.
Kishida shows Harris, Trump the fatal risk of empty political promises
If politicians’ campaign promises were subject to the same sort of laws and scrutiny as commercial advertising, they would be in deep trouble. Luckily for them, it is voters rather than lawyers who assess whether promises are misleading and, if they are misleading, how much the voters care about it.
France offers SE Asia an often forgotten third way choice
This article appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here.