US, JAPAN AGREE TO STRENGTHEN SECURITY TIES AMID CHINA WORRIES The United States and Japan have unveiled plans to strengthen security cooperation in the face of shared worries about China. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday in Washington, DC after talks betwee
UKRAINE ENVOY APOLOGIZES FOR MISUNDERSTANDING OVER REQUEST FOR MARCOS-ZELENSKY CALL MANILA — A Ukraine envoy on Friday apologized to the Department of Foreign Affairs for the supposed misunderstanding on Kyiv's request for a phone call between their President Volodymyr
WORLD IN CRISIS, LET US SHAPE EMERGING ORDER, PM MODI TELLS GLOBAL SOUTH Underlining that the “world is in a state of crisis”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told leaders of developing countries Thursday that “your voice is India’s voice” and &ldq
US FLIGHTS RESUME AFTER BEING GROUNDED DUE TO A TECHNICAL GLITCH US flights were slowly beginning to resume departures after Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) scrambled to fix a system outage overnight that impacted thousands of flights on Wednesday morning. &nb
WORST IS OVER': MEDALLA SAYS INFLATION LIKELY TO REVERT WITHIN TARGET BY Q3 MANILA — Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Felipe Medalla on Thursday said the worst could be over for inflation as signs of depreciation are observed despite the consumer price index remain
HOCKEY WORLD CUP KICKS OFF WITH GLITTERING CEREMONY IN ODISHA Men's Hockey World Cup, 2023 got underway on Wednesday evening with a spectacular opening ceremony at the picturesque Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.
PHILIPPINE ECONOMY SEEN TO GROW BY 5.5 PERCENT IN 2023 AS PANDEMIC RECOVERY CONTINUES The Philippine economy is seen to grow by 5.5 percent this year as laggard industries during the pandemic, such as hotels and restaurants, continue to pick up, BPI Lead Economist Jun Neri s
PRESIDENT HAILS INDIAN DIASPORA AS A KEY FORCE GLOBALLY President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday praised overseas Indians for excelling in various walks of life through hard work and resilience due to which the diaspora today has become an “important and unique force in the
NEPAL PM WINS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE BY LONG SHOT Newly-elected Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal survived a vote of confidence in the Nepalese House of Representatives in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Dahal received 268 votes in the 275-member strong parliament. A total of two
FAR-RIGHT RIOTERS STORM BRAZIL'S CONGRESS AND TOP COURT Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his election defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace in the capital on Sunday, a week after the inauguration of his
