BIDEN AND PUTIN PRAISE GENEVA SUMMIT TALKS BUT DISCORD REMAINS The presidents of the US and Russia have praised their talks in Geneva but have made little concrete progress at the first such meeting since 2018.
GOVT DEFENDS ITS DECISION TO INCREASE GAP BETWEEN COVISHIELD DOSES The Health Ministry on Wednesday released minutes of the two meetings of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) to show there was no dissent among experts about extending the Covishield dos
TAIWAN REPORTS ‘LARGEST’ INCURSION BY CHINESE FORCES As many as 28 Chinese air force aircraft, including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers, entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, the island’s government said. It is the larg
DUTERTE TELLS PUBLIC: GET VACCINATED OR DIE MANILA — President Duterte has advised people who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID to buy their coffins or prepare their cremation plans as they would surely die of the virus.
85% FALL IN COVID-19 CASES SINCE MAY PEAK; MICRO CURBS THE KEY, STATES TOLD As the country’s daily new Covid-19 cases fell 85 per cent from the May 7 peak and daily positivity dropped to a three-month low of 3.45 per cent, surging crowds at metros, malls, railway stations
NATO WARNS OF MILITARY CHALLENGE POSED BY CHINA Nato leaders meeting for a summit in Brussels have warned of the military threat posed by China, saying its behaviour is a "systemic challenge".
POSSIBLE ICC PROBE A BLOW VS IMPUNITY IN 'DRUG WAR' KILLINGS — RIGHTS GROUPS MANILA — A possible International Criminal Court probe into alleged crimes against humanity related to the government's "war on drugs" is a blow against impunity over killings during the Dut
DISENGAGEMENT OF TROOPS: CHINA SUGGESTS MAJOR GEN-LEVEL TALKS Four months after Indian and Chinese troops disengaged in Pangong Tso, and two months after Corps Commander-level talks failed to make headway on pullback of troops from other areas of eastern Ladakh, China has sugges
G7 FINAL COMMUNIQUE CALLS FOR NEW COVID ORIGIN PROBE Group of Seven leaders on Sunday scolded China over human rights in its Xinjiang region, called for Hong Kong to keep a high degree of autonomy and demanded a full and thorough investigation of the origins of the coronavirus i
MSC Gayane’s Chief Mate Gets Longest Jail Time in Drug Smuggling Case A U.S. District Court judge handed down the longest prison sentence related to the 2019 cocaine smuggling incident aboard the MSC Gayane for the boxship’s chief mate. As the senior most member of the ship
