- The 35th Balikatan Exercises came to an successful end. In a speech by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana that was read by Defense Undersecretary Cardozo M. Luna, he said it was through Balikatan that the Armed Forces of the Philippines and United States Indo-Pacific Command strengthen their interoperability for the defense of our country and for the larger regional security environment.
- The Public Attorney’s Office has asked the Department of Justice not to rely on Dengvaxia immunization cards as proof that those who allegedly died from the anti-dengue vaccine received shots.
- The Bureau of Customs said that it will further intensify its anti-smuggling and anti-counterfeit operations in order to prevent the proliferation of fake goods in the Philippines.
- SpaceX carried out its first commercial launch with its Falcon Heavy rocket easing a Saudi telecoms satellite into orbit.
- US President Donald Trump's Space Force plans ran headlong into skeptical lawmakers who questioned the need for a stand-alone military wing.
- A prominent Washington attorney who worked in Barack Obama’s White House became the first Democrat to face charges from Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling.
- The lawyer of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who got arrested in London on a US extradition request, accuses him of persecution. “There is evident political persecution which started precisely with the massive publication by WikiLeaks in 2010 of cables and very serious information” which Assange had published, including a trove of classified Pentagon documents detailing alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq,” said Spanish lawyer Baltasar Garzon.
- British PM Theresa May faced down a call to resign as as she implored MPs to resolve the Brexit impasse at last after the EU granted a new six-month delay. May’s 27 European Union counterparts pulled another all-nighter in Brussels before clinching a compromise timetable for Britain’s departure, extending the deadline until October 31.
- Chevrolet will unveil the eighth-generation Corvette this July.
- Audi adds diesel variants to their S6 and S7 models, to be equipped with a new 3.0L TDi V6 engine with 48-volt system and electric compressor.
- The Disney+ streaming service will be online this November 12 for $6.99 per month, offering most franchises from Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel, as well as National Geographic, among many others.
- Seiyuu Arisa Komiya goes on hiatus due to acute allergic reaction, meaning she will miss Aqours concerts in Chiba as well as the Seoul leg of the Asia tour.
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