Looking at a banner year for Philippine sports

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This will probably be the only time that the Asian Games and the Southeast Asian Games will be held in the same year. Then there is the matter of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in September. There is still no guarantee that Clarkson can and will suit up in the Asian Games. Diaz-Naranjo will most likely face them not only in the Asian Championships but also in the Asian Games. The gold medal winner in the 2022 World Games, Tsukii is ranked fifth in the world in the women’s kumite -50kg category.
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[EXPLAINER] NATO’s Articles 4 and 5: Could Ukraine war trigger its defense obligations?

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels that the attack was not Ukraine’s fault and Russia bore ultimate responsibility as it pursued its war against Ukraine. Article 4 states NATO members will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territory, political independence or security of any of them is threatened. How could the Ukraine war trigger Article 5? Since Ukraine is not part of NATO, Russia’s invasion in February did not trigger Article 5, though the United States and other member states rushed to provide military and diplomatic assistance to Kyiv. Article 5 has been activated once before – on behalf of the United States, in response to the September 11, 2001, hijacked-plane attacks on New York and Washington.

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