Rodrigo Duterte suggests Beijing should make the Philippines a province of China

Rodrigo Duterte suggests Beijing should make the Philippines a province of China

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte jokingly suggested to an audience of Chinese-Filipino businessmen on Monday (19 February) that he was offering the Philippines to become a province of China. His comments came as he sought to allay fears about Beijings construction of military bases on man-made islands in the South China Sea. Feb 20, 2018
B-52 bomber drops record number of bombs on Taliban base

B-52 bomber drops record number of bombs on Taliban base

On February 4, a U.S. Air Force B-52 Bomber dropped a record-setting 24 bombs on Taliban bases in the Afghanistan province of Badakhshan, near the border with China and Tajikistan. United States Forces in Afghanistan said in a statement that the strikes targeted Taliban training bases and stolen Afghan National Army vehicles which were being converted into car bombs. Feb 8, 2018