'DO NOT WANT WAR': MASSOUD ON PANJSHIR RESISTANCE Ahmad Massoud, the face of Resistance in Afghanistan, and the son of Ahmad Shah Massoud gave interviews to Reuters and Dubai-based al-Arabiya television channel on Sunday amid reports of Taliban approaching the Panjshir province.
DIALOGUE SET BETWEEN PHILHEALTH, HOSPITALS MANILA — The chairperson of the committee on health of the House of Representatives has initiated a dialogue between the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and private hospitals, following the government&rsqu
INDIA BRINGS BACK 392 PEOPLE IN THREE FLIGHTS FROM KABUL India on Sunday brought back 392 people, including two Afghan lawmakers, in three different flights as part of the mission to evacuate its nationals and Afghan partners from Kabul in the backdrop of increasing hostilities
PH EXTENDS TRAVEL BAN ON 10 COUNTRIES UNTIL END-AUGUST: PALACE MANILA—The Philippines will continue suspending the entry of travelers from 10 countries until the end of August to arrest the spread of the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant, Malacañang said on F
GOVT DERAILED HOUSE: OPPOSITION DRAWS BATTELINES OUTSIDE A day after marshals were deployed in the Rajya Sabha during the passage of the insurance amendment bill, a united opposition on Thursday questioned the excessive use of security personnel in the House describing it as a &
PHILIPPINES JOINS US-LED MARITIME EXERCISES IN SINGAPORE MANILA — The Philippines and maritime forces from 20 countries in the Indo-Pacific region are participating in the United States-led Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) maritime exercises that promote sh
AFGHAN CAPITAL COULD FALL TO TALIBAN WITHIN 90 DAYS: US INTEL The Taliban could overrun Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, within 90 days – sooner than originally thought – amid the withdrawal of US troops from the country, Reuters and the Washington Post report, ci
MONSOON SESSION ENDS 2 DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE Both Houses of Parliament were on Wednesday adjourned sine die, two days ahead of schedule, bringing to an end a tumultuous monsoon session that was disrupted by Opposition protests over the Pegasus snooping row and farm laws.
LANDMARK U.N. REPORT DELIVERS STARK WARNING ON CLIMATE CHANGE, SAYS IT’S ‘CODE RED FOR HUMANITY’ The world’s leading climate scientists on Monday delivered their starkest warning yet about the deepening climate emergency, with some of the changes already
LAST WEEK OF HOUSE SESSION, NO SIGN OF THAW As this Monsoon session of Parliament enters its final week, there is little possibility of both the Houses functioning smoothly as Opposition parties Sunday made it clear they will continue to insist on a discussion on the Pegasus spy
