During a press conference at Trump Tower on Tuesday, President Trump told reporters that Steve Bannon, his chief strategist, is “not a racist.” When asked if Bannon will remain in his job at the White House, Trump replied, “We’ll see what happens.”
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By Manuel Mogato MANILA (Reuters) - China has assured the Philippines it will not occupy new features or territory in the South China Sea, under a new "status quo" brokered by Manila as both sides try to strengthen their relations, the Philippine defense minister said. Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano also said the Philippines was working on a "commercial deal" with China to explore and exploit oil and gas resources in disputed areas of the South China Sea with an aim to begin drilling within a year. The defense minister, Delfin Lorenzana, told a congressional hearing the Philippines and China had reached a "modus vivendi", or a way to get along, in the South China Sea that prohibits new occupation of islands.
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro ordered the army to conduct a round of military drills later this month in response to US President Donald Trump's threat of military action in the crisis-stricken nation. Maduro's embattled government -- facing a deepening economic emergency and swelling street protests -- has seized on Trump's apparent threat, which has been roundly condemned even by Latin American states opposed to the socialist president. Defense Minister General Vladimir Padrino called Trump's comments "crazy," saying it showed America had "dropped its mask" in terms of wanting to attack his country.
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