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MANILA: The Philippine foreign ministry said on Friday (Feb 20) that it is maintaining open communication with China even as it strengthens cooperation with “like-minded” countries that support its stance in the South China Sea.”Even as the DFA (foreign ministry) deepens alliances and partnerships with like-minded countries, it also maintains open lines of communication with the Chinese side in pursuit of candid, constructive dialogue and practical cooperation,” foreign ministry spokesperson Rogelio Villanueva said in a briefing.The Philippines recently held separate bilateral talks with the United States and Canada on maritime issues.Philippines and the United States have recently committed to ramp…

Families in Somalia pushed to the brink amid severe hunger; urgent food aid needed to avert worsening conditions.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 20 Feb 202620 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareLife‑saving emergency food and nutrition assistance provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Somalia could be forced to a halt by April due to a lack of funding, the United Nations agency has said.In a report published on Friday, the WFP warned that the country is facing one of the most complex hunger crises in recent years, driven by two consecutive failed rainy seasons, conflict and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The North American Aerospace Defense Command launched multiple U.S. fighter jets after tracking Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Thursday.NORAD says it launched two F-16s, two F-35s, one E-3 and four KC-135s to “intercept, positively identify, and escort the aircraft until they departed the Alaskan ADIZ.””The Russian military aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace,” NORAD said in a press release. “This Russian activity in the Alaskan ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat.”Two Russian…

Millennial icon Hilary Duff is back with new music for the first time in more than a decade. Her new album, “luck… or something,” that she produced with her husband, is available now.Duff’s been lighting up social media — and bringing fans a much-needed dose of early 2000s nostalgia — since kicking off her first headlining tour in 18 years last month.Before stepping onstage, Duff jokingly told “CBS Mornings” that she looks in the mirror and tells herself, “You’re a bad b****. You got this.”Stepping out of Lizzie McGuire’s shadowIn 2001, the TV series “Lizzie McGuire” made Duff the Disney…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! United States figure skater Alysa Liu couldn’t be happier with how her free skate routine came out, and judges agreed as she won gold on Thursday night at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.Joy is an understatement for the 20-year-old who ended a 24-year drought for gold for the Americans. But that’s exactly what the theme of her free skate was about — the joy of being out on the ice in front of the crowd and the millions watching around the globe.After her gold-medal winning performance, Liu explained the story she wanted…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: A married Vermont couple has reached a settlement with the state amid an ideological rift when their foster care license was revoked after they voiced personal reservations regarding transgender treatments for kids.Melinda Antonucci, 45, and Casey Mathieu, 43, said the Vermont Department for Children and Families (DCF), made them take part in an LGBTQ+ training – as part of their license application – which discussed medical procedures for transgender children. “Vermont tried to turn foster licensing into an ideological screening process—conditioning the ability to serve vulnerable children on compelled speech and mandatory…

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor – the globe-trotting Royal Navy veteran who once enjoyed a life of luxury and prestige – is now holed up, isolated and disgraced, in a cottage tucked away on a vast Norfolk estate.Stripped of his prince and Duke of York titles, his life is now a far cry from his VIP days dubbed as “Air Miles Andy” or the “Playboy Prince”, pictured grinning widely next to various aircraft or walking red carpets in smart suits and pristine military uniforms.Andrew, banished from public life amid a damaging sexual assault scandal and his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, now…

BANGKOK: A Thai court sentenced a prominent lawyer to more than two years for royal insult on Friday (Feb 20), a rights group said, bringing his combined sentence for monarchy reform activism to over three decades.Thailand’s strict lese majeste laws shield the royal family from criticism, with penalties of up to 15 years in prison for each offence – punishments critics say are used to muzzle dissent.Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa rose to prominence in youth-led protests that saw tens of thousands take to the streets in 2020, calling for reform of the military-drafted constitution and the monarchy.The 41-year-old has…

Former British prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, brother of the United Kingdom’s King Charles II, was released by police on Thursday after being arrested and held for several hours on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his links to convicted late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Mountbatten-Windsor, who turned 66 the day of his arrest, is the first British royal in more than 350 years to be arrested and held in police custody – the last one was King Charles I, who was arrested by parliamentary forces in 1647 and put on trial for high treason.His princely title was revoked last year…

The family of Virginia Giuffre, who alleged she was trafficked by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to engage in sex with former Prince Andrew, said they are happy about the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in the U.K., but said it is “shameful” that there haven’t been similar repercussions in the United States. Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested Thursday for suspected misconduct in public office stemming from revelations in the Jeffrey Epstein files.   Giuffre’s brother, Sky Roberts, told CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett in an emotional interview that he learned about the arrest at 3 a.m.”We had this just like boost of adrenaline that it…